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Coachella Coming East



Rock 'n' roll has always been about excess -- where too much of everything is just enough. Let's just hope that's the case with music festivals too, as more are added to the map each year. Lollapalooza is back. Coachella never left. Austin City Limits is in full swing. Virgin landed in Maryland. Both Langerado and Vegoose become more ambitious every time. Bonnaroo, meanwhile, has become nothing less than an American icon. Last year alone, major-league festivals debuted in Denver (Monolith), Atlanta (Echo Project) and San Francisco (Treasure Island), just to name a few.

And now we have two new major festivals slated to storm the Northeast this summer, both of which will be produced by veterans of the festival scene. Earlier this week, it was rumored that the team behind Coachella -- AEG Live/Goldenvoice -- was looking to launch a renamed East Coast version of the hipster-fest at a park in the New York City area. While details remain sketchy, the intent has been confirmed by various sources.

The move eerily mirrors action by the people behind Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits -- C3 Presents -- who teamed with Melvin Bonn's Festival Republic to duplicate their festival formula in the Philadelphia area on the weekend of August 8-10. Called Vineland, it's a safe bet to expect a similar line-up and format as all the others. The custom, body paint, shirts and beer goggles will remain optional attire.

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Cory

They have weird names, and I've only ever heard of Lollapalooza, Coachella, and, of course, Autin City Limits.

January 22 2008 at 10:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mitchell

No mention of SummerFest in Milwaukee, the oldest and largest music festival of them all? Benjy Eisen....Wake up!!!

January 19 2008 at 2:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jerry

its an amazing world we live in where there are big music festivals going at the same time while people are playing for fans over the internet

January 18 2008 at 7:56 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ryan

The great thing about coachella WAS that you had to travel to it. And therefor you were more invested in it. Jumping on a train to catch a day of music, while much easier, seems to lose some of that magic.

January 16 2008 at 1:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
robotrock

about damn time! V-Fest had some big acts, but the overall lineup was shitty

I'm tired of having to fly to Austin and Indio for cool festivals

January 16 2008 at 12:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply