The set times have been released and conflicts abound. Who should you shun in favor of another?
We start in the afternoon (at the bottom) here. Check the Noisettes early and the it looks like you might want to check out Tokyo Police Club, the indie rockers from Canada instead of Nickel Creek, a really good bluegrass band.
Tokyo Police Club
VS.
Nickel Creek
I would go with Of Montreal over the Silversun Pickups.
Of Montreal
VS.
Silversun Pickups
You might want to see Amy Winehouse sing a song or two before you head over to the Arctic Monkeys' set. From there, it can get a little confusing. You've got Rufus Wainwright debuting new songs, Peaches probably singing about poo, The Jesus and Mary Chain reuniting, and Jarvis Cocker starting his set. Recommendation: Stick around for The Jesus and Mary Chain, it's going to be a big deal and they may even include Scarlett Johansson. Then check out Jarvis Cocker and cruise right into your Interpol>Sonic Youth>Bjork night.
Start your day off with some Fields followed up by Pharoahe Monch.
It looks like Hot Chip might have to hold off Regina Spektor and Jack's Mannequin.
Hot Chip
VS.
Regina Spektor
VS.
Jack's Mannequin
NOW comes the great conflict of all conflicts evenings:
We've got Travis VS. The New Pornographers VS. Peter, Bjorn, and John VS. The Nightwatchman.
Then, Kings of Leon VS. The Decemberists VS. !!! VS. Andrew Bird.
If it was me, I'd go PB and J (haven't seen them) followed by a little Kings into !!!. Yeesh, this is tough.
That night, you're probably going to stand behind 130,000 to watch the Arcade Fire instead of Ghostface, but don't do the same late night. Go see LCD instead of RHCP and the Black Keys instead of the others.
Alright, here we go: Tapes n' Tapes for C. Tickle's sake. Then maybe some Explosions>Junior Boys. So, is it going to be the soft guitar work of the Mexican duo Rodrigo Y Gabriela or the live rap explosion that is The Roots? Depends on your mood, I suppose.
R Y G
VS.
The Roots
Then I'm going to have to go Willie Nelson>Klaxons>Paul van Dyk (for a minute)>Air>Manu Chao>(end of)Ratatat>Rage. Yeah, there's a Rage reunion and you'll most likely leave halfway through it because of exhaustion and too many people, but you might as well stay for a song. Ya know, to say you were there.
