Phenomena. COACHELLA 2006 (DAY 2) Review

Sunday was definitely going to be crazy. I saw Youth Group and luckily they played "Shadowland" and "Skeleton Jar" when I was there back to back because those are my favorite songs from them. Right after, I headed over to Giant Drag. Annie Hardy is hilarious! Giant Drag played "Kevin Is Gay", "This Isn't It", "My Dick Sux", and "Slayer".

Giant Drag

I stayed for Mates of State. I wasn't too excited for them. Their performance was okay, but the most exciting performance that afternoon was TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS. They were greater than my expectations. Ted is fucking awesome. They literally put a smile on my face and I have to say that was a rare moment considering me feeling like shit that day. They played old and new songs including "Walking To Do", "Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone", and "Me and Mia".

Mates of State

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

It's too bad I missed James Blunt and his Willy Wonka sunglasses, but I tried to catch Metric. I only watched two songs from them including "The Police and the Private" from afar. Metric was one of the other bands that I really didn't want to miss, but it was hard to enjoy the show from so far. Before watching Metric, I saw a bit of Phoenix. They're great as usual. Afterwards I decided to try and meet Editors, but unfortunately I came too late for their signing.

I headed straight towards the Outdoor Stage to catch Bloc Party. I saw a little bit of Minus the Bear before heading straight for the front for Bloc Party. The boys from Bloc Party were beautiful and I enjoyed the show very much. Kele has such a beautiful smile. It's hard not to notice! The highlight of the show was near the end when Kele stood on top of all the speakers on my side while checking out the scenery, crowd, and playing his guitar. It was one of the few shows that I really enjoyed.

Bloc Party

Afterwards, I went straight for Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I had a bad view of Karen O the entire time, but I was up in the front of the crowd off to the side. I loved YYYs. Tool fans weren't enjoying the show very much until Karen O screamed while eating her mic during the choruses of a song. That was seriously the best moment of their set and everyone just got crazy over that. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs were crazy, but not as weird as I thought they were. Some folks got bored from their set and left, but there were plenty of fans who enjoyed it and got what they expected.
Right after their set I went straight for Madonna, but she was taking way too long to get on stage as scheduled and the tent was too packed, so I went to Editors show. I got bored and then I went back to check out Madonna. I saw her perform her first song. Luckily there was a giant screen outside the tent so everyone who can't see her in the tent can just watch the screen. She's a great performer on stage with all her backup dancers, but her singing sucks! And of course lip singing sucks too.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Editors

I skipped the rest of Madonna's set and saw the end of Mogwai's set, which seemed to have never ended. I was bored as hell. To tell you the truth, I'm not that interested in some instrumental music and Mogwai is one of them, but there were Mogwai fans in the crowd who thought they were 'sick'.

Madonna

I saw The Go! Team who were horrible live. They were fun to watch and were upbeat. They got the crowd going, but if you're not a BIG fan of their music, then you're not going to enjoy the show. I was a fan of The Go! Team, but I'm definitely not a fan of their live shows. I wouldn't pay any price over $12 to see them headlining a show unless I want to see the opening act.

The Go! Team

Scissor Sisters were so fun to watch! I was creeped out as first, but that was expected. I loved the gold attire. I'm not a big fan of their music since I only like a few songs, but I loved watching them. I left early and saw a little bit of Tool for a couple seconds, and that was the end of my Coachella experience. It felt good leaving at the end of a long day, but now that I think about it, I miss Coachella and I'm glad I tried to experience it to the fullest.

Scissor Sisters