Childish Gambino (Contributed Image)
I just posted about Neko Case and Chromeo looking likely for the 2014 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which is set for April 11-13 and April 18-20 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, but new tour dates have led me to another pick.
Rapper Childish Gambino, who you might recognize as actor Donald Glover from “Community,” released some tour dates today, and Coachella is looking like a possibility.
He recently released a new project, “Because the Internet” and there’s a giant gap in his tour dates from April 3-29. He does have a Los Angeles date listed for May 3 at the Shrine, which is a venue that Goldenvoice, the promoter behind Coachella, has been booking. It’s not a lock, but it could definitely happen.
Also, thanks to Twitter follower @GarrettAMay for the tour date info and and colleague Timothy Guy for his prediction of Childish Gambino. (Tim also called Childish Gambino back in 2012 when he made his festival debut, too.)
In other updates, the Coachella social media platforms have continued to share some tidbits for artists that look very likely to appear at the festival.
Bombino, Factory Floor, Bonobo and Future Islands have all been linked to by the festival’s social media.
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Jan. 7, 2014: Neko Case, Chromeo
Jan. 4, 2014: The Glitch Mob, The Magician, The Internet
Jan. 4, 2014: When will the Coachella lineup be released?
Jan. 3, 2014: Will the British Invasion invade Indio?
Dec. 7, 2013: Bastille
Dec. 2, 2013: Grouplove
Dec. 2, 2013: The 1975, Chvrches
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