They knew their audience and they were captured. Well played
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YoshiTheDog4205 days ago
+24
The maga billionaire that owns Coachella doesn’t care.
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PerryNeeum5 days ago
+20
I don’t care that he doesn’t 🤷♂️
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Imcrappinyounegative5 days ago
+226
Back to back weeks phenomenal sets. Sucked they had to go before Beiber.
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Wellcomefarewell5 days ago
+29
i love how every other social media comment section besides facebook and listnook have an issue with justin bieber rn lmao
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Useful-Soup81615 days ago
+11
Didn’t he just basically do karaoke to his own music? Which is lazy as hell.
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geenaleigh5 days ago
+8
He sang a full 30+ song set. That was incredibly overblown.
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Useful-Soup81615 days ago
+1
Damn how long was his set? There’s not usually time for that many songs.
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geenaleigh5 days ago
+3
Headliners get 90 minute sets. So that tracks with the amount of songs.
I watched this weekends performance after the stories came out from week 1 and honestly it was a great set. He had a lot of fun and was totally into connecting with the fans. He just like minimalist performances.
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Normal_Pace73745 days ago
+2
His week 2 was a fantastic performance. Really showcased how good his adult voice is. Prefacing a comeback tour.
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Bitter_Breakfast96655 days ago
+10
Beibers pretty f****** lame. Sucks he was abused, but nonetheless.....
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smokedfishfriday5 days ago
+8
He’s quite talented, not sure what you mean by
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kegster25 days ago
+14
Unsure if talented and lameness are correlated
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Wellcomefarewell5 days ago
+18
typing “i just don’t like him” is an easier way to convey what you’re conveying
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CoolBakedBean5 days ago
-4
what makes someone lame then?
in my head , being a talented singer is by definition not lame lol. it makes you super cool .
idk i guess i don’t hate on anyone tho. everything is pretty awesome like they say in the lego movie.
but yeah man, whenever i hear beauty and a beat… it him singing in “stay” when i used to drink i loved that f****** shit.
justin bieber is popular for a reason. his voice is great and he has musical talent. justin is not lame!
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kegster25 days ago
+1
I’m saying your level of talent does not directly dictate your level of lameness
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aaronappleseed5 days ago
+1
Being talented has nothing to do with a person's personality. I don't know Justin Bieber personally, but I wouldn't begrudge anyone who has paid a little attention to him for thinking he was lame.
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CoolBakedBean5 days ago
-2
talent is a huge part of someone’s personality lmao what you talking about
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aaronappleseed5 days ago
+3
You've never met a really talented person whose personality was garbage? I'm sure Kanye, Bill Cosby, and Shia LeBeouf all have great personalities as well, since they are talented.
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CoolBakedBean5 days ago
-2
ah i see, you’re illiterate.
talent is a part of everyone’s personality, including bill cosby. he’s a rapist and an awful person. but i wouldn’t call him lame. his talent and comedy show the cool sides of his personality
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The-Narcissist5 days ago
+1
Haters gonna hate
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Broad_Mushroom_80335 days ago
-1
He is comparable to Michael Jackson
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The-Narcissist5 days ago
-2
Bieber is the truth and this is coming from someone who doesn’t even like that type of music. Him bringing MK gee up to play daisies is one of my favorite live performances. Nothing cooler than hopping in my car and hearing a random new song on the radio and being like “wait this has to be the MK gee tascam ranger baritone crunch” and lo-and-behold it was.
He gave a stripped down Yukon performance a few weeks ago that was top tier.
Hating things because others do is so high school.
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Bigchunky_Boy5 days ago
+88
A few artist did the same . Good on them .
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fcatw5 days ago
+54
This is so refreshing to see. Most modern day bands, DJ’s and pop would never. They’re too afraid
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NailingCatsToTrees_5 days ago
+9
Most modern *mainstream* bands. This is extremely common in the metal scene.
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The-Narcissist5 days ago
+2
Same with the punk scene but obviously they don’t have huge mainstream sponsors and labels that will drop their ass if they do something like this. It’s different.
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NailingCatsToTrees_5 days ago
+1
Yes, it is different. The obscure metal and punk bands aren't in it for the money. These millionaire popstars can absolutely afford to lose a sponsor over speaking out. They just won't because they're in it for the money, not the message.
