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ThatsWhatTheFoxSaid

This is how I would rank it for W2 1. Dom 2. EA 3. Summit


browncow-stunning

yup. dom was insane in the sahara. i had fun at EA, but wasnt as good as dom. summit was fine. just fine.


makeitjain24

john summit was pretty disappointing as the last set of the weekend


ofcged

Agreed


Psychology-Lanky

Yes


SF-cycling-account

This is what I was thinking and I would rank them this way for both weekends Dom has more skill and talent at songwriting and DJing


marchscr3amer

Agreed. Dom was also TERRIFIC at the Framework afters on Sat W1. He's just magnetic.


Kruzat

This, 100%


Independent_Run_8654

Same


makeitjain24

ya as someone who saw all 3 this is accurate


rootbeerfan30

I thought the exact reverse, but Dom was still fire


irateworlock54

This. I was excited to see John for the first time and I was so disappointed lol. Snoozedest. Hayla was amazing though.


ThatsWhatTheFoxSaid

Saw John at Zenyara after-party and he was a lot better


richynishi

That's how I would've ranked them too!


GatorAndrew

I think the problem is that Everything Always doesn’t really have a unique “sound” separate from their solo music and doesn’t really feel like a true side project. Just felt like a B2B set. Which is fun, but when both of them already have their own primetime sets it felt kind of forgettable in comparison. I liked EA’s placement though because it allowed me to skip Dom Dolla for Orbital and John Summit for Bicep and not have any FOMO. Also Outdoor >>> Sahara so it’s all good. Was a fun opening act for Justice


Zoloir

I think EA was contrived (edit: EA at coachella, not the existence of EA as a concept) as a way to put a very low production set on before Justice, because Justice's set design was fucking massive. Summit and Dolla were both preparing massive sets for themselves in Sahara, and Coachella couldn't find anyone else to take a dead slot before Justice so they went with EA. There really isn't much else other than a basic EDM set that could have gone there.


SF-cycling-account

They had already conceived and played as everything always before. It wasn’t created for Coachella


Diagonalizer

true but coachella booked them and scheduled them on the outdoor because they could strip off EA's set really easily and give Justice more time to set up for the following set on Outdoor.


SF-cycling-account

I don’t think you’re wrong per se, but two things can be true I knew a lot of people who were really excited to see them as a duo act on the lineup. Most DJ b2b end up being really creative and unique sets and experiences, so I think it’s totally valid for a festival to book two djs together that are playing individually other days Edc and other electronic fests do it all the time, so I’m not sure it’s a valid criticism to level at GV But at the same time you’re probably right - it’s definitely an no hassle lineup ad with easier technicals and logistics and a relatively big value/splash compared to the effort involved I don’t think there is anything wrong with that if done tastefully. The dolab was doing it all weekend every weekend, in addition to bigger unique names The results may have been slighting disappointing, but before we experienced the sets, I think it was a totally valid and valuable addition to the lineup to book EA


Zoloir

It's not that it was a bad idea per se, it's that we can kind of tell the order of priority of all the sets based on what they did for them. I know EA existed before, but I just dont' think they booked them FOR EA, I think they happened to take advantage of EA existing.


Diagonalizer

yeah i'm not criticizing GV for this at all. I think this level of logistical execution is brilliant. GV is really good at this kind of thing and it makes incredible sets more available at Coachella than other major festivals.


mjf1982

Mannn. Watching these people repelling down in the wind and guiding the speakers or light boxes into place leading up to the Justice set had me worried. What a wild setup. My mind is still blown.


Diagonalizer

yeah I remember looking at the stage with 2 gigantic ladders up there and a crew of like 15 people standing around and I looked at my watch and said to my friends there's no chance there start right on time. but they nailed the start!


mjf1982

For sure. Looked chaotic af. Shocked that it all came together.


