Coachella Day 2
Saturday April 28
I woke up around 8am.....which meant I got a bit more sleep than the day before. After being in the sun the whole previous day, I headed for the showers. It was a really long wait.....I waited in line for a good hour. The sun was already blazing at the time so I'm so glad I put on some sunblock before leaving the tent to stand in line. One of the guys near me mentioned he came from Alaska and this was by far the hottest weather he's ever been in. He said he was pretty much dying out there in the sun.
After the shower, we chilled out for a bit back at camp. I left for the festival grounds early just after 12pm to catch my first set of the day.
Fields opened up the Mojave Tent for Day 2. The quintet from England combines boy/girl harmonies with synthesizers and swirling guitar sounds. I was quite impressed with their showing.
Sunflower Robots that take in solar energy during the day and light up at night.
After Fields, I hit up the Gobi Tent to catch some shade and the Puerto Rican musical stylings of Yeva. There were nine of them onstage and they had a refreshing tribal sound filled with percussions.
The Cribs were playing at the Mojave Tent so I wandered over to catch the last bit of their performance.
The festival had an Energy Factory zone where you can ride a stationary bike to convert your energy and recharge your cell phone.
Went to see Steve Aoki spin some tunes in the Sahara Tent.
Chewie & Esmerelda, a 25 ft long two-headed dragon.
Back to Mojave to catch The Fratellis, who had a warm reception and large crowd.
After that, I trekked over to the Coachella Stage to take in Regina Spektor. Regina played the first few songs of her set solo, before being joined by her band. Having seen her shortly before Coachella in an intimate setting at the Commodore, it was nice to see her perform in a different type of atmosphere. I thought she put on a solid set and handled the large crowd very well. She finished her set by playing That Time and Samson solo.
Regina Spektor Setlist:
Ain't No Cover
Poor Little Rich Boy
Us
On The Radio
Better
Sailor Song
Apres Moi
Fidelity
Your Honor
Hotel Song
Bobbing for Apples
That Time
Samson
I grabbed a burger and relaxed in the shade shortly before Travis hit the stage. The Saturday 5pm-6pm slot was the busiest one of the festival for me and the hardest to decide (with Travis, The New Pornographers, MSTRKRFT, and Peter Bjorn & John all playing at the same time at one point). Having wanted to see Travis for awhile and thinking they wouldn't be playing Vancouver anytime soon, I decided to go with the Scottish quartet.
Travis played a set filled with their Britpop influenced songs and entertained the crowd with numbers such as Writing To Reach You, Driftwood, and Turn.
Travis Setlist:
U16 Girls
Writing To Reach You
Eyes Wide Open
Selfish Dream
Love Will Come Through
Sing
Driftwood
Closer
Side
All I Wanna Do Is Rock
Turn
Why Does It Always Rain On Me?
After the Travis set, I quickly headed over to catch the last portion of the Peter Bjorn & John performance. The Decemberists were scheduled to play at the Outdoor Theatre the minute the PB&J performance ended at Mojave so I had to watch the clock closely. The Swedish Trio had a few minutes left and ended their set with a long outro jam.
I must note that trying to manoeuvre quickly through 60,000+ plus people in 100 degree heat, with many people passed out on the grass in your way, can be challenging at times.
Okay.....so I get to The Decemberists set on time and Colin and company open with Crane Wife 3. At one point, he started an impromptu Coachella Dance Party which featured 3 dance circles. At the end of the set Colin thanks us for his first Coachella and said, "Now go see the Arcade Fire for Christ's sake".....and with that comment, everyone headed over to the Coachella Stage.
Sunset during The Decemberists.
It felt like everyone and their neighbor were at the main stage to see Arcade Fire.....man it was crowded. The Montreal export delivered my favourite set of the day. The atmosphere was electric and their performance was intense. Watching Richard Reed Parry and Will Butler go absolutely nuts on Laika was quite a sight to see.
