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Post by Kathy on Apr 5, 2014 8:29:01 GMT -5
Damn, I can't believe it's next weekend. Time flies! I bet PW is thrilled to be getting out of MN for *any* reason after this week's snowstorm...
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Post by BethD on Apr 5, 2014 14:29:50 GMT -5
After many hours of trying to justify the expense, the crowd, the fact that they will probably play for less than an hour, I had to say no. It is about 2 hours from me, and I just can't do it. I am too cranky to deal with these festival situations. I will remain cautiously optimistic that something else may happen. Also, they are broadcasting the whole Coachella mess on the web, so there's that...no porta potty to worry about.
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Post by matsrule on Apr 5, 2014 15:04:04 GMT -5
I am also about 2 hours away and will not be going.... After all the long drives, airports, hotels over the years in some crazy cities... (Paradise Bowling Alley in Omaha 1996 Opener) We are not making it........... Old age? Crowds? IDK...........
Talking myself into it as I type???
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Post by BethD on Apr 5, 2014 16:01:40 GMT -5
I am also about 2 hours away and will not be going.... After all the long drives, airports, hotels over the years in some crazy cities... (Paradise Bowling Alley in Omaha 1996 Opener) We are not making it........... Old age? Crowds? IDK........... Talking myself into it as I type??? Every time I think about it I think "Oh I really NEED to go!" Then I see pictures from past Coachellas and I just can't deal with it to see them on a jumbo-tron. It's way too expensive for a jumbo-tron. Isn't it? Oh no... |
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Post by Schecky on Apr 5, 2014 23:21:38 GMT -5
Beth's posts are exactly what runs through my brain
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Post by matsrule on Apr 6, 2014 0:44:37 GMT -5
Beth, what part of So Cal do you live??
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Post by BethD on Apr 6, 2014 2:22:43 GMT -5
Beth, what part of So Cal do you live?? SFV! Living it up in the 818! |
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Post by ih8music on Apr 6, 2014 11:00:14 GMT -5
Another SoCal resident here (OC) who's staying home. For years I've said that the only thing that would get me to Coachella would be a mats reunion -- but nope, not even that is enough for me to justify the expense & hassle.
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Post by jess on Apr 8, 2014 0:15:18 GMT -5
For those who are going: Have a great time for those of us who aren't/can't for whatever reasons.  Hoping some hardcore 'Mats fans'll be front & center. I suffered through AFI & AK3 & missed out on Iggy & the Stooges to be on the rail between Tommy & Paul in Denver... so we can do anything we put our minds to!  Worth every damn bruise I got, all the kicks to the head, & the "through our bleeding we are one" chanting to have an unobstructed view of them 'Mats! |
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Post by henry on Apr 8, 2014 13:25:44 GMT -5
According to the Coachella site, Youtube will carry the first weekend and AXS TV will carry the second.
Checking into AXS, I punched in my zip code here in Minneapolis into their site and I get "Great News! AXS TV is available in your area on Comcast Channel #420, 905(HD)*" But upon reaching Comcast, the rep said it was not on their line-up, and had no idea who AXS was. Hopefully someone who can get it will have a chance to capture the video.
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Post by chisel93 on Apr 8, 2014 14:06:57 GMT -5
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Post by jeff992 on Apr 8, 2014 17:03:56 GMT -5
So Cal resident here also (OC) and not going either. I went to the first Coachella and maybe the 4th or 5th but back then you could buy 1-day tickets and it wasn't so crazy crowded. Any word on if they'll play a "secret" show at any nearby So Cal venues? That's what I'm hoping for.
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Post by scottiem on Apr 9, 2014 6:46:07 GMT -5
I believe most of the Coachella headline performances (including the Mats) will be broadcast on AXIS TV cable station. The Replacments set is 8:45 Friday (west coast time). I'll try to verify (might be online as well).
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Post by mickeyg on Apr 9, 2014 12:28:15 GMT -5
Checked the Youtube schedule for Friday's stream....Mats are not on the list....hoping for week 2!
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Post by visiblevoice on Apr 10, 2014 14:29:09 GMT -5
Well, the schedule is out.
The Mats are getting a 70 min set. Not too bad...I think that's the longest any non-headliner has ever gotten at Coachella. My biggest gripe with that festival is the short sets.
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Post by matsrule on Apr 11, 2014 13:34:11 GMT -5
Well today is the day...
No stream? WTF??
LA Times had a article on the 10 things to watch at Coachella....
The Replacements weren't on the list... No love..... What a shocker.........
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Post by henry on Apr 11, 2014 17:48:40 GMT -5
LA Times had a article on the 10 things to watch at Coachella.... The Replacements weren't on the list... No love..... What a shocker......... I'll admit... my first thought was the 'Mats chose to not allow the stream. Based on the festival forum there's plenty of buzz about them, and the organizers and youtube would have loved to stream them, right? Why should the band that said piss on music videos give a hoot about playing a show for the world free on video today? But, who really knows.... |
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Post by unfknblvbl on Apr 11, 2014 22:21:32 GMT -5
I'm in central California and not going as well, all of my reasons were listed above.
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Post by scottiem on Apr 11, 2014 22:38:18 GMT -5
No stream? No setlist  Can't believe there is nobody from this forum at the show...... Looks like I'm going to have to buck up and head to Louisville..... |
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Post by nazareth on Apr 12, 2014 11:12:13 GMT -5
I went! and it was unbelievable. The quad-fecta (?) of Left of the Dial, Alex Chilton, Can't Hardly Wait and Bastards of Young is probably the best 4 song stretch in the history of live performance. They looked like they were having a blast, and sounded incredible.
Paul came out in a suit (complete with bow tie), dropped to a knee and pulled flowers from his cuff. Dave Minehan pulled some from his a while later (which i now possess thanks to the kind soul that gave them to me).
Nowhere is my Home? wow. Psychopharmacology? haha that was a surprise.
The mats broke up when i was 7 years old, and i finally got to see my favorite band. It was perfect. The only thing that could have made this better was if this was in a club, but man....
I promised myself years ago i would never go to Coachella unless the 'Mats played... I kept my promise and it was worth it despite the heat and the 2 hours it took me to get out of the parking lot. I still can't believe i finally saw my favorite band.
Forgive the stream of consciousness, i'm on 2 1/2 hrs of sleep.
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Hoping some hardcore 'Mats fans'll be front & center. I suffered through AFI & AK3 & missed out on Iggy & the Stooges to be on the rail between Tommy & Paul in Denver... so we can do anything we put our minds to! 
Worth every damn bruise I got, all the kicks to the head, & the "through our bleeding we are one" chanting to have an unobstructed view of them 'Mats! 
Can't believe there is nobody from this forum at the show...... Looks like I'm going to have to buck up and head to Louisville.....