The seemingly endless wait for set times for this weekend's Coachella Festival is finally over.
The two and a half hours allotted to Roger Waters to perform an album that clocks in around 45 minute seems a bit excessive, but fortunately there are only a few funky overlaps. The most curious one might be M.I.A. and Mark Ronson performing at the same time  on Saturday. I would think they would attract much of the same audience.
On Friday, the Sophie's choice is Raconteurs, the National and Goldfrapp; to a lesser extent, Sharon Jones and Spank Rock.
Saturday has a tough one: One of my favorite bands, DeVotchKa, playing at the same time as an act I have increasingly become fond of, MGMT. There are times at festival when you just want to remove the critic's hat and just be a fan.
Other toughies on day two: St. Vincent and Cafe Tacuba, and as if M.I.A./Ronson was not tough enough, Akron Family is playing then, too.
Sunday, one wonders how much of an audience will be tuning in for Sia and Love & Rockets. They're up against My Morning Jacket.
Bizarrely, as I assembled a plan for the weekend, I wind up with no headliners on my lists of acts to catch.
FRIDAY: Rogue Wave (1:30, Mainstage); Redd Kross (2:15, Mojave); Battles (3, Gobi); Black Kids (3:30, Mojave); Jens Lekman (4:35, Mojave); Vampire Weekend (5:40, Outdoor); Tegan & Sara (6:20, Mainstage); the National (6:55, Outdoor); Raconteurs (7:30, Mainstage); Swell Season (Outdoor, 8:25); Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings (9:35, Mojave)
SATURDAY: The Bird & the Bee (12:30, Mojave); Little Brother (Outdoor, 1:15); Carbon/Silicon (1:45, Gobi); Minus the Bear (2:45, Mainstage); DeVotchKa (3:35, Outdoor); Cold War Kids (4:25, Mainstage); Cafe Tacuba (5:15, Mainstage); Hot Chip (6:10, Sahara) alternating with Scars on Broadway (6:10, Mojave);   Rilo Kiley (7:10, Outdoor); Kraftwerk (7:50, Mainstage); Akron Family (8:40, Gobi); Portishead (9:15, Mainstage)
SUNDAY: Linton Kwesi Johnson (1:25, Gobi); Cool Kids (2, Mainstage); I'm From Barcelona (2:45 Mojave) alternating with Holy F*ck (2:45, Gobi); Duffy  (3:55, Mojave); Stars (4:35, Mainstage); Gogol Bordello (5:30, Mainstage); Spiritualized (6:20, Mojave); My Morning Jacket (7, Mainstage); Sia (8, Mojave); Simian Mobile Disco (9, Shara); Black Mountain (10:15, Mojave)