Fans rock out at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (2012/File Photo)
Blur, The Stone Roses, Phoenix and the Red Hot Chili Peppers will headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, event organizers announced today.
The festival will return to the Empire Polo Club for consecutive weekends April 12-14 and April 19-21.
Coachella 2013 lineup (Coachella)
Coachella, a taste-making music festival that has championed indie and alternative rock and electronic dance music since 1999, kicks off the major music festival season and attracts tens of thousands of music fans from around the world.
The lineup also includes Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The xx. The Postal Service, an electronic/indie rock group featuring Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie is reuniting at the festival.
Cult icon Nick Cave and his band the Bad Seeds are also on the bill, as is Lou Reed.
In 2012, the first year Coachella had twin editions with identical lineups, the concert sold out in hours, the fastest sell-out for the event.
A month after the festivals concluded, Goldenvoice released an allotment of advance sale tickets for 2013, which were also gone within hours.
Festival passes for both weekends go on sale Tuesday, January 29th at 10 AM PST. Festival passes for Weekend 1 must be purchased with a shuttle pass or a car camping pass. New for 2013, the price you see is the price you pay — prices reflect all fees included. Layaway is no longer an option for either weekend.
MORE COACHELLA COVERAGE:
ANALYSIS: Assessing the headliners| Lou Reed extends legacy of outsider legends | AUDIO FILE BLOG: Who’s playing Friday | Who’s playing Saturday | Who’s playing Sunday | PHOTOS: A glimpse of the top acts | SPECIAL COACHELLA SITE: Festival history, photos and more | POLLS: Who’s the most vital headliner? | What’s the strongest day? | TIPS: Getting your tickets
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Friday, April 12 and April 19
Blur
The Stone Roses
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Modest Mouse
Lou Reed
Jurassic 5
grinderman
Bassnectar
Dog Blood
How to Destroy Angels
Passion Pit
Tegan and Sara
Band of Horses
beach House
Metric
Local Natives
Of Monsters and Men
Infected Mushroom
Japandroids
Divine Fits
Stars
Johnny Marr
Luciano
Wolfgang Gartner
Nicky Romero
Modestep
Tommy Trash
Thomas Gold
The Shouting Matches
Dillon Francis
Four Tet
Aesop Rock
Alt-J
Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine
TNGHT
Jake Bugg
Earl Sweatshirt
Polica
Sparks
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
Purity Ring
Lee Scratch Perry
Dam-Funk
DJ Harvey
Jamie xx
Seth Troxler
Youth Lagoon
Deathfix
C2C
Beardyman
Lord Huron
Palma Violets
ID Echo
Skinny Lister
The Neighbourhood
Sam XL Pure Filth Sound
Saturday, April 13 and 20
Phoenix
The xx
The Postal Service
Sigur Ros
New Order
Hot Chip
Grizzly Bear
Knife Party
Benny Benassi
Two Door Cinema Club
Moby
Descendents
Yeasayer
Franz Ferdinand
Violent Femmes
Simian Mobile Disco
Spiritualized
Puscifer
Cafe Tacuba
Portugal. The Man
The Make-Up
Bat for Lashes
Richie Hawtin
Major Lazer
Fedde Le Grand
Dropkick Murphys
Foals
Ben Howard
2 Chainz
Janelle Monae
Danny Brown
Wild Nothing
Booka Shade
Bingo Players
Allen Stone
El-P
The Selecter
Pusha T
Kill the Noise
The Evens
Biffy Clyro
Theophilus London
Baauer
Zane Lowe
Trash Talk
Birdy Nam Nam
Action Bronson
Jason Bentley
The Wombats
Guards
Mona
Savages
Shovels & Rope
Huoratron
Kurt Vile
Reignwolf
Cassy
2Ball MTY
Kids These Days
The 2 Bears
The Colourist
Vintage Trouble
Sunday, April 14 and 21
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Vampire Weekend
Social Distortion
Wu-Tang Clan
Pretty Lights
Eric Prydz
Tame Imapala
The Lumineers
Dead Can Dance
La Roux
James Blake
Excision
Grimes
The Gaslight Anthem
The Faint
Hardwell
Paul Oakenfold
Dinosaur Jr.
Raider Klan
OMD
Roni Size
The Airborne Toxic Event
Father John Misty
Tanlines
Rodriguez
Alex Clare
Paul Kalkbrenner
Jessie Ware
Loco Dice
Jamie Jones
The Three O’Clock
Disclosure
Mimosa
Cloud Nothings
Parov Stelar Band
Julio Bashmore
Thee Oh Sees
Dub Fx
Maya Jane Coles
JEFF the Brotherhood
Smith Westerns
Dirtyphonics
Joris Voorn
Hanni El Khatib
Danny Avila
Ghost
DIIV
Little Green Cars
Mord Fustang
James McCartney
Unicorn Kid
Robert DeLong
White Arrows
Deap Vally
Wild Belle
Adrian Lux
Ladies Night
Want more Coachella goodness? The iGuide also has a Coachella section that has interviews, articles, photos from previous years and more. You can email me at vfranko@pe.com.
ANALYSIS: Assessing the headliners | Lou Reed extends legacy of outsider legends | AUDIO FILE BLOG: Who’s playing Friday | Who’s playing Saturday | Who’s playing Sunday | PHOTOS: A glimpse of the top acts | SPECIAL COACHELLA SITE: Festival history, photos and more | POLLS: Who’s the most vital headliner? | What’s the strongest day? | Which undercard act will headline one day?
| TIPS: Getting your tickets