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[review] COACHELLA FESTIVAL 2006

Post all your reviews, pics, videos, gripes, experiences, etc here so we can get all this stuff in one big thread. I just got home and I'm going through pics, but I'll post a detailed review later. Daft Punk were definatley THE highlight.

How was Madonna?

My take on Coachella...

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PICTURES HERE
http://djwoody.com/stuff/coachella_...hella_2006.html
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DAY 1...

4 Hour Drive from OC SUCKED ASS!!!! There was accident after accident after accident on the 91... WTF!!! :x Got there at 7:30pm just in time for Carl Cox....

CARL COX
OMFG!!! HE WAS AMAZING!!!! Way better than everytime I've seen him, well except for Love Parade. :twisted

AUDIO BULLIES
The DJ started good, amazing intro, but the MC fucked things up for me. When he sung Sweet Dreams, I knew I had to walk out of that tent.

DEPECHE MODE
Honestly, I wasn't feeling them because there was so many people that it made really unjoyable. And from my viewpoint, they looked like ants!

DAFT PUNK
HOLY SHIT! :shock :shock :shock :shock This had to be the best live act I have ever seen!!!! FUCKEN AMAZING!!!! I was speechless. Not only did they played for their alloted time, but they did TWO encores that kept them performing until 12:20am. The crowd kept wanting more, even the technitians turned the stage back on, but they never returned. Man!!! FUCKEN AMAZING! I'll post pics & videos in a bit.



DAY 2...
I was in Mexico for day 2.

Sick pics woody, your avatar says it all really!

LONG LIVE DAFT PUNK!

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Originally posted by Shafer8 How was Madonna?

I dunno, I didnt even bother trying to see her. It was already rammed rediculous style when Oakenfold was on...took a friend of mine 30+ minutes to walk about 500ft away from the Sahara tent while she was playing.

Madonna was "OK" - she showed up late and only did a five song set. T

They kept the crowd (who were so packed in they couldn't move - dancing was "nodding your head") at bay by playing house music while everyone thought they were setting up a stage. They weren't - she was just late methinks.

But the crowd was definitely feeling it for the 30 minutes she played.

I personally preferred Daft Punk - as was said before -

"BEST LIVE SHOW EVER"

Clovis, how was Depeche Mode?

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Originally posted by flavdave Clovis, how was Depeche Mode?

They were good but I was so far away I could barely see/hear shit

WOW!!! I would have gone just to see Daft Punk's light set up!

damn! My first chance on the Inet at the airport.. O wow! i'm probably goin to start my own thread... it was that damn good. Ohh yeah. I think i will

I've gone to Coachella for the past three years and I must say it never gets old. I don't really know anyone on these threads other than Bas but anyways (lol btw nice seeing you there buddy!) I have to say Daft Punk STOLE the festival. Needless to say, you're gonna be hearing that over and over so I want to point to another AMAZING act on day two by nonother than Mylo! It was my first time seeing him do a live dj set and he TORE it up! I mean, after all the Madonna bullshit and everyone flocking to see Massive Attack, he kept a really solid crowd hooked in the Sahara, and man..he really gets into the music, he was dancing nonstop for the entire gig!

Notable songs he dropped were:
No More Conversation (his remix of course)
Right Here, Right Now (that old school fatboy slim song)
Drop the Pressure (people went insane)
Walking Away (Tocadisco remix)

Carl Cox was really solid as well, Loui Vega was awesome and Derrick Carter dropped some extremely cool tracks. Wasn't feeling Oakie but Michael Mayer was cool. OH and Ladytron was awesome!

For non-electronic music I would say that TV on the Radio and Digable Planets put on some really good shows. Mogwai was freaking amazing and Sister Scissors was really fun too. Hope everyone had a good time and I want to officially say Hi to everyone

Oakie really sucked. His needles were jacking him shit was reverbing all over the place so he had to go to cd's. BUt, by this time he had already trainwrecked like 5 times so i think he was a bit flustered. (to say the least) He kept looking back at his sound guy basically saying WTF. It was sad it was hurting me to watch REAL BAD! I think he trainwrecked like 7 out of 10 mixes. It got so bad he cross faded to nothing and pressed play on the next cd. All the while doing the oakie two step and crowd bs. I was looking forward to his set a lot and it was definitely the worst one of the weekend.

