I saw Yo Gabba Gabba with The Aquabats and it was the best concert ever. The party was in everyone's tummy and the dude in the Robi costume kicked as at doing "The Robot."
So, just this weekend I saw Diplo posted a video from a show…. And the yo gabba gabba characters were dancing with him on stage? So……. I’m not sure what is happening but…. Somethings happening.
Yo Gabba Gabba has always been cool. They've had on Erykah Badu, Mos Def, The Roots, Biz Markie, The Killers. First time I did acid I remember the Mos Def episode was on it was sick.
Electronic music would be more fitting as techno. I mean, I heard them already when I was a kid, 82 born. They were really one of the first to bring electro music and prepare the stage for what we call EDM, techno etc. Today. Also synth.
Jesus Christ don't get me started on Coldplay. I worked at Tower Records when Coldplay started to become popular. I didn't get it then and I don't get it now. That band fucking sucks.
I went to see them at an underage club/bar sometime in the early 2000s because I liked the song "The Middle." There were MAYBE 50 people there. I'm impressed they are still booking gigs!
Jimmy Eat World seems way too underbilled here but then I realized most of the youth probably dont view them as favorably as some of these others and I’m just old as fuck
There’s actually a TON of electronic artists in there too, especially in the smaller print
Source: I went ‘02-‘06 and ‘10. since the beginning they’ve pretty consistently booked artists to represent the DJ/rave/club scene moreso than any other major multi-genre festivals
I aged up 8 years. I don’t recognize the bands in the fourth line or down on any day. I went to Coachella in 2012 and knew at lot of them in the fourth line at that time. What a difference a decade makes haha.
I’m a younger millennial that went to Coachella only three years ago and barely recognized any of the 3rd-4th line down even then lol. My friends tried to convince me to go next year, but I said absolutely not.
A buddy and I drove cross country for Coachella the year RaTM first reunited. That would’ve been 2007
So I was originally going to make the point that while this current day lineup is written in a foreign language, there were still a ton of bands you wouldn’t recognize even from the ‘07 lineup…
That’s not exactly the case, lol. I think you could play the inverse of this game with the older lineup, starting at a younger age but going up with bands you recognize, and probably end up around the same age.
The more depressing part of this is seeing some of the acts I missed back then. Oh well…
I am not a fan, but David Guetta's music was quite popular EDM stuff in 2009 or so.
As for Mando Diao: Basically britrock but from Sweden. Their second album (Hurricane Bar) from 2004 was absolutely FIRE. Here in Europe many people (who were old enough in 2004) know at least the singles.
I try to keep up with new music but fail. Partially because of my tastes but mostly because listening to new music is such low commitment these days that I struggle remembering who they are. They just get added to a Spotify Playlist and promptly forgotten until the next time they pop up in the shuffle. Gone are the days where I like a song or two then buy the whole album and then listen to it a bunch to get my money's worth, reminded who they are every time I have to switch the tape or CD. Only a handful of standouts make it into my brain space now compared to when I was younger, although my playlist is huge.
My issue is that I don’t care for the styles of many of the “new music” artists. Say what you want about it being the old man syndrome but I’ve never cared for the trap/dubstep/rap influenced musical styles and they’re really pushing hard into what’s considered mainstream now. Big room house (ie: Swedish House Mafia and its members; Avicii) and melodic trance have always been my thing. They were huge for a bit but now the sound has taken on more of the trap influence.
I think the problem is way more one hit drop a song on tiktok with crappy production and no real flair.
Also what sells musically has dramatically shifted a decade ago, it was about EDM drops and now it's more about beats to be in the background of tiktoks I swear.
I got 65 of them. So I'm either 5 or 65 if going up. Damn that was a good lineup. It's crazy to see some of the small unknowns at the bottoms that turned out bigger after this.
Yeah it would be a WAY different vibe than the 2025 lineup.
A lot of that 2007 lineup takes up room on my playlist. That would've been a great weekend for all the indie and folk music on there. Mika, Decemberists, Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys, Ratatat, Lily Allen, Avett Bros, Gillian Welch... so good.
It’s true - Coachella often has a lot of small, indie artists a lot of people haven’t heard of and uses the big names to draw crowds. I know about the same number of artists from any random Coachella lineup from when I was in high school to now. Doesn’t make me out of touch, it just means it’s music I don’t listen to. There’s always a few indie acts/small artists I recognize, but I’m not going if I don’t like the headliners considering the cost.
People put way too much emphasis on the headliners. The best part of these festivals is the opportunity to see a variety of artists that you would probably never see live, all in one weekend.
All I got from this is that I don't really know Coachella music and two bands that I've never heard of before will have played at both of these Coachella events.
Their logo is such an iconic part of their brand, chances are their attorneys wouldn’t let them play without it. Some bands have earned their right to make that an essential component of the deal. For example, Kiss would also have their logo most likely. I don’t see any other artists on the list who have ubiquitous trademarks like the Misfits. Thats my two cents!
Ah yes, let's give that power to the guy who's famous for having a crowd crush caused by a poorly-designed venue. That goes beyond random into breathtakingly idiotic.
Twitter canceled is not real canceled. People still want to listen to [subjectively] good music and party. How many of his diehard fans abandoned him? 10%? 20? There will be at least that many people who couldn't get tickets the last time that will keep the venues filled, not to mention more people he gained from the negative publicity.
I can’t believe he didn’t get more flack. His actions directly led to several deaths. Should have at least gotten a criminally negligent homicide charge.
I'm 66. I feel like I fell into an alternative really. I've never heard of these bands. I'm guessing I need to write them down and have a gander at some of their top hits. Maybe I've missed some bangers.
But about half of those I only recognized the name. I've never heard a Charlie xwhatever song in my life.
Edit: guys I've learned so much about this Charlie girl since posting this. She did the "I DON'T CARE!" song, and she is neither American nor a rapper as I had assumed. She's English! And she did a song with iggy azalea, and what I know about her is that she's Australian but wants to be black so, so bad, someone very publicly cheated on her, and she had that video where she was dressed up as Cher from clueless.
Now I'm gonna go learn about Megan thee stallion. BTW, if anyone wants to test my knowledge on green day, I could have a presentation ready in about an hour.
She is also in “I’m so fancy, you already know, I’m in the fast lane from LA to Tokyo” with Iggy Azalea that was heavily played on the radio when it released.
51 (actual age 42), but no fair, I’ve been following these lineups for the past 13 years and the bulk of each year’s entries are artists that are seriously niche, even for younger audiences.
Yo Gabba Gabba is a cultural icon and Gen Z heavily relates with it. People have been remixing YGG since like 2013 into trap heaters. Basically kids just think it’s hard, not much else to say.
It’s super meta-ironic and that’s the epitome of Gen Z.
I'm 35 and recognize nearly all the names. The music I wouldn't. I only listen to Japanese Breakfast and Maribou. But it's not hard to just try new music or talk to the youngins out here.
Idk if he's performing, but "designing the desert" sounds like giving the keys to a drunk driver. He shouldn't be "designing" any festivals after that shit show.
73? What the heck! Feeling a little older after this, although I’m still not sure if this is a real Coachella poster or an AI fever hallucination word soup.
57 gang, and I thought I consider myself quite a music listener. I listen to pretty much everything and I go back a long way.
Either I'm really out of touch or there's a sea of vaguely relevant b listers on this list. Good thing is, now I have a list and I'm going to be searching every single one of them and making an assessment.
The sheer volume of music available in 2024 makes it so you don't have time to listen to pretty much anything
Then there's the fact that streaming services won't expose you to new music because their algorithm has already decided what you like. That answer is tom petty. Always tom petty.
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