10 Best Moments of Coachella: Day 3
Ladies and gentleman, Coachella 2012 is officially over. But the lineup on Sunday made sure to leave a lasting impression for the next 362 days. Florence + the Machine, Real Estate, At the Drive-In and, of course, Snoop, Dre and hologram 2Pac threw down. Check out our list of the 10 best moments below.
1. Celeb sighting No. 2: Katy Perry’s sense of humor: So, thanks to a mutual friend, I had a short conversation with pop princess Katy Perry Sunday night, and it turns out that she’s absolutely weird and hilarious. Love it. Here’s what was said: Me: “Oh, yeah, nice to meet you. Did you see The Hives?" Her: "Um, I have hives...? Er, I had hives? No, I do. I do. No, I don’t."
2. Real Estate’s heavenly breeze: Few things suck more than waiting in line, especially in 111-degree weather. So, as I queued to enter Coachella Sunday afternoon, I was particularly stoked to hear New Jersey’s Real Estate in action in the distance, playing tracks from their new LP, Days. The sound was breezy and led by intertwining surf guitar riffs. It was quite refreshing, really. So I ran over to investigate: "Common guys, this is the last day,” frontman Martin Courtney encouraged the crowd. “This is it." Then they offered a set-closing treat: “We’re gonna play a song we didn’t play last week,” explained Courtney. The quintet then strutted through “Beach Comber,” from their self-titled debut—my favorite song!
3. Fitz and the Tantrums’ soulful Annie Lennox cover: Last Tuesday I interviewed Marilyn Manson at his loft in West Hollywood in Los Angeles, and during my preparations for our chat I reacquainted myself with his cover of Annie Lennonx’s “Sweet Dreams.” Sunday afternoon I saw Fitz and the Tantrums play their own funked-up, R&B-tinged rendition, which is about as different from Manson’s version as humanly possible. It sounded like it was a lost B-side from Mark Ronson’s Version LP with its blaring horns and wailing vocals.
4. Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” / Airplane Boys remix: How does Gotye's breakout mega hit “Somebody That I Used to Know" sound live? Well, like a remix featuring the Airplane Boys. The crowd was so big during Gotye’s set that I couldn't even get within 50 feet of the tent, so the hip hop sounds of Toronto's Beck Motley (Mannie Serranilla) and Bon Voyage (Jason Drakes) - who spoke to Fuse earlier in the day - bled over, big time, during the quieter verse. Moments later, though, the chorus kicked in and the sing-along soon killed off any sign of the Boys.
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