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Far_Out_6and_25 days ago
+19
Think they have a new album out
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ForbiddenAtomicSquid5 days ago
+13
This summer
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SmokinSkinWagon5 days ago
+6
It’s kinda growing on me
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anohioanredditer5 days ago
-4
The auto tune left me dumbfounded. Who listens to that and thinks it’s good? Sorry. It’s just not my thing. I can’t understand it. Without it, the song is good.
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LongjumpingBase90945 days ago
-5
Boring chord progression, it goes nowhere. Didn’t like it.
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Tezerel5 days ago
+17
I like the strokes but when I saw them in SF they sounded more like conservatives, they kept talking about how horrible California was
Glad they turned it around
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RnwyHousesCityCloudz5 days ago
+151
well they’re famously from New York so that’s not surprising
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Yum-z5 days ago
+70
Looks like someone forgot about the age old rivalry between east coast and west coast (not just the rap scene, that’s just part of it)
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KenDanTony5 days ago
+26
“That’s why I fucked yo b**** you fat muthafucker.”
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NatasFear5 days ago
+9
"First off f*** your b**** and the clique you claim. Westside when we ride come equipped with game."
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CreatiScope5 days ago
+3
Also pretty sure Julian has lived in California a lot over the past decade.
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AmarilloArmadillos5 days ago
+89
People can be liberal and still hate California, maybe that's all it was.
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Brilliant_Trouble_325 days ago
+24
Look at Portland. Overwhelmingly very liberal, overwhelmingly hate California.
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doctorwho861014 days ago
+1
Yeah...it's like that meme about workplace harassment:
Cali- Hey ;) "hello? HR??"
NYC- Sup? ;) "aww ur sweet :))"
I think the proximity makes us cranky.
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Ciggytardust15 days ago
+15
I’m liberal and dislike a lot of things about California.
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flamingdonkey5 days ago
+2
I've always maintained that their main issue is just too many people.
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Black-Shoe5 days ago
+11
Every liberal not from California hates California
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steve-d5 days ago
+9
I'm a liberal from Utah and I love California. Mostly for its natural beauty, however.
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toritxtornado5 days ago
+1
i'm a liberal from maryland and texas and like california
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AmarilloArmadillos5 days ago
+1
I didn't say that, but I don't disagree.....
At least for me it's also directly related to the people I've met who live there or are from there. The state itself is "meh".
Eta: also not like I'm claiming my state is good, I hate it here and I'd love to leave.
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Low_Intention_13275 days ago
+25
Some New Yorkers hate the city and theyre not conservatives. What was it that they said exactly?
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Tezerel5 days ago
+2
They made a joke, I don't remember exactly how it went but it was essentially asking which was worse homeless people or California
It was really weird to say in SF. Outside Lands
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Low_Intention_13275 days ago
+4
Lol my cousin went to Hollywood and said there were a lot of homeless people. I think it was a joke, stupid but a joke
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AphexTaco5 days ago
+3
Idk if you’ve ever been to real Hollywood proper but there are objectively a ton of homeless people there compared to the rest of California - the name carries no weight
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Low_Intention_13275 days ago
-1
No, I should have wrote my last response better. Were from NY, the town I live in itself has homeless people on Mainstreet, so were used to it. He was just taken back by how many there were in Hollywood. I dont know if he went to other areas, I forget. But yeah, he didnt say he hated California, but the homeless problem seems to be a biggie. Going in with no knowledge of Hollywood other than it being an area rich in movie stars, you wouldn't expect it to have so many homeless. Youd expect that in South central, or other areas. Ive never been though.
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MoneyElevator5 days ago
+1
Hollywood Hills is where the movie stars live. Kinda like Riverdale and the Bronx
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VirtualPen2045 days ago
+6
California is a really big place, and has had large pockets of conservatives for a long time. Go visit Huntington Beach or Newport Beach, for example.
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altcntrl5 days ago
+5
You can dislike California and not be conservative.
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fascfoo5 days ago
+11
You can shit on California without being h******* right wing.
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spazz7205 days ago
+1
They grew up incredibly rich and privileged and met in prep school
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LynnHaven5 days ago
+1
They are New Yorkers, shitting on California is second nature to New Yorkers.
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beegtuna5 days ago
-12
That’s not a conservative take. California sucks
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bryanisbored5 days ago
+3
Always lived here and thought it was great. hated it more a kid because my areas more old people but now its kinda of ok again.
