Fans capture the Cold War Kids at Coachella 2008. (2008/File Photo)
With the changing of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival homepage on Tuesday, Jan. 22, that’s traditionally a sign that a lineup announcement isn’t far behind.
If the lineup is announced on Wednesday, that will be only the second time in the festival’s history that the Coachella lineup was announced on hump day. The last time it was announced on a Wednesday was in 1999, the first year of Coachella’s existence, when it was in the fall instead of the spring.
But before we go into the madness that is everyone arguing about the 2013 lineup, I thought it might be fun to look at some more reader suggestions:
The xx
The xx (Contributed Image)
Jason Bowen and Darren Thompson both sent me Tweets about The xx.
From Jason:
“The xx said they were announcing US dates tomorrow. Hoping they are waiting for Coachella announcement to coincide with it.”
From Darren:
“The xx also put up dates that make them look like they’re Indio-bound…. Apr 15-16 in AZ & Vegas, with nuthin on either side.”
-Gentlemen, I think you’re both right–The xx looks likely to be there (tour dates, plus new record released last year, previous Coachella performer back in 2010, etc.) I’m just bummed I didn’t see the data visualization for their album “Coexist” when they first released the stream last year. The data journalism geek inside me squealed.
Grizzly Bear (Barbara Anastacio/Contributed Image)
Grizzly Bear
Darren also brought up Grizzly Bear, as did my colleague and fellow Coachellaphile Imran Ghori. Here’s what Darren Tweeted me with on Tuesday:
“Grizzly Bear just announced dates that put them in Big Sur 4/15-16, and are open for both Coachella weekends :-)”
With a new album and those dates, I think Grizzly Bear is also a safe bet. They also did Coachella in 2010.
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. 22, 2013: Alf Alpha
Jan. 22, 2013: Beardyman
Jan. 22, 2013: The Selecter
Jan. 21, 2013: The Postal Service
Jan. 18, 2013: The Rolling Stones, The Smiths are out
Jan. 17, 2013: Rodriguez, Bat for Lashes
Jan. 16, 2013: 5 artists I want to return to Coachella
Jan. 16, 2013: Local Natives, Ben Howard
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.