Radiohead, Black Keys, Dr. Dre and Snoop to headline Coachella

By Cathy Maestri
InstantRiverside.com

The first two-weekend edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will feature headliners event veterans Radiohead, the Black Keys and rappers Dr. Dre with Snoop Dogg.

The eclectic festival — which in its 13th year will feature everyone from reggae’s Jimmy Cliff to violinist Andrew Bird, English ska stalwarts Madness and enough dance music to qualify as a festival unto itself — will offer identical lineups on two consecutive April weekends to allow more concertgoers access to what has become a tough ticket to get. Coachella has sold out within days over the past few years, and daily attendance at Indio’s Empire Polo has neared 90,000, drawing fans from across the nation as well as Europe.

Not only is this year’s festival the first to span two weekends, it was the first time promoter Goldenvoice offered tickets months before the lineup was released. Weekend passes start at $269.

Other notable names on the lineup, posted Monday on the festival web site, include Florence + the Machine — whose stunning 2010 Coachella performance helped introduce singer Florence Welch to American audiences; indie/folk singer Bon Iver, who guested with festival headliner Kanye West last year; and reunions by Pulp, Mazzy Star, At the Drive In and Mike Watt’s fIREHOSE.

Remaining tickets will be available through Ticketmaster. For more information on camping, hotels, layaway programs and more, go to www.coachella.com. The announced lineups are as follows:

Friday, April 13 and 20
The Black Keys
Swedish House Mafia
Pulp
Refused
Arctic Moneys
Mazzy Star
Afrojack
Explosions in the Sky
M83
Amon Tobin
Cat Power
Madness
Jimmy Cliff and Tim Armstrong
Girls
The Rapture
Madeon
M. Ward
The Horrors
Frank Ocean
James
Alesso
SebastiAn
Datsik
Yuck
Neon Indian
Dawes
The Black Angels
Death Grips
Wu Lyf
Breakbot
Atari Teenage Riot
Feed Me
Givers
Other Lives
Band of Skulls
R3hab
Wolf Gang
The Midnight Beast
EMA
Ximena Sarinana
Kendrick Lamar
The Dear Hunter
HoneyHoney
Hello Seahorse!
The Sheepdogs
LA Riots

Saturday April 14 and 21
Radiohead
Bon Iver
The Shins
David Guetta
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Kaskade
Miike Snow
Jeff Magnum
Sebastian Ingrosso
Andrew Bird
Feist
fIREHOSE
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
St. Vincent
Martin Solveig
Sub Focus
SBTRKT
Flying Lotus
Manchester Orchestra
Kasabian
AWOLNATION
Azealia Banks
Squeeze
A$AP Rocky
Buzzcocks
Kaiser Chiefs
Destroyer
The Head and the Heart
Laura Marling
tUnE-yArDs
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Black Lips
The Big Pink
Childish Gambino
The Vaccines
Zeds Dead
Grouplove
Jaques Lu Cont
We Were Promised Jetpacks
Gary Clark Jr.
Borgore
Dragonette
We Are Augustines
Mt. Eden
Destructo
Suedehead
Keep Shelley in Athens
Pure Filth Sound

Sunday April 15 and 22
Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg
At the Drive-In
Justice
Florence & the Machine
AVICII
La Roux
Beirut
The Weeknd
Girl Talk
The Hives
DJ Shadow
Calvin Harris
Nero
Wild Flag
Modeselektor
Dada Life
Porter Robinson
Santigold
Flux Pavilion and Dr. P
Gotye
Seun Kuti and Egypt 80
Beats Antique
Fitz and the Tantrums
araabMUZIK
Company Flow
Real Estate
Zedd
Le Bucherettes
Greg Ginn
Growlers
NOISIA
Morgan Page
The Gaslamp Killer
First Aid Kit
Oberhofer
Lissie
Thunder Cat
Metronomy
Wild Beasts
House de Racket
Fanfarlo
Spector
Gardens and Villa
Airplane Boys
Sleeper Agent