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minionofjoy5 days ago
-3
Pfft yeah ok. It's sunny here 324 days out of the year. But please keep telling yourself that and don't come here.
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SovietCorgiFromSpace5 days ago
+7
california sucks =/= california's climate sucks
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beegtuna5 days ago
I’ve lived there. It’s all traffic and hype
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AnewTest5 days ago
+1
Be glad that you lived in a place where traffic was the worst of your concerns. And not, y'know, having your existence made illegal.
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SpinItUpLockItUp5 days ago
-3
that’s not happening
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AaronRulesALot5 days ago
-5
Theres about 40 other states, half of them bumfuck red states, objectively worse than cali. Does traffic not exist in other states? Is that the end all be all? lol cali haters are actually manufactured bots
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IPissExcellentThrows5 days ago
+7
[literally first link I could find has California with worst traffic in the nation](https://tripnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Interstate_Overdrive_Magazine_06-24-2021.pdf)
I promise you when people are saying California sucks, it's not the weather. It's beautiful. It's the traffic, the taxes/cost of living, and most importantly, the most arrogant people in the country, who can't even acknowledge blatant flaws in their state.
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Hutch_travis5 days ago
+1
California may have more “limousine liberals” and NIMBY Karen’s too. Thus why Julian is extra critical.
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AaronRulesALot5 days ago
-2
Is traffic really end all be all? There’s prolly 10 other blue states better in those regards, I’ll give u that. I live in socal btw not LA. If u live in the city I don’t think it’s crazy to expect some traffic. Also the cost is high cuz everybody wants to live here man what can I say.
It’s hyped up for a reason. It can be better, like they’re building a lot around me now but we need more housing for sure. Think that’s a problem across all the states and it’s looking like dems are waking up to that. Also not to sound arrogant myself but half this country are filled with actually ignorant, awkward, racist losers in bum f*** states and counties voting for the destruction of the nation whilst saying it’s California that’s the problem somehow lol It’s prolly the most diverse and makes THE most money compared to all others. Beside New York, it’s prolly the quintessential example of what a true American f****** state is and should strive to be.
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InThreeWordsTheySaid5 days ago
+6
Sitting in traffic fucks you up, mentally and physically. Not that it’s the end all be all, but I moved to get away from it. I moved from New York though, which also has traffic (but better public transportation than LA, at least).
I see NYC and the more populated parts of California as more or less the same: awesome if you can afford to avoid all the bullshit. Which I cannot.
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AaronRulesALot5 days ago
Yea that’s fair, but I’d never go as far to say as the states of cali and New York are terrible just because of the traffic. It’s disregarding like 10 more important things, like laws/rights, healthcare access, quality of life, opportunity, diversity, beauty/cleanliness, etc, which California excels at all.
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AmarilloArmadillos5 days ago
+4
Quality of life. You mean one of the states topping per capita in homelessness, and also with the worst air quality, and that's not even touching your water problem.
Yeah. Excels.
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Troviel5 days ago
+1
As the current economy shows "making the most money" is not necessarily the plus you mean for the average joe when a lot of that is concentrated in some selective fields.
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AaronRulesALot4 days ago
+1
I think the average Joe here has more better quality of life than at least like 35 other states. More opportunity. More rights. Can u seriously say California is a trash state? It sounds so stupid to say bro I need u to concede that
Edit: I’ll do u one better, name me 3 better states than Cali and why.
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pouredmygutsout5 days ago
+2
I love California. When I leave, I forget that I really shouldn’t have wore my t-shirt and shorts to dinner. Casual to the extreme on the west coast.
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anonymousposterer5 days ago
+11
Someone should tell the strokes about who owns Coachella
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stintshereandthere5 days ago
+94
almost like that’s one of the sub-reasons they did it?
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pinkjarrito5 days ago
-56
thatll show em!
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stintshereandthere5 days ago
+61
no one said it would do anything lol. But spreading awareness on a big stage is something other shy away from.
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NoMoFascisto5 days ago
+39
Yeah you tell em u/pinkjarrito ! Shit on everything! Flex that nihilism! Flex that intellect baby!
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stintshereandthere5 days ago
+13
Flexing nihilism is very cool! Give us a whataboutism next!
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NoMoFascisto5 days ago
+12
oh yeah! Now we're talkin! Choo-Choo all aboard, next stop, nowhere! Hurry up!