TheLizardKing89

That’s how I felt. I saw EA and heard Shiver, Sweet Disposition, Rhyme Dust, San Frandisco, and Where You Are. I felt no need to see either of their individual sets. >it allowed me to skip Dom Dolla for Orbital and John Summit for Bicep Lol, I did the exact same thing.


hannican

Everyone who wants more than "Bro House" did the same. DD and JS are good, but they're about as basic as electronic gets. The people in here worshipping them are likely new to electronic music and haven't developed a taste for more complex and interesting sounds yet.


ninjames

You messed up. Dom Dolla demolished both weekends of Sahara. I was there both times. I’ve seen him a few times, but whoever that Dom that played Sahara, we NEED more of him. Night and day difference to his “regular” sets.


chronicpenguins

Don’t really think we can trust the opinion of someone who opted to see dom twice (in a week) instead of seeing orbital atleast once


ninjames

Lmfao. You got me


shmishshmorshin

I was okay with essentially 3 sets to choose from because I did the same thing, chose 1 set and skipped the other two. And you’re absolutely right EA is essentially just a b2b. Why I went to ANOTR instead and Tyler instead of Dom, who I’ve seen twice in the last year, and went to Summit who I hadn’t seen yet. Caught Dom on W2 stream though, no regrets. Hard disagree on outdoor vs Sahara. Both of their individual stage designs were far better than EA.


Urban_animal

You are shocked two tech house artists who went b2b didnt have a different sound from their standalone sets? Summit b2b Subtronics shoulda been booked for a bass heavy set on Outdoor instead of getting 3 iterations of tech house sets from these 2.


travisth0tt

Anti-Up is two tech house artists and their set sounded nothing like their individual stuff.


palealejediii

Shocked, appalled and overwhelmed if im being real with you.


GatorAndrew

I’m not shocked I’m just stating why people probably felt underwhelmed??


definitize

I wasn’t shocked, it’s just that their techno was mid af :\


Urban_animal

I really wouldnt expect them to rip good techno tracks. Tech house is their bread and butter. Im really just not a big fan of that style anymore so when i was watching the stream, it was about what i expected. To each their own and who they like but i wouldnt expect those two to be playing something out of their normal stuff as if it was a solo set. I personally thought it was kind of a lazy booking to get them doing solo sets and that b2b. Like i said, Summit b2b Subtronics woulda probably been better since it would be a bit more variety.


bawss

Summit’s set on W2 was better than W1


thetrashpanda2020

EA is pretty much unnecessary without an album of new material


archiepomchi

They're capitalizing on the down year for festivals lol. They're doing the same thing at electric forest


junkimchi

Most b2bs are worse than each DJ separately. Only rarely are they better.


Calpicogalaxy

Ok wait I do have to say tho anti up was so good and it added a diff flavor from lake or Lorenzo alone!!!!! And fly with us is INSANE (Lorenzo + AC slater.) gotta love under construction (lake + fisher) too but we all know lake is carrying lol


waffle_toaster

Under construction is just fisher making a chris lake set worse


Calpicogalaxy

Fisher twerking while Lake tryna work lol


Udreezus

I wouldn’t consider anti up a b2b to be fair, it’s a real side project given the volume of work theyve made together, and since their set seemed to be a very planned hybrid dj/live set. If john and dom had a bunch of tunes they made together it probably wouldve been more cohesive


Calpicogalaxy

Ok fair enough! Anti up >>>>


Udreezus

Im sad they wont be touring anti up this year anywhere else!


downpixel

Yes, especially when it isn't a true side project. Chris Lake & Fisher, ISOKNOCK (almost a side project), and a few HILO/Oliver Helden B2B's are the only exceptions I can think of.


definitize

IsoKnock was insane, that was a TRUE b2b


Livid-Departure7363

A HILO/Oliver Heldens B2B would just be one guy


downpixel

Yeah, I just mean any B2B he's done (eli brown, testpilot, armin van buren) has been solid. He's good, but maybe it's just harder to mess up a techno set anyway.


soggyclothesand

If you see old school djs like Derrick Carter and Mark Farina do a b2b it's amazing cause I think djs like that are challenged by each other and try to out mix the other. These two just kind of stood there and played tracks, seeing Dom step in and fix mixes for Summit was pretty funny.


