usa2012

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
13-14-15 April 2012
 

  Friday 13 April 2012:
The Sheepdogs (Outdoor) - Kendrick Lamar (Main) - Ximena Sariņana (Mojave)
Gary Clark Jr. (Gobi) - Jimmy Cliff (Main) - Death Grips (Gobi)
Madness (Outdoor) - Mazzy Star (Outdoor)

Saturday 14 April 2012:
Keep Shelly in Athens (Mojave) - Dragonette (Mojave)
Azealia Banks (Gobi) - Buzzcocks (Gobi) - Jeff Mangum (Outdoor)
Feist (Outdoor) - Godspeed You! Black Emperor (Mojave)

Sunday 15 April 2012:
Oberhofer (Mojave) - First Aid Kit (Mojave) - Wild Beasts (Mojave)
araabMUZIK (Mojave) - The Weeknd (Outdoor)
Beirut (Mojave) - Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg (Main)

also seen bits of:
The Airplane Boys, Atari Teenage Riot, Beats Antique, DJ Shadow, EMA, Feed Me,
Fitz and the Tantrums, Gardens & Villa, The Gaslamp Killer, Gotye, The Growlers,
The Head and the Heart, M83, Laura Marling, Spector, Squeeze, St. Vincent,
Thundercat, The Vaccines



 


Outdoor Stage, The Sheepdogs

  


Main Stage, Kendrick Lamar

  


food area + ferris wheel

 


EMA

  


Ximena Sariņana
video: Love Again

 


Gary Clark Jr. conquers the Gobi
video: Bright Lights (low volume)		  
Jimmy Cliff relaxes on the Main		  
Death Grips
video: I've Seen (high volume)

 


clouds start to gather		  
crowd begins to notice

 


Madness fans get ready

  


The Hoff!

  


Madness build the perfect party again
video: House of Fun (snippet)

 


Mazzy Star with minor drizzle

  


floating off with Hope

 

 

 

 

 

 


crowds gets ready		  
clouds take off		  


dreaming some more with Keep Shelly in Athens

 


Dragonette kickstarts the afternoon
video: naturally, Hello		  
familiar sights

 


Azealia Banks conquers the Gobi
video: 212/Firestarter		  
need... water...		  
need... more... water...

 


old farts episode I: Buzzcocks		  
old farts episode II: Squeeze

 


Jeff Mangum
video: Oh Comely

  
St. Vi		  
Feist

 

 

 

 

 

 


shuttle bus to an in-sane sunday		  
prayers have been heard

 


Gardens & Villa does Jethro Tull		  
Oberhofer, PG-13
video: Dead Girls Dance (low volume)		  
Klara & Johanna, get ready

 


First Aid Kit
video: The Lion's Roar
 		  
Wild Beasts
video: Hooting and Howling
 

people care for you..		  
.. and that's a good thing

 


take a few moments to recharge...		  
... love flowers		  
... and groove to The Growlers

 


The Weeknd, a worthy hype
video: complete gig


and as night falls...


... intoxicating indeed

 


empty tent, The Airplane Boys		  
full tent, Beirut



 


getting ready for the epic finale

  
waiting for Dre & Snoop


... & Warren G & Wiz Khalifa & Kendrick Lamar & 50 Cent & HoloTupac & Eminem
video complete gig: part 1 / part 2

 


 

   

 

   

 

  1. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
2. Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg
3. Gary Clark Jr.
4. The Weeknd
5. Madness - Mazzy Star
6. First Aid Kit - Wild Beasts
7. Azealia Banks
8. Jeff Mangum
9. Death Grips
10. Keep Shelly in Athens - Dragonette

 

 

(Menni, USA2012)