Their set lasted 1hr 10mins
Arcade Fire Setlist:
Keep The Car Running
Black Mirror
Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
Haiti
Intervention
Ocean Of Noise
Antichrist Television Blues
My Body Is A Cage
Wake Up
Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
Rebellion (Lies)
No Cars Go
After their set, I found some sweet Calamari at the concessions and relaxed before the Chili Peppers came on.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers had the most intricate lighting rig of the festival. They've been using this setup for their Stadium Arcadium tour and brought it along to Indio to the delight of many in the crowd. My favourite song of the set was John Frusciante's solo cover of Fleetwood Mac's Songbird. Can't Stop and By The Way were fun. It was funny watching a guy near me with his head in the trash can puking pretty hard as Anthony Kiedis sang the words to Under The Bridge. The guy who was obviously wasted then took his head out of the garbage and tried to walk away all cool like nothing happened.....it was priceless!
RHCP Setlist:
Can't Stop
Dani California
Otherside
Readymade
Throw Away Your Television
Songbird
Snow (Hey Oh)
Get On Top
She's Only 18
Higher Ground
I Feel Love/This Velvet Glove
Don't Forget Me
Give It Away
C'Mon Girl
Under The Bridge
By The Way
After the RHCP performance, I bought an extremely overpriced Haagen Dazs bar, then entered the DJ Dome that had a bunch of trippy ravers in it. Throughout the festival, there was quite a significant sound bleed from the dome that could be heard if you were watching sets from the outskirts of the Coachella Stage, Outdoor Theatre, and the Gobi Tent.
Inside a separate smaller dome located between the Mojave and Sahara Tents.
I then headed off to watch The Rapture completely rock the Sahara Tent. It was a huge dance party inside that only got bigger as the set progressed.
The Rapture set was going really well and I thought about staying until the end, but this was my only chance to catch The Good, The Bad and The Queen.....so I made my way to the Outdoor Theatre. There weren't too many people once I got there. In the background, you can hear the sound of Tiesto's beats eminating from the Coachella Stage. Still, it was nice to just sit back and close out the long night watching Damon Albarn along with Paul Simonon from The Clash working together on this new project.
The guys played their complete debut album from front to back and had a string section with two violins and a cello for their performance. Their set ended at 12:35am.
After the show, I was on my way back to camp when I stumbled upon a small dance party that was happening on a side performance stage.
Back to camp to hang out for a bit and discuss the events of Day 2 before passing out.
Favourite sets of the day: Arcade Fire, Fields, Regina Spektor, The Rapture.
These are the performances I caught on Day 2 of Coachella.
I woke up around 8am.....which meant I got a bit more sleep than the day before. After being in the sun the whole previous day, I headed for the showers. It was a really long wait.....I waited in line for a good hour. The sun was already blazing at the time so I'm so glad I put on some sunblock before leaving the tent to stand in line. One of the guys near me mentioned he came from Alaska and this was by far the hottest weather he's ever been in. He said he was pretty much dying out there in the sun.
After the shower, we chilled out for a bit back at camp. I left for the festival grounds early just after 12pm to catch my first set of the day.
Fields opened up the Mojave Tent for Day 2. The quintet from England combines boy/girl harmonies with synthesizers and swirling guitar sounds. I was quite impressed with their showing.
Sunflower Robots that take in solar energy during the day and light up at night.
After Fields, I hit up the Gobi Tent to catch some shade and the Puerto Rican musical stylings of Yeva. There were nine of them onstage and they had a refreshing tribal sound filled with percussions.
The Cribs were playing at the Mojave Tent so I wandered over to catch the last bit of their performance.
The festival had an Energy Factory zone where you can ride a stationary bike to convert your energy and recharge your cell phone.
Went to see Steve Aoki spin some tunes in the Sahara Tent.
Chewie & Esmerelda, a 25 ft long two-headed dragon.
Back to Mojave to catch The Fratellis, who had a warm reception and large crowd.
After that, I trekked over to the Coachella Stage to take in Regina Spektor. Regina played the first few songs of her set solo, before being joined by her band. Having seen her shortly before Coachella in an intimate setting at the Commodore, it was nice to see her perform in a different type of atmosphere. I thought she put on a solid set and handled the large crowd very well. She finished her set by playing That Time and Samson solo.
Regina Spektor Setlist:
Ain't No Cover
Poor Little Rich Boy
Us
On The Radio
Better
Sailor Song
Apres Moi
Fidelity
Your Honor
Hotel Song
Bobbing for Apples
That Time
Samson
I grabbed a burger and relaxed in the shade shortly before Travis hit the stage. The Saturday 5pm-6pm slot was the busiest one of the festival for me and the hardest to decide (with Travis, The New Pornographers, MSTRKRFT, and Peter Bjorn & John all playing at the same time at one point). Having wanted to see Travis for awhile and thinking they wouldn't be playing Vancouver anytime soon, I decided to go with the Scottish quartet.
