Stereogum reader Fred forwarded this email:
Subject: bad news at coachellajust got this. sucks for a lot of people!
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Hi there
I am unfortunately the bearer of bad news for everyone?
The organizers have decided on not having any outside vending at the festival this year. There will be food vending, band merch, and Coachella gear but no other vending booths like previous years.
Every weekend festival should have outside vending! So Indiophiles, which vendor you gonna miss the most? The tie-dye clothiers? The toe ring distributors? No wait, the hackey-sack men? Where will we go if we lose our hackey sack?!
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why spend more time outside the venue?
just eat at the IN N OUT in indio.
much better. and cheaper.
I assumed they meant they won’t have third party vending, as opposed to outside-of-the-venue vending, which I think they don’t really police. Not sure, though.
yerah that’s it. they’re not having small business sell their wears in the festival ths: just food, band shirts and coachella merch. no toomuchmetal gear. no crafty art stuff anymore
What’s with the Coachella bashing on Stereogum? It’s a great event with amazing music. Isn’t that what Stereogum is all about? It seems like you have nothing but negative things to say about it.
Stop hatin’. You’re gonna make me cry.
“Sumyyungguy”
Cute astroturfing.
Damn. Color me old. I had to google “astroturfing”. Still not totally sure what you mean. I put in sumyungguy ’cause I think I’m really funny. Har har.
I, for one, cant wait for the show. Lupe Fiasco’s set is going to boil. I heard he’s going to have all of the guest musicians from his album with him, including Jill Scott and Matthew Santos. If you havnt heard Jill Scott’s solo stuff, you should, its fantastic. Matthew’s stuff is great too.
http://www.myspace.com/theofficialjill
http://www.myspace.com/matthewsantos
I, for one, cant wait for the show. Lupe Fiasco’s set is going to be great. I heard he’s going to have all of the guest musicians from his album with him, including Jill Scott and that Matthew Santos guy that can sing like no other. If you havnt heard Jill Scotts solo stuff, you should, its fantastic.