On a happier note, G&D were absolutely flawless.

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Originally posted by tysix On a happier note, G&D were absolutely flawless.

AFAIK Oakenfold played a total of 0 records and spun only CD, yet pretended that the turntables were skipping. Which still doesnt excuse the fact that he cant mix for shit on the CDJs either.

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Originally posted by Clovis86 AFAIK Oakenfold played a total of 0 records and spun only CD, yet pretended that the turntables were skipping. Which still doesnt excuse the fact that he cant mix for shit on the CDJs either.

:::appluades::: i totally agree man

hey i saw you backstage Clovis (this is Faji, Bas' friend), how did you get back there? my VIP wristband did me no good other than a quick entrance

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Originally posted by Faj27 :::appluades::: i totally agree man hey i saw you backstage Clovis (this is Faji, Bas' friend), how did you get back there? my VIP wristband did me no good other than a quick entrance

Wassup man, I dont know if I met you or not..think bas was telin me about you

About the backstage, taking pictures of DJs ftw

After FIVE years of attending Coachella it was easy to pick out the good and the bad and this year had some of everything.

SATURDAY

Easy drive from San Diego to Coachella.
Even EASIER time getting in at 3pm. They did an awesome job cutting down the entry lines this year. Wasn't even checked on Day One.
Not sure if that's a good thing. What happened to the terrorists???

But once inside you could tell the weekend was busier than ever.

Kayne West:
Saw all of Kayne West's show and he was SOLID and played all of his hits. "Jesus Walks" was a highlight. He really worked the crowd.

Walked in on Collete in the tent, but wasn't feelin it so then headed to main stage to see some of Sigur Ros. Very mellow Air-like set from them.

Carl Cox:
Amazing set from Coxy. He really had the tent jumping and getting people into his beats. Hearing "Two Months Off" from Underworld was a personal highlight. "You let light in...you let light in...."

Depeche Mode:
Caught the first 30 minutes and they were really mellow. Heard "Precious", but missed the big hits because we wanted a good spot for Daft Punk.

Daft Punk:
What hasn't been said? Hands down the most impressive Dance set I have ever seen!!!!! This passed both Underworld and Chemical Brothers IMO. The show, the stage and those cool robot helmets combined with some of the best mixing I have ever heard in my life.

Since this may be their final performances ever around the world we even booked rooms at Global Gathering in the U.K.
Can you imagine seeing 50,000 European dance fans seeing this performance in the UK???? OMG!!!!!! But I will give credit to the Coachella crowd. People were losing their minds and moving to all their songs.

SUNDAY:
Got in very fast again at 1:30 and was checked hard this time. Take that terrorists!!!!

Saw Kristina Sky and she was awesome with a rare Coachella trancey set. Went over by 30 minutes and had the early crowd moving. Heard some ISOS tracks in there.

Gabriel and Dresden:
Wanted to hear the Brokeback Mtn. remix "Wings" and didn't.
Did hear "Tracking Treasure Down" and Imogen Heap song. Overall they were ok, but didn't really blow the tent up like I expected them too.

Now it was HOT!!!! So we stayed in the tent for most of the day. Got to hear Louie Vega and he was better than expected with his classic NY House music. He ended strong and people were feelin it. Kaskade started strong and then we lost interest in the middle. After getting some drinks down we were ready for Oakey.

Paul Oakenfold:
Packed tent. First 30 minutes the track selection and the energy was amazing. He played a song with the lyrics "The World is Mine" and it tore the tent up!! People were ready to dance and then Oakey went back to being Oakey and horrified us with his crap-tastic mixing and poor track selections that was all over the place. The crowd was going at the end to Born Slippy and then he finished with some boring track. He did play Southern Sun at sunset, which was pretty cool.

Madonna:
Would have liked to hear more dance tracks from her. But her stage presence was excellent and she delivered a show for 30 minutes.

