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A festival for every fan: SoCal’s yearly sonic lineup
Southern California has a wealth of annual music festivals, beginning with Coachella in the spring and continuing with the FYF Fest this weekend and Rock the Bells in September. A chart to make sense of it all.
— Pop Music Team
FYF
Coachella
Stagecoach
Rock the Bells
Hard Summer
FYF
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Ross Farrar of the band Ceremony performing on the edge of the stage during FYF 2012. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times) |
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Sample headliners:
My Bloody Valentine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
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Demographic:
Principled vegans, devoted vinyl shoppers, roughly 1/3 the population of Echo Park. |
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Vital accessories:
Instagram feed, beard, vague and unshakable feelings of detachment. |
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Drug of choice?:
“It’s from a sustainable, gluten-free Brooklyn brewery you’ve probably never heard of.” |
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Likelihood of R. Kelly guest appearance:
75% |
Coachella
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The sun sets over the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, April 2013. (Bethany Mollenkof / Los Angeles Times) |
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Sample headliners:
Phoenix, Blur |
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Demographic:
Fun-employed hedonists, Oasis fans who haven’t moved on, roughly 1/3 the population Echo Park. |
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Vital accessories:
Sunscreen, water, misplaced sense that all is OK, regrettable headgear. |
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Drug of choice?:
“They should write prescriptions for this.” |
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Likelihood of R. Kelly guest appearance:
100% |
Stagecoach
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The final day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, April 2013. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) |
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Sample headliners:
Toby Keith, Lady Antebellum |
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Demographic:
Friends of Fox & Friends, families, roughly 1/3 the population of Fontana. |
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Vital accessories:
Cowboy hat, sunburn, ability to “woo.” |
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Drug of choice?:
“Beer and brown liquor, because this is America!” |
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Likelihood of R. Kelly guest appearance:
5% (You just never know — the man is everywhere.) |
Rock the Bells
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Kid Cudi performs at Rock the Bells, August 2012. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) |
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Sample headliners:
Wu-Tang Clan, Black Hippy |
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Demographic:
Those who use the phrase “real hip-hop,” guys with mixtapes, considerably lower percentage of Echo Park. |
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Vital accessories:
Kanye-approved $120 “hip-hop T-shirt,” Beats by Dre headphones |
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Drug of choice?:
“Hey, I’ve got a prescription for this.” |
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Likelihood of R. Kelly guest appearance:
80% (higher if hologram of Aaliyah is scheduled). |
Hard Summer
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A fan crowd surfs during Odd Future’s set at the HARD Summer Music Festival, August 2011. (Christina House / For The Times) |
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Sample headliners:
Flying Lotus, Bassnectar |
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Demographic:
Teenagers who said they were “going to a friend’s house,” bass heads, roughly 1/3 of Orange County. |
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Vital accessories:
Wookie boots and little else for women, bare chests and ability to ogle said women for men. |
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Drug of choice?:
All of the above in low doses. |
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Likelihood of R. Kelly guest appearance:
50% |
