Music

The Coachella Lineup Has Been Undercut By Brand New Banger-Fest #Parkschella

It's LITERALLY going to be the best.

by Meg Watson  7 January 2015

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Shit, guys. Coachella’s been the go-to festival for big name acts and swarms of gullible hipsters in inappropriate headwear for over a decade now, but it looks like its long reign is about to come to an end. Today, at the same time the iconic festival released their latest lineup featuring AC/DC — whoever that is — Drake, Jack White, Florence and the Machine, St Vincent, alt-J, Tame Impala and many more, a brand new festival scheduled itself for the exact same dates.

Borrowing heavily from the style of the iconic Californian music and arts gathering, Parkschella will be poaching many of the artists originally committed to playing at Coachella while adding a few of their own big draw cards. After a successful reunion performance alongside the likes of Ginuwine, Letters To Cleo and Li’l Sebastian, Mouse Rat will be making a triumphant return as headliner. They’ll also be joined by the indomitable Duke Silver and promising newcomers such as The Andy Andy Andys, Scarecrow Boat and Punch Face Champions.

Though the announcement was made this morning on social media, full details are yet to be announced. It is however implied that the event will take place in Pawnee, Indiana and sources are indicating that every song played during the festival will be a verified banger.

Because of the underground nature of the event, punters are speculating wildly via Twitter with many claiming to have found new information about further acts yet to be announced.

But at this early stage, most are instead opting to give organisers an idea of acts they’d like to see added to the bill.

Information is also rolling in about the event’s management:

https://twitter.com/thegrahamfruit/status/552640828297195520

Catering:

Fashion:

And assorted cultural offerings:

Though the full lineup is yet to be announced, many are shifting their alliegances from Coachella to the new festival because of its remarkable variety of genres.

https://twitter.com/stephmyee/status/552642399315300354

And because of this, tickets are expected to sell out in record time.

https://twitter.com/TheAntFan/status/552635577959329792

We’ll be updating you as soon as more information gets announced. The organisers of Coachella could not be reached for comment, but it’s understood that they’re frantically trying to book a Li’l Sebastian impersonator as we speak. Unless that happens, it’s safe to say your plans for April are pretty much sorted.