what's on thursday?

[ozmusic]

my mates and i are getting there thursday and setting up camp a day in advance. just wanted to know, roughly what goes on thurs. night? can someone tell me what the festival puts on for us all to enjoy?

[scarey4477]

Good question - we arrive on Thursday as well and don't know what to expect.

[JClemy]

Thursday is party night in the Campground. People get extra drunk and stay up later. It's hard to sleep the first night but it's a lot of fun.

[garrett222]

Thursday- People setting up the campsites until about 7pm

Karaoke, Dinner, aimless walking around until 3 am.

SUCKS.

[ZackQ]

my mates and i are getting there thursday and setting up camp a day in advance. just wanted to know, roughly what goes on thurs. night? can someone tell me what the festival puts on for us all to enjoy?

Make a day trip to TJ.

[slurpee]

There is usually pre-parties you can get invited to online. Keep your eyes and ears open for that in the next few months.....

There is a casino in town which is cool. It isn't the nicest casino in the world, but it is something to do. They have a really nice affordable buffet. Great idea to stock up on cheap food before your stuck in the desert all weekend.

[M Sparks]

Thursday- People setting up the campsites until about 7pm

You mean 7am. People arrive all night. By 7pm, the place isn't even a quarter full.

Thursday night is fun. Everyone is excited, and you get to know your neighbors. People play soccer in the aisles at midnight.

There's a Karaoke Bar if you're over 21. Last year, they had a laser show (which was kind of stupid, actually) and this other weird video/techno thing (I didn't actually see it.) In some past years, they've shown a movie. I think there's another little all ages "club" in the middle of camp. They sometimes have bands in the campground, but I don't think they did on Thursday.

There's also a party put on by Filter magazine. You can sign up to get on the guest list, and they bus you out somewhere and give you free drinks. You do need a car, because they don't actually come to the campground...you meet somewhere else.

My wife and I drove into town after we had set up our campsite and had a nice dinner...figured it was the last one we'd have for a few days. I've also gone to the movies on Thursday evening to kill some time.

But even if you're stuck at the grounds, it'll be fun. Or, if you get bored, getting some rest is a good idea too.

[ArcadeParade]

Filter party for me, hopefully

[frozen pilgrim]

I wouldn't give up the thursday night campground feeling for anything. especially with the spotlights last year.

[Ardentbiscuit]

Definitely Filter Pre party..

And yes there are plenty of cheap buffets around, you just have to visit one of the many casinos around.

If you leave early Sunday night I would recommend going to Morongo Casino and seeing BB King.

http://www.bbking.com/events/detail.aspx?eid=58600&cmnt=1

[ZackQ]

I wouldn't give up the thursday night campground feeling for anything. especially with the spotlights last year.

....I don't know. You can get ANYTHING done in Tijuana....

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

not camping, but we have a new annual tradition of having big steak dinners at SIZZLER'S in Indio on thursday night

[kimery08]

dance party usa

[TallGuyCM]

Noob question...so if I'm staying off-site, I can't party at the camping grounds Thursday night because you need a wristband, right?

[M Sparks]

dance party usa

O8fq1_gJnX0

[M Sparks]

Noob question...so if I'm staying off-site, I can't party at the camping grounds Thursday night because you need a wristband, right?

Campers only

[psychic friend]

right

[unknowndrummer66]

not camping, but we have a new annual tradition of having big steak dinners at SIZZLER'S in Indio on thursday night

that place closed im pretty sure

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

that place closed im pretty sure

how do you know?

We ate there last year...and it still shows up on Sizzler.com

[sonnyboy11]

What about those of us who are arriving Thursday but not camping? Frankly, you guys enjoy the dust and noise. I have a room with a jacuzzi and view waiting for me a few miles away. I'll probably check in early, kick it by the pool sipping drinks with umbrellas, rock a sushi dinner, chill a bottle of Marlborough Valley Sauv and kick it in the whirlpool to end up the evening. If I run into any Coachella attendees along the way, I'm pretty sure all that will be ratcheted up a notch or two.

[boarderwoozel3]

We campers aren't going to be too worried about our evening being ratcheted up a notch or two, or twenty... Thurs. at Coachella = one of the best parties of the year.

[pash_87]

my mates and i are getting there thursday and setting up camp a day in advance. just wanted to know, roughly what goes on thurs. night? can someone tell me what the festival puts on for us all to enjoy?

yeah aus! we should bring a footy to kick around. or a cricket set!

[zajaa]

O8fq1_gJnX0

why do u have to stomp on my soul?

this makes me either really sad or really happy.

i guess they were ambitious lads..

[boarderwoozel3]

^

When you're starting out exposure is hard to turn down.

