Kraftwerk performs at Coachella 2008. (2008/File Photo)
I’m investigating a few Coachella-related happenings today, but I wanted to post about two artists that other media outlets have already been talking about for the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival–Bat for Lashes and Rodriguez in an attempt to respond to the emails, Tweets and Facebook messages folks have been sending about both artists.
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Rodriguez in a scene from the documentary film, “Searching for Sugar Man.” (Sony Pictures Classics, Hal Wilson/Contributed Photo)
Sixto Rodriguez is coming to Coachella. The guitarist, subject of the heralded documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” appears to be playing Coachella, as per the documentary’s website. Sunday, April 14 and Sunday, April 21 are the dates he’s listed as playing the Empire Polo Field in Indio.
Consequence of Sound had Rodriguez listed on the Festival Outlook page for a while, linking to a Willamette Week interview with Rodriguez from October.
Bat for Lashes is headed to Coachella 2013 (Contributed Images)
Bat for Lashes
Bat for Lashes is another one that people have been talking about for a while. The band confirmed it in the Flavorpill Sessions Jan. 9.
Looking at the band’s tour dates, it looks like Saturday, April 13 and Saturday, April 20 will be the band’s Coachella slots. They’re in San Francisco on Sunday, April 14 and Big Sur on Friday, April 19.
I’ve covered the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival since 2007. All of the Coachella prediction posts here are tagged with Coachellaology.
Previous Coachella 2013 picks and ponderings from the Audio File and readers:
Jan. 16, 2013: Local Natives, Ben Howard
Jan. 16, 2013: 5 artists I want to return to Coachella
Jan. 15, 2013: Muse likely out, but is Biffy Clyro in?
Jan. 15, 2013: Big Boi, Spiritualized, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Paul Simon
Jan. 14, 2013: Animal Collective, Dan Deacon, OMD
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.