You making the trip?

I did back in 2013/2014. I couldn't sleep cause people party all night. Understable and whatnot but I need to f***in sleep

Me too. Damn I was trying to get away from the high ass hotel prices.

surprise LCD set??

Yeah weekend 1

I went last year and it was the best time of my life, and because the timing is perfect with my work schedule I plan on going every year

Yeah last year they announced Arcade Fire was gonna perform a day before the fest started. And they’re having DESPACIO there which is basically Soulwax and James Murphy playing vinyl records in an enclosed tent all weekend.

So if Coachella wants to continue the trend of surprise shows it’s pretty easy to tell what band is a likely candidate

It’s definitely the way to go if you’re on a budget. Everyone’s pretty friendly. You’re not gonna get the best sleep of your life but it’s usually good enough. There’s also a shuttle that takes you to a grocery store so you can get food and supplies whenever you want off site which is super clutch. My group would go get deli food for lunch every day because it was way cheaper than eating there

You gonna be mad as f*** when jai and frank are gonna perform at the same time lmao

I doubt they would.

But I do think seeing Jai would ruin my shot of getting a good spot for Frank

Bro I been buying retail waiting in that stupid online waitlist like a peasant for yearsssss until last year I said f*** it and went to the fields without a pass, found so many scalper selling wristbands for lower than retail. Def the move lol

From Blackpink

Fronk prob gonna bring out Calvin Harris and perform Slide

Saw him at a fest too . Maybe he was too house-y ? My group likes house too but his set was a snoozefest

Also not too big on listening to house sets outdoors

11PM New York standard time? Or cali standard?

PST

so 2pm ET

Frank live is so good. One of the best days of my life when I saw him. Enjoy it. Well worth it.

my bad it's AM. fixed.

I always camp but it depends on your situation. For me popping in some ear plugs makes it so I can sleep like a baby after a long day at the fest.

Was it comfortable? Were you worried about safety??

Not too worried about safety but I suppose anything could happen. They do have different kinds security on patrol (cops on horses and in patrol cars and general security walking around) so don't make it too obvious if you are rolling some jays or anything else like that.

Comfort kind of comes down to how prepared you and your group are. You could for example bring a bigger van and sleep in there if that makes you more comfortable than a tent. I've seen people bring couches and gear to cook.

Depends on your set up. Some people sleep in their vans. I've done tents and back of cars when I've gone in the past.

If you're going to camp, you need to be prepped for anything, but it gets calm from 3 AM - 7 AM.

Didn't have any safety problems personally, but there are incidents here and here.

The worse part of camping is leaving on Sunday. We didn't get out of the parking lot until 2 AM due to the traffic.

yeah all my friends do this and spend half as much as i do when i buy retail... gonna buy off a scalper this year

Never done Coachella before only festival I’ve been to is acl. What’s the sleeping situation like? I plan on just going solo. Do you really have to camp there or are there any responsibly priced hotels I can Uber back and forth from?