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Maybe it was just me, but for some reason I felt like Gogol Bordello didn’t really fit as a main stage act. Sure they were fun, crazy, musical, dynamic and definitely a band that could hold an audience’s attention, but weren’t they a group that was better in a smaller, friendlier confine than the vastness of Coachella’s main stage?
Apparently they can bring their Pogues/Clash/Borat gypsy punk anywhere they damn well please.
The New York band brought their ethno-centric party freakshow in full force and had concertgoers dancing to all sorts of folk/roots/rock for the entire 45 minutes that they had the main stage.
In fact, one audience member, inspired by the set, suggested that the Lakers should incorporate the single “Start Wearing Purple” to the Staples Center playlist. Especially when new power forward Pau Gasol heats up during the game.
– photo and post by Tony Pierce