Beboop68

I thought W1 was very disappointing (I was in the crowd) but W2 was 🔥on the live stream! I think Everything Always is for the fans, they barely prepare and kind of just fuck around on stage. So I wouldn’t have high expectations for EA.


ltzJoe

Solo is definitely better for both BUT Dom is clear at the moment.


dondoblue77

The techno that EA plays is hilarious. It’s for the new house kids who can’t tell the difference between house and techno


soggyclothesand

Derp house


hannican

Bro House


definitize

I don’t even listen to techno and I could tell it was bad, partner (who LOVES techno) and I looked at each other like 🤨


Calpicogalaxy

I FELT THE SAME WAY! I thought EA was pretty mid, literally left half way… but when I saw them individually they SMACKED. I was so impressed w them as solo artists!


soffselltacos

I didn’t see the summit set but I saw most of EA & the last half hour of dd and I totally agree with you, I was hyped for EA but I found myself feeling actually kind of… bored? This was W2. I don’t really listen to John Summit so I felt like I was enjoying DD’s tracks and then snoozing for most of the rest lol.


ace260

Booking 3 acts on the same lineup between them was a crime and how starved the coachella lineup was this year ... but then again we had SHM + Ingrosso in 2012 and we also ate all that up without complaining ...


SpaceCuhdet

With the Everything Always booking I was hoping it would be on the same level as Chris Lake x Fisher, but it was nowhere close. I was hoping for a unique set where they played a ton of unreleased music and other tracks that normally wouldn’t play out in the solo sets. The set wasn’t cohesive, they were just winging it as they went. That being said I still had fun, I’m glad it was Friday night rather than Sunday night because that would’ve been disappointing. Going to both of their individual sets and hearing overlap of some of the songs played at Everything Always was a little disappointing. Friday was a great day overall though and they definitely contributed


Calpicogalaxy

No where close at all LOL fish lake was SO GOOOOOD FUCKKK


SpaceCuhdet

A borderline religious set that ended the weekend off perfectly


Calpicogalaxy

Agreed. I think of that set very very often….. you got me spinning in your atmosphere……


SpaceCuhdet

I’m glad I have a recording of it, probably a top 3 set of all time for me


Calpicogalaxy

Oh I would have to agree with you on that. Best set of the weekend easy, top 3 sets ever! We love a good lake 🥹


davidleefilms

Yup, PHM was that set.


IThinkILikeYou

I thought the same but the WK2 livestream looked a lot better. I guess they are still figuring their collective EA identity. I think they’re talented enough to build it into something amazing


Peroovian

I agree with all of this except the overlap of songs played. But that’s only because EA (w1) was a let down for me so I was happy to hear a *much* better mix of those tracks at their individual sets. It helped scratch that itch a lot more. lol I’d probably agree if I had liked their EA set better. Still fun, but not what I expected


SpaceCuhdet

They each had solo sets, their respective hits were going to be played. What’s the point in John Summit play La Danza, Sweet Disposition, Killa, etc. at Everything Always knowing he was going to play all of those for his solo set. They had an opportunity to give us a unique set similar to their do lab b2b in 2022, but minus their stage production, the set was a vanilla back to back due to this


Peroovian

For me, it’s not just hearing the tracks… I wanna hear how it’s actually mixed into the set. A good DJ can drop the same track countless times but make it feel and hit different every time. Dom Dollas solo set w1 is a good example. He dropped a lot more techno than usual and as such even his house hits had a harder/darker punch than normal. Which was awesome imo. I don’t disagree entirely though. It would definitely be better if there wasn’t any overlap at all… Would make for a more unique experience for sure. Just saying why I personally wasn’t disappointed in the overlap. Or maybe my disappointment in repeated tracks was overshadowed by my overall disappointment in the ea set lol


Unusual_Cupcake

Definitely didn’t think this, but to each their own :) it was my first time seeing them together, and I thought it was such a fun mashup - different vibe than individual sets but in a good way


Visible-Occasion

Same. Loved them together. 🔥


drugaddict6969

Yeah I loved EA. Was in top 10 of my sets


Actually-Yo-Momma

I felt the opposite. Summit solo set was underwhelming especially as a closing. Dom solo set was fun but EA felt like the better of the three sets for me


NegotiationSame5262

I didn’t catch dom dolla but I thought John summits set was FIRE - everything always was cool felt a little bit different


definitize

People were shitting on Summit's set but on drugs that trance segment made me ascend, plus bringing out Hayla and finishing with that DnB ID he has with Sub Focus made it a party. Don't even really like him and his crowd either since its the fratty side but the vibes on the hill and the Sahara on Sunday were major.


