Well after an unofficial, yet official lineup was released last week, the organisers of Coachella have decided to quash all rumours and give in to public demand by releasing the official, yet official lineup for this years Coachella festival.
For all those making the trek to Coachella either via plane, car or foot, let us tell you that it is definitely worth every minute of travel time.
The Friday sees the likes of Paul 'beatle' McCartney, Franz Ferdinand, Beirut, Morrissey, Girl Talk, Leonard Cohen and even Australia's own - The Presets!!
Saturday brings the good too such as Band of Horses, Blitzen Trapper, Fleet Foxes, Hercules and Love Affair, TV On The Radio, The Killers and even the drugged up Amy Winehouse.
Sunday will make you gasping for more with artists such as Antony and The Johnsons, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Junior Boys, No Age, Okkervil River, Public Enemy, The Kills, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the most delightful band - The Cure.
To see the full lineup click on the link below to read more about this fantastic event.
Friday 17th April A Place To Bury Strangers Alberta Cross Bajofondo Beirut Buraka Som Sistema Cage the Elephant Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Craze and Klever Crystal Castles Dear and the Headlights Felix da Housecat Franz Ferdinand Genghis Tron Ghostland Observatory Girl Talk Gui Boratto Leonard Cohen Los Campesinos! M. Ward Molotov Morrissey N.A.S.A. Noah and the Whale Patton & Rahzel Paul McCartney Peanut Butter Wolf People Under the Stairs Ryan Bingham Silversun Pickups Steve Aoki Switch The Crystal Method The Aggrolites The Airborne Toxic Event The Black Keys The Bug The Courteeners The Hold Steady The Knux The Presets The Ting Tings We Are Scientists White Lies
Saturday 18th April Amanda Palmer Amy Winehouse Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti Atmosphere Band Of Horses Billy Talent Blitzen Trapper Bob Mould Band Booker T Calexico Cloud Cult Crookers Dr. Dog Drive By Truckers Drop The Lime Electric Touch Fleet Foxes Gang Gang Dance Glass Candy Glasvegas Henry Rollins Hercules and Love Affair Ida Maria James Morrison Liars Mastodon Michael Franti & Spearhead MSTRKRFT Surkin, Para One (Live) Superchunk The Bloody Beetroots The Killers Thenewno2 Thievery Corporation Tinariwen TRAV$DJ-AM Turbonegro TV On The Radio Zane Lowe Zizek
Sunday 19th April Antony and the Johnsons Brian Jonestown Massacre Christopher Lawrence Clipse Friendly Fires Fucked Up Gaslight Anthem Groove Armada (DJ Set) Jenny Lewis Junior Boys K’naan Late of the Pier Lupe Fiasco Lykke Li M.A.N.D.Y. Marshall Barnes Mexican Institute of Sound My Bloody Valentine No Age Okkervil River Paolo Nutini Paul Weller Perry Farrell Peter Bjorn and John Public Enemy Roni Size Sebastien Tellier Shepard Fairey Supermayer The Cure The Horrors The Kills The Night Marchers Themselves Throbbing Gristle Vivian Girls X Yeah Yeah Yeahs
We at Music Universe have always mentioned how we only talk about music, gigs, festivals, albums, etc that YOU should be surrounded by. Well, today the hot buzz around the watercooler in the office that none of us are at, is all about Coachella '09! This is probably in the top 3 festivals in the USA for us at Music Universe. Now, this is NOT the fake lineup, but the REAL lineup. Coachella.com is keeping quiet on the subject, but Music Universe can confirm this list and expect an announcement in a few days.
Let's look at the "Confirmed" list:
The Airborne Toxic Event The Bug Buraka Son Sistema Crystal Castles Drop The Lime Fleet Foxes Flying Lotus Girl Talw The Hold Steady The Killers No Age Noah And The Whale Late Of The Pier Los Campesinos! Peanut Butter Wolf The Presets Sébastian Tellier Themselves Tinariwen And now for something a little more speculative, here's the internet-sanctioned list of rumored artists.
