Madonna signs on for Coachella festival

Madonna will warm up for her forthcoming headlining tour by performing a set at this year's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.

"I've never performed at a festival, and I'm especially excited about playing at Coachella before I start my own tour," the singer said in a statement.

Her performance will take place in the Sahara dance tent on the second day of the two-day event, which is set for April 29-30 at Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA.

Tickets for the festival are on sale now. More information is posted at the official Coachella website.

As previously reported, the festival will feature headlining performances from Depeche Mode and Tool, as well as sets from Franz Ferdinand, My Morning Jacket, Matisyahu, Sigur Ros, Digable Planets, Sleater-Kinney, Paul Oakenfold, Coheed and Cambria, Common and others. The currently confirmed roster is included below.

Madonna is gearing up for a summer tour behind last year's platinum-certified "Confessions on a Dance Floor," which debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 and has sold about 1.3 copies in the US since its release last November. The disc features the cut "Sorry," which is streaming at Madonna's website. The song's music video recently hit No. 1 on MTV's "TRL."

Details about Madonna's summer roadtrip haven't surfaced yet.

Saturday, April 29th
Depeche Mode
Daft Punk (in the dance tent)
Franz Ferdinand
Sigur Ros
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Common
Atmosphere
Carl Cox
My Morning Jacket
TV on the Radio
Ladytron
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Tosca
Cat Power
Animal Collective
Hard-Fi
Derrick Carter
Devendra Banhart
She Wants Revenge
The Walkmen
The Juan Maclean
Imogen Heap
Audio Bullys
Lady Sovereign
Deerhoof
The Duke Spirit
Eagles of Death Metal
Lyrics Born
Matt Costa
The New Amsterdams
The Zutons
Platinum Pied Pipers
White Rose Movement
Chris Liberator
Colette
Joey Beltram
Hybrid
Living Things
Wolfmother
The Like
Nine Black Alps
Celebration
The Section Quartet
Shy FX & T Power
Infusion.

Sunday, April 30th
Tool
Massive Attack
Madonna (in the dance tent)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Bloc Party
Paul Oakenfold
Scissor Sisters
Matisyahu
James Blunt
Sleater-Kinney
Mogwai
Coheed and Cambria
Wolf Parade
Gnarls Barkley
Phoenix
Coldcut
Digable Planets
Amadou & Mariam
Louie Vega
Mylo (DJ Set)
Seu Jorge
Ted Leo / Pharmacists
The Go! Team
Kaskade
Metric
Editors
Art Brut
Dungen
The Dears
Jamie Lidell
The Magic Numbers
Los Amigos Invisibles
Jazzanova
Stellastarr*
Michael Mayer
Murs featuring 9th Wonder
Mates of State
Gilles Peterson
Infadels
Gabriel & Dresden
The Subways
Minus the Bear
OneRepublic
Be Your Own Pet
Youth Group
Giant Drag
Kristina Sky
The Octopus Project

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
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April 2006
29-30 - Indio, CA - Coachella

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