Desert Trip

Review: Not only did the Californian festival Desert Trip showcase history, but it created its own too

Some of history’s greatest bands took over the Californian desert last weekend. Classic tunes, epic productions and moonlight bliss created something special for the history books. HOW THE FESTIVAL WORKED Six acts: Bob Dylan + The Rolling Stones (Friday), Neil Young + Paul McCartney (Saturday), The Who + Roger Waters (Sunday), played over three days on…

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The Who, Roger Waters and anti-Trump propaganda brings Desert Trip to an end

The classic rock mecha that is Desert Trip came to an end tonight with weekend two sets by The Who and Roger Waters. As the orange moon rose dramatically quickly from behind the mountain range beside the stage, The Who shredded a two hour set that was identical to last weekend. Pete Townshend alerted the…

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Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones throw in a few more greatest hits to kick off Desert Trip weekend 2

The second weekend of Desert Trip – aka “Oldchella” – has kicked off in India, California, on the site of the iconic Coachella music festival. The first night, as it did last weekend, kicked off with recent Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan and iconic UK group The Rolling Stones. Bob Dylan played a largely unchanged…

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Five reasons we wish we were at Desert Trip (aka “Oldchella”) this past weekend

Last weekend saw the first weekend of the highly anticipated classic rock wet-dream that is Desert Trip. You may also know it by it’s popular colloquial name – “Oldchella”. Here are the top five reasons that we are drooling at the mouth ahead of being on the ground for Weekend Two! Money talks After years…

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