Mylo:
Waited for Mylo while they tore down the Madonna stage and it was worth it. Even tho we were exhausted after 2 days Mylo had us jumping. He "Dropped the Pressure" and IMO was a underrated show that people missed out on. Sadly he ended our weekend when he decided to play "My Sharona".... the 10 minute version with no remix to end the set!! WTF???
My Sharona? Was he upset with the crowd? Or do people love this song? Very strange.

So in review: There is Daft Punk and then everyone else.

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Originally posted by Faj27 :::appluades::: i totally agree man hey i saw you backstage Clovis (this is Faji, Bas' friend), how did you get back there? my VIP wristband did me no good other than a quick entrance

VIP wristbands at Coachella mean pretty much nothing...as much as a normal photo pass Just quicker entrance and a separate area to go to.

The ONLY good wristbands at Coachella that do anything, aside from Staff Laminates, are any cloth ones.

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Originally posted by Rukes VIP wristbands at Coachella mean pretty much nothing...as much as a normal photo pass Just quicker entrance and a separate area to go to. The ONLY good wristbands at Coachella that do anything, aside from Staff Laminates, are any cloth ones.

I ate my photo pass and it tasted like garlick fries!

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Originally posted by Clovis86 Wassup man, I dont know if I met you or not..think bas was telin me about you About the backstage, taking pictures of DJs ftw

Nice! Yeah I'm definately gonna work on getting some backstage wristbands next year cause people back stage seemed really cool, especially John Graham's gf who kept offering us smokes and water haha

As for you, I hear you tear it up with Bas and thats awesome man! I'm gonna be spinning down here in a couple weeks at a club called Ozz and I told Bas that I will try and book you two b2b

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Originally posted by houseadddict After FIVE years of attending Coachella it was easy to pick out the good and the bad and this year had some of everything. SATURDAY Easy drive from San Diego to Coachella. Even EASIER time getting in at 3pm. They did an awesome job cutting down the entry lines this year. Wasn't even checked on Day One. Not sure if that's a good thing. What happened to the terrorists??? But once inside you could tell the weekend was busier than ever. Kayne West: Saw all of Kayne West's show and he was SOLID and played all of his hits. "Jesus Walks" was a highlight. He really worked the crowd. Walked in on Collete in the tent, but wasn't feelin it so then headed to main stage to see some of Sigur Ros. Very mellow Air-like set from them. Carl Cox: Amazing set from Coxy. He really had the tent jumping and getting people into his beats. Hearing "Two Months Off" from Underworld was a personal highlight. "You let light in...you let light in...." Depeche Mode: Caught the first 30 minutes and they were really mellow. Heard "Precious", but missed the big hits because we wanted a good spot for Daft Punk. Daft Punk: What hasn't been said? Hands down the most impressive Dance set I have ever seen!!!!! This passed both Underworld and Chemical Brothers IMO. The show, the stage and those cool robot helmets combined with some of the best mixing I have ever heard in my life. Since this may be their final performances ever around the world we even booked rooms at Global Gathering in the U.K. Can you imagine seeing 50,000 European dance fans seeing this performance in the UK???? OMG!!!!!! But I will give credit to the Coachella crowd. People were losing their minds and moving to all their songs. SUNDAY: Got in very fast again at 1:30 and was checked hard this time. Take that terrorists!!!! Saw Kristina Sky and she was awesome with a rare Coachella trancey set. Went over by 30 minutes and had the early crowd moving. Heard some ISOS tracks in there. Gabriel and Dresden: Wanted to hear the Brokeback Mtn. remix "Wings" and didn't. Did hear "Tracking Treasure Down" and Imogen Heap song. Overall they were ok, but didn't really blow the tent up like I expected them too. Now it was HOT!!!! So we stayed in the tent for most of the day. Got to hear Louie Vega and he was better than expected with his classic NY House music. He ended strong and people were feelin it. Kaskade started strong and then we lost interest in the middle. After getting some drinks down we were ready for Oakey. Paul Oakenfold: Packed tent. First 30 minutes the track selection and the energy was amazing. He played a song with the lyrics "The World is Mine" and it tore the tent up!! People were ready to dance and then Oakey went back to being Oakey and horrified us with his crap-tastic mixing and poor track selections that was all over the place. The crowd was going at the end to Born Slippy and then he finished with some boring track. He did play Southern Sun at sunset, which was pretty cool. Madonna: Would have liked to hear more dance tracks from her. But her stage presence was excellent and she delivered a show for 30 minutes. Mylo: Waited for Mylo while they tore down the Madonna stage and it was worth it. Even tho we were exhausted after 2 days Mylo had us jumping. He "Dropped the Pressure" and IMO was a underrated show that people missed out on. Sadly he ended our weekend when he decided to play "My Sharona".... the 10 minute version with no remix to end the set!! WTF??? My Sharona? Was he upset with the crowd? Or do people love this song? Very strange. So in review: There is Daft Punk and then everyone else.