Travis played a set filled with their Britpop influenced songs and entertained the crowd with numbers such as Writing To Reach You, Driftwood, and Turn.
Travis Setlist:
U16 Girls
Writing To Reach You
Eyes Wide Open
Selfish Dream
Love Will Come Through
Sing
Driftwood
Closer
Side
All I Wanna Do Is Rock
Turn
Why Does It Always Rain On Me?
After the Travis set, I quickly headed over to catch the last portion of the Peter Bjorn & John performance. The Decemberists were scheduled to play at the Outdoor Theatre the minute the PB&J performance ended at Mojave so I had to watch the clock closely. The Swedish Trio had a few minutes left and ended their set with a long outro jam.
I must note that trying to manoeuvre quickly through 60,000+ plus people in 100 degree heat, with many people passed out on the grass in your way, can be challenging at times.
Okay.....so I get to The Decemberists set on time and Colin and company open with Crane Wife 3. At one point, he started an impromptu Coachella Dance Party which featured 3 dance circles. At the end of the set Colin thanks us for his first Coachella and said, "Now go see the Arcade Fire for Christ's sake".....and with that comment, everyone headed over to the Coachella Stage.
Sunset during The Decemberists.
It felt like everyone and their neighbor were at the main stage to see Arcade Fire.....man it was crowded. The Montreal export delivered my favourite set of the day. The atmosphere was electric and their performance was intense. Watching Richard Reed Parry and Will Butler go absolutely nuts on Laika was quite a sight to see.
Their set lasted 1hr 10mins
Arcade Fire Setlist:
Keep The Car Running
Black Mirror
Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
Haiti
Intervention
Ocean Of Noise
Antichrist Television Blues
My Body Is A Cage
Wake Up
Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
Rebellion (Lies)
No Cars Go
After their set, I found some sweet Calamari at the concessions and relaxed before the Chili Peppers came on.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers had the most intricate lighting rig of the festival. They've been using this setup for their Stadium Arcadium tour and brought it along to Indio to the delight of many in the crowd. My favourite song of the set was John Frusciante's solo cover of Fleetwood Mac's Songbird. Can't Stop and By The Way were fun. It was funny watching a guy near me with his head in the trash can puking pretty hard as Anthony Kiedis sang the words to Under The Bridge. The guy who was obviously wasted then took his head out of the garbage and tried to walk away all cool like nothing happened.....it was priceless!
RHCP Setlist:
Can't Stop
Dani California
Otherside
Readymade
Throw Away Your Television
Songbird
Snow (Hey Oh)
Get On Top
She's Only 18
Higher Ground
I Feel Love/This Velvet Glove
Don't Forget Me
Give It Away
C'Mon Girl
Under The Bridge
By The Way
After the RHCP performance, I bought an extremely overpriced Haagen Dazs bar, then entered the DJ Dome that had a bunch of trippy ravers in it. Throughout the festival, there was quite a significant sound bleed from the dome that could be heard if you were watching sets from the outskirts of the Coachella Stage, Outdoor Theatre, and the Gobi Tent.
Inside a separate smaller dome located between the Mojave and Sahara Tents.
I then headed off to watch The Rapture completely rock the Sahara Tent. It was a huge dance party inside that only got bigger as the set progressed.
The Rapture set was going really well and I thought about staying until the end, but this was my only chance to catch The Good, The Bad and The Queen.....so I made my way to the Outdoor Theatre. There weren't too many people once I got there. In the background, you can hear the sound of Tiesto's beats eminating from the Coachella Stage. Still, it was nice to just sit back and close out the long night watching Damon Albarn along with Paul Simonon from The Clash working together on this new project.
The guys played their complete debut album from front to back and had a string section with two violins and a cello for their performance. Their set ended at 12:35am.
After the show, I was on my way back to camp when I stumbled upon a small dance party that was happening on a side performance stage.
Back to camp to hang out for a bit and discuss the events of Day 2 before passing out.
Favourite sets of the day: Arcade Fire, Fields, Regina Spektor, The Rapture.
These are the performances I caught on Day 2 of Coachella.
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