All in All

I swear, isn’t it fantastic how Bjork will be headlining Coachella and doing Glastonbury this year? Hopefully she’ll do some solo gigs too this summer. Coachella’s other headliners are Red Hot Chili Peppers (not my scene but good showmen when I saw bits of them at T in the Park last year) and Rage Against the Machine, creating a fascinating trio of bill toppers. That said, as with all festivals there are a lot of dull acts on tap this go 'round (kaiser chiefs, lily allen, the fratellis) but the festival is 3, count 'em, 3 long days this year. That means that all of the bands one would want to see are spread out over 3 sweltering days in the desert and frequently appearing hours apart, which could be tough for some lightweights. That said, I'd love to go this year but I don’t think finaces will permit it. However, what a line-up - Bjork, Interpol, Jarvis, Peaches, Rufus Wainwright, Arcade Fire, Decemberists, Hot Chip, !!!, Sparklehorse, CocoRosie, Air, Grizzly Bear, Tapes n Tapes