Beastie Boys, Chili Peppers top bill for 2003 Coachella Festival

Beastie Boys , Red Hot Chili Peppers, the White Stripes and others will perform at this April's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif.

Tickets for the two-day festival--which takes place on Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27--are scheduled to go on sale this Saturday (2/22), according to organizers.

Beastie Boys headline the first day of the festival, which will also feature performances from Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Queens of the Stone Age, Groove Armada, Blue Man Group, the Donnas, N.E.R.D., Ladytron, Felix Da Housecat, Masters at Work, Kinky, Roger Sanchez, Darren Emerson, Talib Kweli, Badly Drawn Boy, Ben Kweller and others.

The Chili Peppers top the second day's bill, which also includes the White Stripes, Underworld, Jack Johnson, Primal Sream, Blue Man Group, Sonic Youth, Thievery Corporation, Richie Hawtin, Ben Folds , G. Love and Special Sauce, Black Eyed Peas, Dj Irene, the Soundtrack of Our Lives, Mouse on Mars, the Polyphonic Spree and more.

More details--including a complete list of performers, and information about on-site and off-site camping--will soon be posted at the event's official website.

Last year's Coachella Festival featured performances from Bjork, Foo Fighters and Oasis, among others. The event drew 55,000 concertgoers over the course of its two days, according to Billboard.

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