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Choose your own Coachella adventure

Julie Seabaugh

You’re broke. You didn’t jump on tickets fast enough and now they’re sold out. You’re legally barred from crossing state lines. Whatever the reason, you’re not going to Coachella. But fear not, thanks to a jam-packed weekend (featuring a few bands playing Vegas the same weekend as their festival gigs), you can now do Coachella right here in Las Vegas.

You’re the star!

What happens next in the story? It all depends on the choices you make. How does the story end? Only you can find out! And the best part is that you can keep reading and re-reading until you’ve had not one but many incredibly daring experiences!

It’s Wednesday evening; you’re driving past the Wynn’s golden-mirrored exterior. Catching your reflection, you notice you are ...

A) A young, vibrant, fun-loving specimen ready to make this the best weekend ever! Proceed to number 1.

B) Old. Proceed to number 2.1. Man, you are looking good today. But then again, you always do. You are especially pleased with the way your iPod matches ...A) Your cardigan and Converse sneakers. Proceed to number 3.B) Your shadowy, featureless black form. Proceed to number 4. 2. You go home, eat oatmeal and nap. Some time during the next few years you die. The end.3. You get your dance-punk on at The Rapture show (April 25, 7 p.m., $15. House of Blues, 632-7600). The next evening you want to go out again, but you’re feeling a little sullen. You attribute this to the fact that ...A) Your meds have run out and you haven’t gotten laid in a long time. Proceed to number 5. B) You are French. Proceed to number 6. 4. You are an iPod poster. You are not human; therefore you cannot attend concerts. The end. 5. You attend a show by omnisexual, excess-glorifying trio Placebo (April 26, 7:30 p.m., $22. House of Blues, 632-7600). You feel much better. Proceed to number 7.6. You attend a performance by indietronic duo Air (April 26, 8 p.m., $29.50-$56.50. The Joint, 693-5000). You feel much better. Proceed to number 7. 7. The next day you get the urge to do a little whaling. Subsequently, you ...A) Go whaling. Unfortunately, a stingray harpoons you through the heart and you die. The end. B) Check out briny-brained narrative kings The Decemberists (April 27, 7:30 p.m., $22. House of Blues, 632-7600). Proceed to number 8. 8. Whew! You’ve been amped up on music for three days straight! In order to keep going, you decide to ...A) Do meth. Unfortunately, you OD and die. The end. B) Get your Irie up and blood pumping with Stephen Marley’s brand of familial roots-reggae (April 28, 7:30 p.m., $20. House of Blues, 632-7600). The end. C) Allow bassist Carlos D of ’80s-inspired, post-punk four-piece Interpol (April 28, 8 p.m., $25. The Joint, 693-5000) to revive you with his bizarre style of playing. The end.

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