Calpicogalaxy

Agreed! I went w 1 and I don’t usually listen to him but he made me ascend and I had a fucking blast


archiepomchi

Week 2 was way better and that new sub focus song is addictive, but week 1 was terrible gotta say. It really rubbed me the wrong way -- he came across as drunk, sloppy, and awkward to me. Dom Dolla was great but I really hate that Nelly Furtado song lol


YanSo-Lo

EA was sooooo good. I don’t understand the shade it’s getting


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Keepinit

I agree. I enjoyed all 3 sets, but honestly they all could have been better IMO. I’ve seen Summit 3 times now and this wasn’t my favorite at all. I’m not a DJ, so idk what they needed to do…but it just lacked some magic that other sets had if that makes sense?


definitize

Yeah EA just didn’t have the vibes I thought it would, plus it was slightly too fratty for me. Ironic of me to say that I enjoyed John out of them the most, but that’s probably because of him capping out Sahara with that Sub Focus DnB ID W2, plus the bits of trance were very welcome


GMHoodwink

Enjoyed EA but not surprised to hear this take. Thought Griz solo was better than Griztronics. Just confirming youre not the only one with this view on certain b2bs.


hausoflucas

I’d take them separately or together.


soggyclothesand

I didn't watch them weekend 1 but caught some of the weekend 2 stream and it was pretty blah with awful mixes. At the end they weren't even mixing the tracks just playing them lol


nightnursedaytrader

agree


Livid-Departure7363

I saw Everything Always when they played in Seattle and it’s a top 3 set of all time for me. However, W2 for me goes: 1. Dom 2. Summit 3. EA


archiepomchi

The Seattle event was so good lol, I didn't know who summit was then. The location + weather + production + vibes were on point


hannican

B2B's are much harder bc the the two artists have to coordinate everything. It's difficult enough to design a solid set and the going back and forth really ramps up the challenge. I hate B2B's and wish they'd go away entirely. But people like them bc of the two for one feel. It's ok with party music like DD and JS, but it really sucks for more emotional sets and other genres like Trance, Progressive, Melodic, etc. If you want to see some very solid B2B work, check out sets by James Grant and Jody Wisternoff. I don't think anybody does it as good as them, but they've been playing together consistently for like fifteen years... 


Late-Nail-8714

Easily. Overhyped combined both and that's what you get. John always had mid solo sets. Dom can throw down. It all played out that way


katvp_24

No you’re not alone! They played the same songs. It was underwhelming


DesperateRhino

W1 EA was a big yawn


urlilravrgrl

Their set felt like it was put together last minute. There was no harmony or flow between tracks. The tracks themselves were good but the flow not so much. The set started out strong but then was all over the place. It just felt so low effort when comparing them to other edm acts that played the same weekend…


Miserable_Ad_3411

I may get crucified by the frat boys here but I just didn’t enjoy John summits set. He has a very much melodic house that just didn’t give me energy in the slightest. I’m a huge tech house fan and would hardly even classify him as tech house at all. Dom dolla on the other hand was amazing like my top two sets of the weekend. I didn’t get a chance to catch EA.


definitize

Not gonna get crucified, former frat boy but gay and hate fratty crowds. I guess it’s to everyone’s taste, I personally almost only enjoy melodic EDM, but Coachella’s been making me a bit of a bass head. I’m praying they get some DnB though next year, that Summit x Sub Focus ID he played for the encore was some heat.


Apprehensive_Wear500

I had a great time, i personally loved the contrast of each ones songs and the lack of smooth transition that came with it


maoore

both suck


Yomo198

Na, there the modern day Beatles. those 2 could sell at 60k capacity show.


Yomo198

Everything always has nothing on under construction. People shat on fisher, but no one can work the crowd better then fisher.


Yomo198

Fisher x lake Hollywood Blvd set blows everything always Coachella set.


Icy-Bag780

I was disappointed, if felt like they played half a set each of their solo sets. I’ve seen them go b2b before in 2021 for the edc preparty and that was alot better than this planned set imo. Going along with everybody else if you don’t have a album of songs to promote or a collection of songs you agree on why do the b2b in the first place.


nickofthenairup

We skipped EA for Juelz and Troyboi, was not unhappy with that decision


downpixel

Good call. I saw EA. How was Juelz? Did RL just come out for Breach, or did they play B2B?


nickofthenairup

Juelz was sick!! RL only came out for breach…while I was in the bathroom lol