April 27, 2007, 11:55 pm : From Africa to (almost) Arctic Monkeys

For last last few years, I’ve moved as quickly as possible to the desert, dumped my bag at Las Palmas and headed directly to Indio to get sunburned, drink hideously expensive beer and watch the best bands in the world (well, I think so) rock out in the sun for two days (expanded to three days this year) at the Coachella Music Festival. This year was no different, but all together different. Getting out to the desert was a massive journey, starting in Accra, Ghana where I was presenting with my colleagues to a client meeting. The tricky bit was that the meeting ended the day before the first show on Friday and I needed to get from Africa to the Coachella Valley in time to see Arctic Monkeys!!

LCD Soundsystem

With the 9 hour time difference and flying back in time, I managed to get to LAX, change bags, jump in the car and get a new cell phone just as the first band I wanted to see took the stage (Satellite Party) and as I drove, well not really driving, CRAWLED down the 10 freeway to managed to miss every band that I wanted to see on a nearly 5 hour 100 mile drive. Bjork went on at 11pm and I managed to get a beer, park the car and run full-tilt to catch a bit of the show.

Girl with Friend / Guy with too much eyeliner in 103 degree heat

The Good, The Bad and The Queen

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