Panorama 2018 - July 27-29

Someone should spill the beans on these headliners

Will that save us from another Jack Johnson joke?

Ha, no.

Probably not. I hear they hate each other these days.

LOL

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SZA will be there. Prolly not headlining though. Now ya got 2 out of me 

If it is Jack Johnson, who would be a good fit for 2nd on his day?

LOL, but it's true that the seconds aren't always stylistically linked. Last year, it was Tribe before Nine Inch Nails.

Dave Maynar gets it.

Bummer Girl Talk already played last year. Could have partied like its 2006.

Ah man remember The Streets? Forgot bout that dude

It also may have been Coachella's downfall. This year's lineup, released Monday, features three headliners whom each are lacking in one of Coachella's pre-set requisites, at least in comparison to earlier lineups: Friday "boasts" Jack Johnson, an affable, likeable surfer who's lackadaisical pop lacks the raw bite of even the mainstream-ness of former headliners Coldplay; Saturday's got Portishead, playing their first US show in ten years -- which is exciting, until you realize you've only heard one of their songs, ever; and Sunday's rounded out by Roger Waters, playing Pink Floyd's Dark Side of The Moon in its entirety: no doubt a unifying moment for the teeming masses, but also a repeat of his Amphitheater-filling trek last summer, and hardly anything "special" -- especially amid rumors of reunions from more-likely Coachella headliners like Soundgarden, No Doubt, and Outkast.

So has Coachella jumped the shark? Not quite: amid the over-100 bands playing are gems like Britter Jamie T and the finally-popular soul-funk of Sharon Jones & The Dapkings. My Morning Jacket and Death Cab For Cutie have worked their way up the lineup since their last go-rounds as minor second-stage attractions: say what you will about either band, but it's likely a decade from now they'll be the kinds of groups your Coachella-aged kids pine for reunions from.

It's as if organizer Paul Tollett asked himself whom his audience was itching for -- and then went in the opposite direction.

And that's the problem. It may be just as fun in the desert this year as it has ever been before (I, for one, am looking forward to the likely possibility that the fest won't sell out, making the trek from stage to stage easier than ever). But for message-board hounds used to pulling predictions from places that make sense, even nominally, this year's Coachella lineup kills the game: how can you get excited to guess who's playing a festival you've always loved going to if you know that the rug can be pulled out at any time?

I’d love to see them on this lineup