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mammothpiss5 days ago
+3
Show of presence
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flamingdonkey5 days ago
+2
It's *literally* a show. So yes.
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atzoo875 days ago
Also should do some research into Julian's father, who was in bed with JE
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cool_arrrow5 days ago
+6
Someone should also look into Eric’s father, also in bed with JE.
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Adultery5 days ago
-21
Just look up Julian’s dad
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btmalon5 days ago
+36
The dad he’s talked shit about since day 1 and didn’t talk to? Some weird wiki edits make it seem like there’s astroturfing going on right now on it.
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altcntrl5 days ago
+9
Anytime anyone has an opinion the internet will look to discredit the person and not the message. It helps keep everyone inline and for some reason people think you must be pure to say anything and remain silent if not. It’s weird.
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plamda5055 days ago
+11
The part Americans don't get is how much the rest of the world hates them.
They should be careful. as they need to stay strong for the coming corporate wars. New alliances will be formed and reformed and in the end four corporations will rule what is left of the world.
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ikyle1175 days ago
+32
Bro the majority of Americans hate America
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Prestigious_Sell_6254 days ago
+1
..Until of course someone legitimatel bad is knocking on your door, like China or Russia. Then it's all buddy-buddy until the problem goes away.
Case in point: the entirety of Southeast Asia in response to Chinese aggression, and western Europe in response to Russian aggression
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plamda5055 days ago
+1
Here is a video short showing a bit of the action. Viewer discretion is advised.
The Strokes Concert 💚🔥 Coachella 2026 Weekend 2, Day 2 [https://youtube.com/shorts/otisgHURRVA?si=Pqf8NNQKZ0EIDDRM](https://youtube.com/shorts/otisgHURRVA?si=Pqf8NNQKZ0EIDDRM)
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HardOverEasy19XX5 days ago
-36
Everyone loves America. Give some examples
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Adeptness_Calm5 days ago
+13
I teach abroad as an American and I can assure you there is a massive difference between American cultural exports/influence and actually loving what america is/stands for on the world stage. Worth noting those things. None of my students hate America they just hate trump they’re actually quite fascinated by the country because it’s government is so shite but its influence is so strong
Edit: wording
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wewawoowagh5 days ago
+2
every country that has undergone a structural adjustment programme or had to radically deregulate in order to be admitted to the world trade organisation. the washington consensus has done irreparable damage to third world economies. latin america and the middle east have been completely fucked by american-led economic reform, not to mention american military activity.
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Comet77775 days ago
+2
Are you saying this as an American or someone living abroad?
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sweatboxy5 days ago
+1
Said like an ignorant and arrogant American who’s never traveled abroad.
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Anon_Jones4 days ago
+1
So Iran loves America?
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Adam__B5 days ago
+1
Yep, after spending $650 a ticket, and eating $100 caviar burgers with $20 lemonade, the audience gets a good taste of self-righteous anger at the political establishment they helped vote in.
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Ap0llo5 days ago
+7
Are you suggesting the crowd at Coachella votes Republican? I would say 20% tops.
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SmokinSkinWagon5 days ago
+24
I bet a lot of them didn’t vote at all
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TryingToWriteIt5 days ago
+1
Half of them weren’t even of voting age during the last election.
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SmokinSkinWagon5 days ago
+1
Average age of a Coachella attendee is 28 apparently
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altcntrl5 days ago
+1
If you think that’s self righteous you’re wrong.
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JonnyG245 days ago
Wasn’t Julian’s dad good friends with Trump?
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HAN_CH0LO5 days ago
+91
Julian has so many songs speaking about his terrible relationship with his father. Lived with his mother since he was 8
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AaronRulesALot5 days ago
+45
On god, what is this fallacy people always bring up? Doesn’t trump have a niece who f****** hates him? lol guess her opinion is void cuz she’s related? I keep hearing this regarded f****** take.
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Signal_Ball46345 days ago
+19
Listnook does this shit a lot, particularly the pop culture subs. Stg the first thing I see with any post about a celeb is some random, sometimes pretty weak or vague, reason people have for shunning them.
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AaronRulesALot5 days ago
+12
lol true. Isn’t this the guy whose cousin’s dog’s adopted child said that one thing that one time?
