Coldplay, Nine Inch Nails top Coachella bill

January 31, 2005 02:24 PM
The typically eclectic lineup for this year's edition of the Coachella Music & Arts Festival includes Coldplay , Nine Inch Nails , Bauhaus , New Order , Weezer, Bright Eyes, Cocteau Twins, Wilco and many others.

The two-day event, which takes place at the Empire Polo Grounds in the Southern California desert community of Indio, is set for April 30 and May 1. The complete list of confirmed acts at press time is below; tickets for both shows will go on sale Saturday (2/5).

Besides a lengthy bill of alternative and electronica acts, the sixth edition of Coachella has sparked reunions of influential rock bands Gang of Four, Cocteau Twins and Bauhaus. The event will also mark the first concert appearance by Weezer since 2002.

Among the acts returning to Coachella this year are Bright Eyes, Cafe Tacuba, The Chemical Brothers, DJ Peretz (a.k.a. Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell), Eisley, Hernan Cattaneo, Prodigy, Roni Size, Sage Francis and Weezer.

Wilco was scheduled to appear at last year's Coachella fest, but the group bowed out after frontman/guitarist Jeff Tweedy checked himself into a rehab program for an addiction to painkillers.

More than 90 acts will perform over the two days, according to organizers. Tickets will be priced at $80 for a single day and $150 for a two-day pass.

Campground facilities will also be available, priced at $35 for a three-night stay (April 29-May 2). Campground tickets will go on sale at the same time as the concert tickets.

The Coachella campground--located adjacent to the concert site--will include a general store, food court, restrooms, showers and shade areas.

More information is available at Coachella's website. The confirmed lineup as of Jan. 31 is:

April 30
Coldplay, Bauhaus, Weezer, Cocteau Twins, The Chemical Brothers, Wilco, Keane, Snow Patrol, Rilo Kiley, Cafe Tacuba, Doves, Sage Francis, Armin Van Buuren, The Raveonettes, Bloc Party, Mercury Rev, Fantomas, Hernan Cattaneo, Zap Mama, DJ Peretz, The Secret Machines, Jamie Cullum, M83, Ambulance LTD, Four Tet, MF Doom, Josh Wink, Amp Fiddler, Tiga, The Kills, Donavon Frankenreiter, Spoon, Boom Bip, Katie Melua, DJ Marky, Immortal Technique, Jean Grae, Razorlight, Swayzak, Radio 4, Buck 65, Eisley, The Sexy Magazines, k-os.

May 1
Nine Inch Nails, New Order, Bright Eyes, Gang of Four, Prodigy, Black Star, The Faint, Roni Size, The Arcade Fire, Roots Manuva, DJ Krush, Thrice, Junkie XL, M.I.A., British Sea Power, The Dresden Dolls, Miss Kittin, The Fiery Furnaces, Aesop Rock, The Perceptionists, Jem, Autolux, Sixtoo, Tegan and Sara, Stereophonics, The Bravery, Matthew Dear, Diplo, Subtle, Beans, Shout Out Louds, The Futureheads, Sloan, Kasabian, The Blood Brothers, Matmos, Wolf Eyes, Gram Rabbit, Smokestacks, Zion I.

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