Nice review mate, I'm bummed I didnt catch Mylo due to being on the complete opposite side of Coachella lol.

Btw, Madonna cock blocked the stage in the morning to "check it out" so everyone in the dance tent got delayed, and Kristina did not start playing untill about 1:15pm. Her and G&D's timeslots got adjusted accordingly, I dont think anyone else suffered though.

I agree on G&D aswell, they werent bad, but just nothing real special, especially for an ableton set I would expect some cool effects and whatnot to get people into it...but nothing :/

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Originally posted by Rukes VIP wristbands at Coachella mean pretty much nothing...as much as a normal photo pass Just quicker entrance and a separate area to go to. The ONLY good wristbands at Coachella that do anything, aside from Staff Laminates, are any cloth ones.

Agree!

Lol sadly I have tried to capture photos the way you do for the past 4 years as a hobby, and I haven't even come close. Can't wait to see your awesome pics from Coachella!

As for me, I'll stick to the decks

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Originally posted by Faj27

what's up Faj!

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Originally posted by tysix Oakie really sucked. His needles were jacking him shit was reverbing all over the place so he had to go to cd's. BUt, by this time he had already trainwrecked like 5 times so i think he was a bit flustered. (to say the least) He kept looking back at his sound guy basically saying WTF. It was sad it was hurting me to watch REAL BAD! I think he trainwrecked like 7 out of 10 mixes. It got so bad he cross faded to nothing and pressed play on the next cd. All the while doing the oakie two step and crowd bs. I was looking forward to his set a lot and it was definitely the worst one of the weekend. On a happier note, G&D were absolutely flawless.

Wow, were we watching the same Oakenfold set? Because 7/10 is way too much credit. He fucked up every mix right from the start, then tried to blame in on the tables lol. That was HILARIOUS!! He crouched down and started eyeing the turntable as if it was off center lol. Yet for some resaon...he was the only dj with 'equipment' problems IT BOGGLES THE MIND!!

Anyway, as much fun as Coachella was, on the 2nd day I just kept saying "this is good...but it's not Daft Punk". That counts for Madonna too, I thought for sure that the Daft Punk/Madonna combo would be crazy, but a 5 track 30 min set from Madonna is pretty shitty. Especially after putting up with Oakenfold's ass for an hour plus and all those half naked, fat, hairy, bald gay guys

Didn't have much trouble getting to Coachella, but we all (me, Clovis, my girlfriend, my friend, and my little bro) all left Friday night, got to our condo, set up the cjds (in true dj fashion) partied for a bit on Friday. Tried to see Infusion but with traffic and parking we caught about 5 mins of them Too bad, that was the only group other than Daft Punk I was really looking forward to seeing on Saturday. Hybrid was so damn boring, I thought for sure it would have been a dj set. But they played live, and yeah...pretty lame. Almost like Seal lol

GO ON!!!

Seriously, congrats to Kristina big time. I wish I could have been there to support her in person but no one could get out of bed. It was hard enough to get my ass out of bed to take Clovis over to meet you guys . When I went to return my rental car today there were 2 guys there that went to Coachella. And I quote, "we checked out the Sarah tent a few times, whoever that chick dj was in the beginning was really cool. Every time we went back there she was rocking it out, too bad Oakenfold sucked though." Nice one bruv!

Congrats Kristina!!!

Holy shit! What are 3 power books doing there? Who was using Live? Is that for G&D?

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