The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival announced the line-up for this year's event in Indio, California on Monday to a less-than-enthused reaction from the online music community.

Roger Waters, a rock icon and founding father of the legendary rock band Pink Floyd is great and all, but for many of the festival goers under 30, it's not quite the closing show they expected from what quickly became one of the most popular festivals in the states.

Since it's first festival right after the dotcom bubble busted in April 2000, the fest has established itself as an event at which to expect ground-breaking bands - like Radiohead, Bjork, etc.

But with a failing economy and the fact that Coachella 2008 doesn't really have any 'really awesome' headliners, it's very likely that many will skip it this year, especially when there are so many other festivals to choose from nowadays.

Additionally, Coachella has been widely criticized for it's ticket and camping prices in an area where hotel rooms go for an average of $250 a night if you can't get camping tickets. In addition, Coachella is one of the most costly festivals - $90 a day, or a whopping deal of $269 for a three-day pass.

Stay tune for more information and reaction from the other blogs, plus profiles of the artists, videos of Coachella highlights and links to other blog reports about Coachella.

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Labels: 2008 Festivals, Coachella, Festivals, Indio California, Music Festivals

posted by Googe | 6:50 PM