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mongoliandragon5 days ago
+1
The dichotomy is weird. They praise Elon Musk's children for speaking up against him but then turn around and try to do gotcha's every time Julian Casablancas is brought up.
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Dry_Conversation_7975 days ago
+68
I think so but Julian doesn't necessarily have to agree with his dad.
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SmokinSkinWagon5 days ago
+16
He’s distanced himself from his dad his entire life
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Empty-Way-69805 days ago
+8
Who gives a f***? lol
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Bizarrebazaars5 days ago
+3
He was raised by his step dad
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altcntrl5 days ago
+1
His dad.
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plamda5055 days ago
+3
Here is a video short showing a bit of the action. Viewer discretion is advised.
The Strokes Concert 💚🔥 Coachella 2026 Weekend 2, Day 2 [https://youtube.com/shorts/otisgHURRVA?si=Pqf8NNQKZ0EIDDRM](https://youtube.com/shorts/otisgHURRVA?si=Pqf8NNQKZ0EIDDRM)
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ohwhatsupmang5 days ago
+1
Don't even bother clicking on the article
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Ok-Reference-62605 days ago
+1
isnt everyone at cochella tripping balls while they were taking a stand?
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Jingoisticbell5 days ago
+2
Stunning and brave
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Oystermama5 days ago
+2
Seeing some of my favorite artists say NOTHING or even worse…(ahem, Radiohead!) has completely ruined the music for me. The tunes hit different when you know artists actually care for humanity.
Hell f****** ya Strokes! Free Palestine !
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Blacknite455 days ago
-12
It's not really "fiery" when these have been talking points outside the states for like 40 years
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SaMonkeyBoy5 days ago
+3
It's fiery here in the states because public opinion on Israel has plummeted dramatically in the last few years, but it's still a very controversial opinion to have. Until videos of the most recent Gaza war started to pop up on social media, most people here didn't have any thought towards Israel, especially younger millenials and Gen Z. The same goes for the US involvement in other countries throughout history. While we definitely knew about it, it wasn't a hot button issue until more recently when, again, these topics started to spring up on social media. A lot of Americans are waking up to our own atrocities.
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Longjumping_Date2695 days ago
+1
Dear lord
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spucci5 days ago
-9
Great. Problem solved.
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Kosstheboss5 days ago
-4
YEAH! You show those trust fund babies what the world is truly about...selling out for personal gain.
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chunkydunker95 days ago
Yeah wow if they didnt speak out against the gubment idk what we would do. They SLAMMED the man, wow!
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flhoneybadger5 days ago
+9
Uhhhh what?
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Sighlina5 days ago
+5
Something something shut up and dribble… lol
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Bizarrebazaars5 days ago
+2
Lay off the reefer it’s totally fried your brain
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AggressivePack53075 days ago
-40
Drugs, under age girls and idiocy. Gotcha...
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tuesdaythe13th5 days ago
+48
You're talking about the Trump administration right?
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AggressivePack53075 days ago
-17
Both are vile.
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tuesdaythe13th5 days ago
+17
Jamie, check to see if the Stokes bombed a girls elementary school
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narsfweasels5 days ago
+12
Just checked with their PR guy: That's a "no".
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zenboi925 days ago
+78
Yeah, they are an amazingly talented band, and they played Coachella. I’d say people are still listening to them. Sorry they didn’t have Kid Rock lol.
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Shy_Limp_Dick5 days ago
+48
They had a huge album in 2020, won a Grammy, hit number one and album sales and have a new album coming this year.
Yeah they are pretty popular.
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claimticket5 days ago
+27
The fact that the Strokes have had some absolute bangers fully aside, is there supposed to be a time limit on appreciating music? Do you comment this on posts about the Beatles? Elvis? Beethoven?
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1questions5 days ago
+22
Not at all a fan of The Strokes, but this is kind of a stupid comment. If a band plays Coachella is pretty obvious a good amount of people are listening to them. If you don’t like them then just say that.
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Jr53095 days ago
+12
Quite popular with Gen Z. It all comes around again.
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evolvolution5 days ago
+13
Yeah they just headlined Coachella what’s your point?
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ctmets19885 days ago
+2
They didnt headline. They just played
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evolvolution5 days ago
+14
You seem know more than I do to be asking those sorts of questions. Back to my question… what’s your point?
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HAN_CH0LO5 days ago
+3
In a pretty prime time s***. They got paid $4 million to do so as well
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