After weeks of speculation and rumors, preliminary details for the 2007 Coachella Valley Music Arts Festival in Indio have been announced. This year's Coachella, held at the Empire Polo Field, will be expanded to three days for the first time. Icelandic singer Bjork will headline on April 27, the Red Hot Chili Peppers top the lineup on April 28, and a reunited Rage Against the Machine performs on April 29.
Each of the acts has headlined previous editions of the festival. Among the more intriguing acts on the weekend bill are The Arcade Fire; Ghostface Killah; Satellite Party, featuring Perry Farrell; Jarvis Cocker of Pulp; The Good, The Bad and The Queen (the new project from Blur/Gorillaz mainman Damon Albarn and Paul Simonon of The Clash); Travis; Arctic Monkeys; Willie Nelson; Air; and The Decemberists. Both Crowded House and Happy Mondays have re-formed after a lengthy hiatus.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday through all Ticketmaster outlets.
General admission tickets are $249 for a three-day pass. A limited amount of single-day tickets will be available for $85 (in other words, you need to buy them this weekend). Prices do not include service charges.
Camping passes are $45 for four nights and go on sale Saturday for ages 18 and over. Additional information on lodging and other details can be found at www.coachella.
com. More acts are expected to be added with exact dates to be announced, but here's the rest of the initial lineup: Tiesto; Interpol; Manu Chao; Faithless; Gotan Project; Paul Van Dyk; Roots; Sonic Youth; Placebo; Stephen Marley featuring Damien "Jr. Gong" Marley; Kings of Leon; DJ Shadow; Kaiser Chiefs; Kokono No.
1; LCD Soundsystem; Nickel Creek; Damien Rice; Black Keys; Blonde Redhead; Infected Mushroom; New Pornographers; Peeping Tom featuring Mike Patton; Placebo; Rufus Wainwright; The Rapture; Explosions in the Sky; Richie Hawtin; !!!
; Benny Benassy; Felix Da Housecat; Hot Chip; Jack's Mannequin; Julieta Venegas; Lily Allen; Lupe Fiasco; Ozomatli; Peaches; Jose Gonzales; Amos Lee; Brazilian Girls; Fountains of Wayne; Regina Spektor; VNV Nation; Coco Rosie; Cornelius; Gillian Welch; Junior Boys; Pharaohe Monche; Roky Erickson and the Explosives; Soulwax; Sparklehorse; The Kooks; Tilly and the Wall; Andrew Bird; Peter, Bjorn John; The Frames; Gogol Bordello; Comedians of Comedy; Justice; MSTRKRFT; We Are Scientists; Yeva; Grizzly Bear; Amy Winehouse; Avett Brothers; Circa Survive; The Coup; The Cribs; CSS; Digitalism; Erol Alkan; Evil Nine; Girl Talk; Klaxons; Noisettes; Spank Rock; Tapes `n' Tapes; The Fields; Tokyo Police Club; Rodrigo Y Gabriella; DJ Heather; The Feeling; Fratellis; Mike Relm; Silversun Pickups; Busdriver; Brother Ali; Nightwatchman; Bojones; Mika; Pop Levi; Anathallo; and Fair to Midland. Now in its eighth year, the Coachella Festival draws upwards of 50,000 music fans to the Inland area from around the world. Billboard Magazine reported that Rage Against the Machine's performance, its first since 2000, will likely be a one-shot deal.
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