[joejohnson]

Coachella has done a lot of innovative tricks this year. I was impressed that anyone in US could watch three of the stages live on YouTube. Live concert footage and other live videos on the web are going to quickly make TV feel overpriced.

[libraryatnight]

Having been to a few festivals over the years, I had a good time watching via the YouTube stream. No sweaty people crowding me, up-close views, fantastic sound quality, and all the beverages etc I wanted readily available with no lines ;)

Obviously nothing replaces the experience of being present, but if you can't go, or are just getting to a point in life where festivals seem like more exhaustion than they're worth, these live streams are amazing.

[pinaceae]

even more impressive that I could watch it from Austria - by now so much content is region-restricted that this was a pleasant surprise.

[te_chris]

Agree so much from New Zealand, me and heaps of my friends were all massive fans of At the Drive In when they were around, being able to see them live on the other side of the world felt pretty cool.

[minikomi]

I watched (the rapture) from a train in Japan on my iPhone while heading to a hot spring!

[kittxkat]

I was so pleasantly surprised I could watch with no problems from Switzerland.

[apawloski]

For what it's worth, this isn't the first year Coachella was live streamed on YouTube.