Yup… late on blogging..again! So, in a frantic desire to “catch up” before I’m off to Coachella 2018 I’m doing a quick recap of 2017.
Once we saw the lineup featuring Radiohead we HAD to go and got lucky enough to get our Weekend Two tickets when they went on sale. And this time we decided to try Camping. The whole condo/hotel thing had become VERY expensive as the venue became more popular. I had to work that morning but we managed to set off mid-day Thursday even though this got us there after dark. We were very worried about passing security but breezed through and Sex God set up our HUGE tent, blew up the mattress, rolled out our sleeping bags, set up the canopy and tied & anchored it all to the car! Then we walked around the grounds exploring the special area just for 
campers.
Day One we met some of our neighbors, even shared with them a few songs from Nothing But Thieves, our favorite band. We snacked on the junk food Sex God brought, powered down some alcohol & hydreated before heading into the venue. As old hands, once in, we did a full walkabout tour in between seeing Joseph, Tennis, King Gizzard, & Broods. Then we popped back to the campsite to eat dinner, get as drunk on our FREE alcohol as possible, hydrate more, and change! I just fell in love with this camping routine! I could get into comfy jeans & sneakers & outa the tank, shorts & sandals. I could switch out my sunglasses for my regular glasses. I could eat and drink free food we brought and get “relaxed” before going back into the venue. Prior years we had to make sure we brought everything we might need straight into the venue…this way, leave at the campsite! So, feeling wonderfully happy we went back into the venue and saw Phantogram, The XX and Radiohead. The XX was incredible! Their music is truly best appreciated live, I don’t know, it’s something about the way they sing it that just heightened everything. And of course, we adore Radiohead. As soon as their first song hits I got sexually charged and realized, “Oh crap…this is our sex music!” lol We kissed and laughed and I was so loving it…I dancing like I w
as suddenly Hawaiian!
On day two we had the routine down! We hung with the neighbors in the AM (although the ones on our other side disappeared!), then hit the venue to relax in the sun while seeing Blossoms, Arkells, Banks & Steelz, The Head and the Heart before heading back to the campsite for “dinner”, drinks & “relaxation”. Once back in we saw Bastille (so good), Two Door Cinema Club, and Dreamcar (which was a really fun, very gay band!). We popped into a few other places before heading to see Lady Gaga, and boy she didn’t disappoint!
By day three Sex God was very hungover. That morning I decided I wanted a massage so sat in the line. Sex God wandered in only to crash straight asleep. lol After that we scampered into the venue to see Grace Mitchell, Anna Lunoe, Show Me The Body & Grouplove. Back for dinner, etc. an
d then into the venue to see Kilara, Bishop Briggs (who is FUCKING AMAZING!), Kehlani and topped off the night with New Order.
It was THE most enjoyable vacation that Sex God and I have had in a very, very long time. The camping made the entire “going to Coachella” easier because I DIDN’T need to bring everything I might need for the event with me. It was so freeing! Plus Sex God kind of took care of me for the whole weekend. And for someone who tends to ALWAYS take care of everyone else, this was wonderful.
We left late Monday morning and I cannot wait to repeat this vacation this year!