Animal Collective Basement Jaxx The Black Keys Black Lips Blur Britney Spears The Comedians of Comedy Four Tet The Gaslight Anthem Glasvegas Gui Boratto Gus Black Heartless Bastards Hot Little Pony José González Keane KONGCRETE Mexican Institute of Sound Monotonix Morrissey Mr. Lif N.A.S.A. Neil Young OutKast Plump DJs The Pretenders The Prodigy The Replacements Red Hot Chili Peppers Roni Size Reprazent The Smiths The Thermals Turbonegro We Are Scientists White Lies The White Stripes
Not bad, Mr Internet, not bad at all. But as always it needs Radiohead.
One thing that is %120 fair and true is that Coachella dates have been bumped up a week this year, spanning Friday 17th to Sunday 19th April. No ticket info yet.
The line-up for this year's Coachella was revealed at a press conference in Mexico City on Tuesday. As per usual, its on par with the Glastonbury festival as the greatest festival lineup of every year. One day I will be there. One day.
As rumored, Roger Waters will head the line-up and perform his classic Pink Floyd album 'Dark Side Of The Moon' on the final night show. Jack Johnson will headline day one of April 25 and Portishead lead the pack for Saturday, April 26.
John Butler Trio, Midnight Juggernauts, Architecture In Helsinki and Cut Copy are Australia's contribution to the festival.
Coachella highlights include the reformed The Verve, Jack White's Raconteurs, The Streets, Death Cab For Cuties, M.I.A., Battles, The National, Hot Chip, Les Savy Fav, Madness and Kraftwerk also feature.
The line-up for Coachella 2008 is:
FRIDAY, APRIL 25: Jack Johnson, The Verve, Raconteurs, The Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell Season, The National, Animal Collective, Slightly Stoopid, Mum, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Stars, Battles, Aesop Rock, Midnight Juggernauts, Does it Offend you, Yeah?, Minus the Bear, Spank Rock, dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Diplo, Adam Freeland, Santo Gold, Jens Lekman, John Butler Trio, Vampire Weekend, Dan Deacon, Architecture in Helsinki, Sandra Collins, Busy P, Cut Copy, Black Lips, Datarock, Professor Murder, Reverend and the Makers, The Bees, Porter, Rogue Wave, Modeselektor, American Bang, Lucky I Am.
SATURDAY, APRIL 26: Portishead, Kraftwerk, Death Cab for Cutie, Cafe Tacuba, Sasha & Digweed, Rilo Kiley, Dwight Yoakam, M.I.A., Hot Chip, Cold War Kids, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, DeVotchKa, Flogging Molly, Mark Ronson, Turbonegro, Scars on Broadway, Islands, Enter Shikari, Calvin Harris, Boyz Noize, Junkie XL, Cinematic Orchestra, Jamie T, The Teenagers, VHS or Beta, Carbon/silicon, Erol Alkan, Yo Majesty!, Little Brother, Bonde Do Role, St. Vincent, Akron Family, MGMT, Institubes DJs (Surkin, Para One and Orgasmic), James Zabiela, Sebastian, Kavinsky, Dredg, The Bird and the Bee, Grand Ole Party, New Young Pony Club, 120 Days, Yoav, Electric Touch, Uffie
SUNDAY, APRIL 27: Roger Waters ("Dark Side of the Moon"), Love & Rockets, My Morning Jacket, Spiritualized, Justice, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, The Streets, Metric, Danny Tenaglia, Simian Mobile Disco, Booka Shade, Murs, Dmitri from Paris, Autolux, The Field, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Les Savy Fav, The Cool Kids, Sons & Daughters, Sia, Holy Fuck, Black Kids, Black Mountain, The Annuals, Kid Sister w/A-Trak, Man Man, Duffy, I'm from Barcelona, Manchester Orchestra, Deadmau5, The Horrors, Austin TV, Shout Out Louds, Plastiscines, Brett Dennen.
