The gambling has paid off: tickets for the TWO Coachella festivals (spread over two week-ends with the same bill) were sold-out really quckly.

148 bands were asked, contractually no doubt, to do exactly the same show, at the same place, revisiting the same dressing room, same backstage and playing to 100.000 people, again. It's kinda hard to redo a performance and get excited you know ? Apparently, some bands even pushed the envelope to redo exactly the same jokes...It's a new combination: bands are expected to play the same things, taking away a vital part of excitment and no doubt some felt (even more) like a product.

What is fascinating is how the event happened also elsewhere, for people who weren't there. Livestreams were very well organized, pristine sound and images, and the Youtube Coachella channel enjoyed more than 7 millions views...I actually saw M83 from the confort of my own home, 15.000 kms away, live. That kind of coverage is bound to be imitated and probably bettered by other festivals. Are we seeing here the beginning of a trend as it makes more people aware of the festival > more hits on the festival's website > more viewers for the...