A fan enjoys the music at Coachella 2010. (2010/File Photo)
Want to know who Coachella fans think will top the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival lineup?
According to Audio File readers, The Rolling Stones and Daft Punk are their headlining favorites. We asked people to enter their headlining picks for the fest. And if you enter, you can win a gift card for a sporting goods store to pick up some camping gear.
Here are the top headliners entered by Audio File readers, as of Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. The breakdown for individual artists is below the chart. I’m hoping to keep updating as more people suggest their favorites.
The Rolling Stones, 71
Daft Punk, 64
David Bowie, 25
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 22
Phoenix, 17
Pearl Jam, 13
Eminem, 11
Deadmau5, 10
Blur, 10
No Doubt, 10
Mumford & Sons, 9
Justin Timberlake, 8
Red Hot Chili Peppers, 8
Outkast, 6
Depeche Mode, 4
Beyonce, 4
Kanye West, 4
There were even more suggestions, but I only put the top ones in the chart. Some suggestions that surprised me were Tom Petty, Metallica and Lil’ Wayne. If you want more predictions from yours truly and readers, all of my Coachella prediction posts Coachellaology.
And if you’re into data, check out the charts I made documenting Coachella historical lineup release date information.
Previous Coachella 2013 picks and ponderings from the Audio File and readers:
Jan. 13, 2013: The Killers and Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jan. 11, 2013: Deer Tick, Middle Brother, Deftones, Geographer, Atoms for Peace, Justin Timberlake
Jan. 10, 2013: Major Lazer, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Haim
Jan. 10, 2013: Infected Mushroom, Dr. Dog, Frank Turner, Dropkick Murphys
Jan. 8, 2013: When will the Coachella lineup be announced?
Jan. 7, 2013: Fugazi, Oingo Boingo
Jan. 5, 2013: Sound City Players
Dec. 31, 2012: Alex Clare, Lucero, Alabama Shakes, Beach House
Dec. 28, 2012: Hot Chip, Warpaint, Father John Misty, Cloud Nothings
Dec. 26, 2012: Muse, No Doubt and Alt-J
Dec. 20, 2012: Aesop Rock
Dec. 19, 2012: Daft Punk, The Rolling Stones, Phoenix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Dec. 14, 2012: The Rolling Stones
Dec. 12, 2012: Airborne Toxic Event
Nov. 30, 2012: Bjork
Nov. 28, 2012: Nick Cave, Tegan and Sara, Converge
Nov. 14, 2012: Sigur Ros, Pearl Jam
Nov. 9, 2012: Paul Kalkbrenner, Kill the Noise
Nov. 9, 2012: Passion Pit, Nine Inch Nails/How to Destroy Angels, Queens of the Stone Age, Run DMC, Rocket from the Crypt
Nov. 5, 2012: The Stone Roses, Daft Punk, Eminem, Watch the Throne, Depeche Mode
Oct. 19, 2012: Mumford & Sons, Deadmau5, Local Natives, Blur
Want more Coachella goodness? I tag all of my Coachella prediction posts Coachellaology. The iGuide also has a Coachella section that has interviews, articles, photos from previous years and more. Consequence of Sound also has an excellent running tally of Coachella possibilities and confirmations. You can email me at vfranko@pe.com.