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Timothy S. Griffin

All Points West 2009 - Day 3 Pictures (Coldplay, mud, MGMT)

photos by Tim Griffin and Chris La Putt

All Points West 2009 - Day 3

“After a soggy Friday and sunny Saturday, the thunderstorms returned for the third and last day of All Points West, this time resulting in major delays and canceled sets for the festival held at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, NJ. But after the rain cleared and mercifully stayed away, organizers hustled to get the schedule back on track, culminating in a dazzler of a headlining set by British rockers Coldplay.

Sunday’s line-up, scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. in the comedy tent and 2 p.m. on the music stages, was pushed back several hours due to severe storms that hit the area midday. Fans who arrived early were turned away at the gates, and it wasn’t until just before 4 p.m. that ticket holders were invited to line up at the festival entrance for an even longer wait for admission. Comedians Todd Barry, Christian Finnegan and Janeane Garofalo, originally slated for 45-minute sets at the Queen of the Valley tent, were rushed through with 10 minutes each to make way for the musical acts that followed them. “I might do a tour of entirely rained-out festivals,” said Barry, “it’s big money for not a lot of work at all.”

Some sets were canceled altogether–indie rockers Steel Train and New Jersey punk band the Gaslight Anthem, scheduled to take the main Blue Comet stage in the afternoon, were scrapped to allow later bands to perform at their scheduled times.” [Billboard]

As you may have heard, Coldplay‘s Sunday night set included covers of Michael Jackson‘s “Billie Jean” and Beastie Boys‘ “Fight For Your Right”. Jay-Z covered “No Sleep Till Brooklyn on Friday.

MGMT played against Coldplay on Sunday, and Echo and The Bunnymen instead opened for Coldplay on the main stage (with Courtney Love watching in the wings). Akron/Family, Silversun Pickups, Mogwai, Lykke Li, Elbow, the Black Keys, and others also played sets on the shortened, very wet day. More pictures, and the two Coldplay cover videos, and some setlists, below….

All Points West 2009 - Day 3

All Points West 2009 - Day 3

All Points West 2009 - Day 3

All Points West 2009 - Day 3

All Points West 2009 - Day 3

All Points West 2009 - Day 3

Akron Family

Akron Family

Akron Family

Akron Family

Akron Family

Akron Family

Silversun Pickups

Silversun Pickups

Silversun Pickups

Silversun Pickups

Silversun Pickups

Silversun Pickups

Silversun Pickups

Silversun Pickups

Silversun Pickups

Hey Champ

Hey Champ

Hey Champ

Hey Champ

We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists

Elbow

Elbow

Elbow

Elbow

Elbow

Elbow

Elbow

Elbow

Elbow

La Roux

La Roux

La Roux

La Roux

La Roux

La Roux

La Roux

La Roux

La Roux

Mogwai

Mogwai

Mogwai

Mogwai

Mogwai

Mogwai

Mogwai

Mogwai

Lykke Li

Lykke Li

Lykke Li

Lykke Li

Lykke Li

Lykke Li

Lykke Li

Lykke Li

Lykke Li

Lykke Li

Lykke Li

Lykke Li

Echo and the Bunnymen

Echo and the Bunnymen

Echo and the Bunnymen

Echo and the Bunnymen

Echo and the Bunnymen

Echo and the Bunnymen

Echo and the Bunnymen

Echo and the Bunnymen

Echo and the Bunnymen

Echo and the Bunnymen

Black Keys

Black Keys

Black Keys

Black Keys

Black Keys

Ghostland Observatory

Ghostland Observatory

Ghostland Observatory

Ghostland Observatory

Ghostland Observatory

Ghostland Observatory

Ghostland Observatory

Ghostland Observatory

Ghostland Observatory

Coldplay

Coldplay

Coldplay

Coldplay

Coldplay

Coldplay

Coldplay

Coldplay

Coldplay

Coldplay

Coldplay

Coldplay

Coldplay

MGMT

MGMT

MGMT

MGMT

MGMT

MGMT

MGMT

MGMT

MGMT

MGMT

MGMT

MGMT

MGMT

MGMT

Etienne De Crecy

Etienne De Crecy

Etienne De Crecy

Etienne De Crecy

Etienne De Crecy

Etienne De Crecy

Etienne De Crecy

Etienne De Crecy

Etienne De Crecy

Etienne De Crecy

Etienne De Crecy

Etienne De Crecy

Etienne De Crecy

Etienne De Crecy

Etienne De Crecy