It's time for our annual (meaning we did it last year with Bonnaroo and we're doing it again so damn it, it's annual now!) Coachella lineup quiz! This is where you can find out just how hip and with it you are when it comes to obscure bands you may or may not have heard of before!
Coachella just announced its lineup for the 2015 festival, and the headliners are some real up and comers in the music business. Perhaps you've heard of them? AC/DC, Drake, Jack White, Florence and the Machine…those guys are about to hit it big, we think.
(Please, for the love of hipsters, we hope you know we're kidding. Writing sarcastically on the Internet means at least a third of you will think we are serious.)
Anyway, as for the other acts at Coachella, they aren't as mainstream but obviously that doesn't mean they aren't extremely talented. But we're not here to talk about that. Mostly, we just want to see if you can spot the real band names from the ones we totally made up. So check out our list below and then see how many you get right. No Googling, Binging or Alta Vista-ing:
1. Cloud Nothings
2. Purple Plungers
3. Ethereal British Accents
4. Night Terrors of 1927
5. Chicano Batman
6. Reverend Horton Heat
7. Hacky Sack in a Hatchback
8. Until the Ribbon Breaks
9. OFF!
10. The Glenns and Five Dudes Named Earl
11. tINI
12. Luminos and Light
13. Not So Fast, Sir
14. Hello.Bye
15. Panda Bear
16. Upside Down Hashtag
17. Marques Wyatt & The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger
18. 5ouR
19. Glass Animals
20. Cashmere Cat
OK, now scroll past all the random GIFs to see the answer key!
1. Cloud Nothings (REAL)
2. Purple Plungers (FAKE)
3. Ethereal British Accents (FAKE)
4. Night Terrors of 1927 (REAL)
5. Chicano Batman (REAL)
6. Reverend Horton Heat (REAL)
7. Hacky Sack in a Hatchback (FAKE)
8. Until the Ribbon Breaks (REAL)
9. OFF! (REAL)
10. The Glenns and Five Dudes Named Earl (FAKE)
11. tINI (REAL)
12. Luminos and Light (FAKE)
13. Not So Fast, Sir (FAKE)
14. Hello.Bye (FAKE)
15. Panda Bear (REAL)
16. Upside Down Hashtag (FAKE)
17. Marques Wyatt & The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (REAL & REAL)
18. 5ouR (FAKE)
19. Glass Animals (REAL)
20. Cashmere Cat (REAL)
So, how did you do? Are you a true hipster or are you just a lame poser? Also, we call dibs on the following band names that we made up should our jazz-rap career ever take off: Purple Plunger, Hacky Sack in a Hatchback and Upside Down Hashtag.