[zajaa]

I wouldn't give up the thursday night campground feeling for anything. especially with the spotlights last year.

thanks for this dr. house. there is nothing like the campgrounds on the night before day 1.

some people will warn you about difficulty sleeping in the campgrounds due to noise. while this is true, it's hardly a drawback; i still get chills every time i recall being pleasantly awoken, every hour or so, by a distant welling thunder, approaching on the desert breeze, electric, stirring each tent as it rolls through, the sound of a thousand cheering voices, doubling by the second, until the entire campground is roaring in the blazing floodlighted midnight, an ecstatic outcry announcing an ineffable understanding... the anticipation in the air is palpable...

[ozmusic]

yeah aus! we should bring a footy to kick around. or a cricket set!

haha love it! the fooy is already in the bag the geelong jumpers are on order. and im training hard.....

[lickety_spit]

What about those of us who are arriving Thursday but not camping? Frankly, you guys enjoy the dust and noise. I have a room with a jacuzzi and view waiting for me a few miles away. I'll probably check in early, kick it by the pool sipping drinks with umbrellas, rock a sushi dinner, chill a bottle of Marlborough Valley Sauv and kick it in the whirlpool to end up the evening. If I run into any Coachella attendees along the way, I'm pretty sure all that will be ratcheted up a notch or two.

getting a hotel room for coachella sounds really lonely.

[skavenbrew]

Lonely, but there seems to be quite a bit of kicking it and chillin going on.

[lickety_spit]

with the exception of the pool/jacuzzi, you can do all that chilling and illing on the campgrounds.

[skavenbrew]

I've camped every year for the past 6 years, wouldn't have it any other way....

I was just amazed at the amount of kicking it and chillin. That's a whole lot of laid backedness. Not to mention the rocking of the shushi dinner.

[lickety_spit]

alright, i sense your tone!
if claire can bring sushi for lunch to saturday detention,
somebody could certainly pack some in their cooler.

[I'm an alias...]

if claire can bring sushi for lunch to saturday detention,
somebody could certainly pack some in their cooler.

:pulse

[paganman7]

Thursday night (well, it used to be Friday night), is the only thing I miss about camping. Sooooooooo much fun.

[skavenbrew]

alright, i sense your tone!
if claire can bring sushi for lunch to saturday detention,
somebody could certainly pack some in their cooler.

Classic. You bring the sushi, and I'll bring the Breakfast Club soundtrack.

[patsfan5454]

We campers aren't going to be too worried about our evening being ratcheted up a notch or two, or twenty... Thurs. at Coachella = one of the best parties of the year.

Couldnt agree more!! I look forward to Thursday sooo much, cuz of course the weekend is gonna be insane, but newbies usually expect thursday to be more just arrive, set up camp and sleep, but its far from that; i partied soo hard with all of the Party All Weekend camping group last year! We all got completely shitfaced and had such a good time meeting everyone else and deciding who u would watch and with whoom. We had such an awesome time last year that were doing it again this year. Trust me get their early sooo u can have everything set up before sunset and party your ass off!!!

[humanoid]

getting a hotel room for coachella sounds really lonely.

only if you're staying in the hotel alone...

I don't camp anymore, and I do miss it in some ways

but the place l I stay at is almost exclusively filled with Coachella goers, and it is a wonderful party in it's own way

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

why do u have to stomp on my soul?

this makes me either really sad or really happy.

i guess they were ambitious lads..

i'm sure the label was pressuring them to do whatever appearences they could book. And to Trent, i'm sure the irony of performing a song like 'Down in it" on a show like that was just too much to pass up

[gruvlicius]

What about those of us who are arriving Thursday but not camping? Frankly, you guys enjoy the dust and noise. I have a room with a jacuzzi and view waiting for me a few miles away. I'll probably check in early, kick it by the pool sipping drinks with umbrellas, rock a sushi dinner, chill a bottle of Marlborough Valley Sauv and kick it in the whirlpool to end up the evening. If I run into any Coachella attendees along the way, I'm pretty sure all that will be ratcheted up a notch or two.

I'm a hotel girl myself. Swear by the pool-drinks-hot tub combo I enjoy each night of Coachella. And afterwards - a clean, comfortable bed. Yay luxury!
**Lauren**

[BrickTop24]

i camped my first two years and had a blast. just didnt like waitin in line to use the shower.

[ozmusic]

i love reading all these posts between people its great. everyones got there own view on what camping would be like! for the people who like a good shower and a bed well at some of our festivals they dont even have showers and your in the thick of things(bush,forrest,fucking windy island)! its great your fucking dirty as for days!

[Pancho confucious]

Party at my buddies pad, down the street from cochuecos fest

[80's relic]

I'll be a first-time camper. Looking forward to kickin some heat stroke and rockin some insomnia.