This year though it's between going to Coachella for the first time or returning to Sasquatch, and it has been a really tough decision that has been weighing on me quite a bit. Let's look at the tale of the tape:
Cost
Sasquatch: $170 for a 3-day pass
Coachella: $269 for a 3-day pass
Winner: Sasquatch
Travel Partners
Sasquatch: Erik, Katie, and Kellie
Coachella: Umm...me, myself and I, plus probably some tumbleweed?
Winner: Sasquatch
Weather
Sasquatch: 70 to 90 degrees, sometimes windy and rainy but mostly nice
Coachella: I hope you like being hot, because it gets well over 100 here
Winner: Sasquatch
Lineup
Sasquatch: To date? Umm...Pavement, Neon Indian and Vetiver (lineup announced the 17th of February)
Coachella: See the poster above, but for the ones I'm dying (exclamation points show how excited - 1 being least excited, 3 being most) to see for the first time or again we have: Jay-Z (!!), LCD Soundsystem (!!!), Muse (!!!), Faith No More (!), Gorillaz (!!!), Thom Yorke (!!), Phoenix (!!!), Spoon (!!!), Julian Casablancas (!), Vampire Weekend (!!!), MGMT (!), Hot Chip (!!), Major Lazer (!), Dirty Projectors (!), Passion Pit (!!!), She & Him (!!), The Whitest Boy Alive (!), La Roux (!), Yeasayer (!), The xx (!!!), Camera Obscura (!), Tokyo Police Club (!), Frightened Rabbit (!!), Portugal. The Man (!!), Girls (!), Yo La Tengo (!), Deerhunter (!), Matt & Kim (!), YANN TIERSEN (!!!).Winner: Coachella, by a country mile
So for everything besides lineup, Sasquatch dominates. However, I really do not think there is a way in hell Sasquatch will be able to touch Coachella's lineup. That thing is insane. It's eclectic, it has a ton of artists I've never seen but would love to, and most of all, it has YANN TIERSEN. I was excited until I saw his name, and then I was blown away.
We're still a ways out until I make my decision, but man, that lineup announcement made it fairly hard on me. Let's hope I make the right one.