RATM, Björk, RHCP to headline Coachella festival

Following up on a rumor posted this past weekend, it has now been confirmed by Coachella organizers that Rage Against the Machine will be coming out of retirement to play the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, taking place April 27-29 at Empire Polo Field in Indio, California. Rage will be headlining the festival's final night, April 29, with Björk headlining April 27 and the Red Hot Chili Peppers headlining April 28.
In addition to these headliners, the following acts will also appear at the festival: Willie Nelson, Sonic Youth, the Arcade Fire, Interpol, the Roots, LCD Soundsystem, Manu Chao, the Decemberists, Arctic Monkeys, Air, Crowded House, Tiësto, Kings of Leon, !!! and Lupe Fiasco. Many more acts will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
 

12 Responses

January 22, 2007 at 7:43 a.m.

Still can't believe Rage will be performing.

January 22, 2007 at 7:57 a.m.

boooring - nostagia act

January 22, 2007 at 8:26 a.m.

nostalgia rather

January 22, 2007 at 9 a.m.

How fast will tix sell out?

January 22, 2007 at 9:08 a.m.

Wow, this is the biggest lineup since Radiohead/Pixies/Cure/Beck in '04. Well done, Goldenvoice. RATM on my birthday!

January 22, 2007 at 9:24 a.m.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an Inside Out reunion.

January 22, 2007 at 10:13 a.m.

I wish there was more hip-hop

January 22, 2007 at 10:41 a.m.

[...] Well, that didn’t take long. Just this morning we reported that Rage Against the Machine, Björk and the Red Hot Chili Peppers were the three headlining acts for this year’s Coachella festival, and that the Arcade Fire, Sonic Youth and many other acts had been confirmed. Well, there’s a whole new wave of confirmed acts to report now, including Jarvis Cocker, Ghostface Killah, the New Pornographers, Lily Allen, Grizzly Bear, Andrew Bird, Pharoahe Monch and many, many more. After the jump, you’ll find a list of every act confirmed thus far. The best part? There’s still many more acts to be announced. Coachella 2007 lineup: [...]

January 22, 2007 at 10:43 a.m.

There's a bunch more hip-hop now.

January 22, 2007 at 11:12 a.m.

[...] It’s probably no accident that on the day Coachella started announcing its massive lineup, rumors are starting to circulate about who will show up at this year’s Bonnaroo. Stereogum posted an e-mail with a massive list, with highlights including Dylan, a Police Reunion, Tom Waits, Arcade Fire, and many more. But then the ‘gum follows that up by saying their sources at the fest’s publicity firm are denying everything. Artists will start officially being announced for Bonnie the last day of this month.            [...]

January 22, 2007 at 4:30 p.m.

Saturday seems like the best day to me...

January 26, 2007 at 6:02 p.m.

[...] So earlier this week you were perusing the Coachella lineup poster, checking in on all the hot names that will be in the even hotter desert come April. Scanning the Saturday bill, you see Arcade Fire…LCD Soundsystem…Hot Chip…Ghostface Killah…Fountains of Wayne…wait, Fountains of fucking Wayne? Didn’t they jump the shark with that whole “Stacy’s Mom” thing? No they did not, my friend. On April 3, their new album Traffic and Weather will be out on Virgin. Expect more Cars-cribbing, New Wave-revisiting rock. [...]

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