Posts with tag "coachella"

Kanye West Does Right By Coachella, Shows Up On Time and Rocks the Desert

Posted Apr 18th 2011 at 11:25 AM by John Mitchell

When Kanye West was announced as the Sunday night headliner at this year's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., we were dubious, to say the least. In 2008, we were present for his Bonnaroo debacle -- well, kind of. At about 4AM, with the hot Tennessee dawn a little over an hour away, when the crowd started chanting "Kanye sucks" and without any clear indication of when (or ...

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Did Cee-Lo Storm Off Stage at Coachella, After Getting Cut Off?

Posted Apr 16th 2011 at 01:53 PM by Christine Fenno

Day 1 of Coachella did not end without drama. Helping get the popular California music festival underway, Cee-Lo arrived late at his main-stage gig to face a throng of hot, impatient fans. According to the Los Angeles Times, he told the crowd he only had 20 minutes to perform, and luckily, he was able to get through his smash hit 'F--- You' during his abbreviated Friday afternoon set. But ...

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What Would You Do For Sold-Out Coachella Tickets? Some Will Stop at Nothing

Posted Feb 1st 2011 at 06:29 PM by Jason Newman

Last week, organizers of The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the popular annual concert held in Indio, Calif., announced that one week after going on sale, all 75,000 VIP and general admission tickets were sold out. According to Paul Tollett, promoter for festival organizer Goldenvoice, it was the fastest sellout in the festival's 12-year history. The denizens of Craigslist, ...

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Is Kanye West Ready for Coachella? Is He Finished Ruining Big Events?

Posted Jan 27th 2011 at 01:45 PM by Matthew Shepatin

With Kanye West set to headline the final night of three-day sold-out music festival Coachella in April, the only question is whether the mercurial rapper/producer/Twitterer will spoil his own big moment. The talented Kanye is sure to give concertgoers a special treat -- though "special" could signify a mind-bogglingly impressive performance or mind-numbingly immature antics. With 'Ye, you ...