Fans cheer for the Hives as they perform on the Coachella stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 15, 2012. (Rodrigo Peña/Freelance Photographer)
Are you suffering from Coachella lineup anxiety? Do you find yourself refreshing the Coachella homepage repeatedly? Are you constantly scanning Twitter for any sign of an announcement? Do you see hints of headliners in random Instagram photos of the Empire Polo Club posted on the Coachella Facebook page?
Yeah, I know how you feel. However, you need to remember that while Coachella was announced in early January in 2012 (Jan. 9 to be exact, the earliest date it was ever announced), it’s far more common to have the festival details announced later in January. In 2009 the lineup was announced Jan. 30.
Here’s the chart I made tracking Coachella lineup release dates. You can see it in a larger version by clicking this link.
This chart shows the lineup release dates of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival since 2001. (Vanessa Franko/Digital Illustration)
In the meantime, you can tell us who you think will headline Coachella 2013 and you can win a $75 gift card for camping gear.
I promise you as soon as I have the details of the show, they will be posted here. If you want to ask me Coachella-related questions or just want to talk about music in general, you can follow me on Twitter at @vanessafranko.
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: Grizzly Bear, The xx
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.