Mondays after a holiday weekend are a drag, so let’s perk things up with some 2014 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival predictions.
The twin editions of Coachella 2014 are set for April 11-13 and April 18-20 at the Empire Polo Club. These are things to remember as we get into our festival prognostication today.
Will The 1975 be at Coachella 2014? (Contributed Image)
Up first, how about The 1975?
This Manchester band has the buzz that could lead to a big Coachella splash and the group is headed to the U.S. for a spring tour. Right now, the dates start on April 17 and 18 with a pair of shows at The Fillmore in San Francisco and then there is a gap until a date in Portland, Ore. on April 23, which leaves them with plenty of time to soak up the sun in Indio.
Plus, the band has dates through early June, but none of them are in Southern California, Arizona or Las Vegas. The tour routing makes it look like The 1975 is a lock for the Empire Polo Club. Maybe we’ll get lucky and get a Glass House show out of the band, too.
Get a feel for The 1975 with the song “Girls.”
Chvrches is building a big buzz around its electropop music. (Eliot Hazel/Contributed Image)
Another band that I think is likely to have a Coachella 2014 run is Glasgow’s Chvrches (pronounced “Churches”).
Much like The 1975, the electropop band has an ever-growing buzz. Chrvches’ current tour dates end in Germany at the end of March, but I think the band’s hit “The Mother We Share” has enough power to propel the band to that late afternoon main stage spot that The Lumineers held at Coachella 2013.
Do you think The 1975 and/or Chvrches will be at Coachella 2014? Let me know in the comments below. You can flip through the interactive timeline or click the links below to read my other predictions for the next edition of the fest.
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. For more Coachella news, photos, interviews and information, visit the iGuide Coachella page.
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Nov. 27, 2013: Ellie Goulding, Broken Bells
Nov. 20, 2013: Will Outkast reunion dominate lineup?
Nov. 19, 2013: FLAG, Haim
Nov. 14, 2013: Can we all just agree that Arcade Fire will headline?
Nov. 14, 2013: Lorde, Flogging Molly
Nov. 5, 2013: Mogwai, The Dismemberment Plan
Oct. 25, 2013: Arcade Fire, The Naked and Famous
Oct. 7, 2013: The Pixies
Oct. 2, 2013: Paul McCartney, Luscious Jackson
Aug. 2, 2013: Neutral Milk Hotel
June 16, 2013: The Replacements