Coachella Alert: Weekend Weather

Pack some sunscreen, bring cash and a sense of environmental responsibility for water and stuff your underpants full of ice cubes, because it's gonna be a hot one.

For the record, the AT&T blue room tent is the best instance of festival corporate sponsorship ever. It's got air conditioning, a giant big-screen with live set feeds, a bunch of places to charge your cell phone, and computers so you can post on your LiveJournal about how hot and tired you are but it's so worth it.

And it is worth it - the heat, the hipsters, the hassle and the drunk people - because the music is so good. But every festival needs a chillout tent, and one with minimal corporate interference (like the rest of the festival) is pretty great.

For those of you who are unlucky enough to be sitting at home this weekend, check the blue room site for webcasts of the following artists:

Friday, April 27
Bjork
Arctic Monkeys
Brazilian Girls
Stephen Marley featuring Jr. Gong
Noisettes

Saturday, April 28
Arcade Fire
Ozomatli
Regina Spektor

Sunday, April 29
Crowded House
The Lemonheads
Kaiser Chiefs
Fair to Midland
Damien Rice

and keep watching this space for live and post-mortem updates on each day of the festival.

And wherever you are... stay hydrated.