Mexico City’s huge annual mega-festival turns 10 this year, and they’ve just announced the lineup after much anticipation. …and we’re severely underwhelmed, to say the very least. Known for showcasing a wide range of bands from all over Latin America, both large and small, Vive is generally at the forefront of cool cosmopolatino music. But not so much this year…
We were planning on going, and heard rumors about Soda Stereo performing, but alas, that’s not happening. We’d be down to catch Babasónicos and Quiero Club, as well as a handful of the other groups, but I dunno, things are looking waaay too old school for our liking. Los Lobos, REALLY? Los Piojos?!?!?! WTF. Jarabe de Palo?!?!?!? Irrelevent. Santa Sabina and Angeles del Infierno??? Woah. Maybe they’re trying to cover all the bands who’ve played over the last decade or somethin’, but we’re not feeling it.
Time to stop scouring flights to el DF, and start figuring out Coachella plans… that’s gonna be much better!
Here’s the official lineup, for your perusal… let us know what YOU think!!!
Agora
Angeles del Infierno
Arbol
Babasónicos
Bersuit
Botellita de Jerez
Caramelos de Cianuro
Dante
Descartes a Kant
Disidente
DLD
El otro Yo
Emmanuel Horvilleur
Haragan y Compañía
Insite
Jarabe de Palo
Kapanga
Kill Aniston
La Habitación Roja
Lawson
LeBaron
Liquits
Los Auténticos Decadentes
Los Cafres
Los Caligaris
Los Daniels
Los Dynamite
Los Fancy Free
Los Lobos
Los Piojos
Los Straightjackets
Los Tres
Lost Acapulco
Maldita Vecindad y Los Hijos del Quinto Patio
Niña
Nortec: Fussible y Bostich
Pánico Ramírez
Panteón Rococo
Pato Machete
Payro
Plastilina Mosh
Quiero Club
Ratones Paranóicos
Salvador y los Leones
Santa Sabina
Six Million Dollar Weirdo
Sr. Flavio
Sussie 4
The Volture
Thermo
Tolidos
Tren Loco
Troker
Todos Tus Muertos
Ventilader
Yokozuna
For more info, check out www.vivelatino.com.mx
