Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Junior Senior, Cursive, Bright Eyes, Basement Jaxx, Thursday, the Rapture, Paul Van Dyk, Stereolab and the Queens Of The Stone Age-affiliated Desert Sessions have joined the lineup for the fifth Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, to be held May 1-2 at the Empire Polo Fied in Indio, Calif. Tickets go on sale Feb. 14; more acts may be added.
As previously reported, the festival will be headlined by Radiohead and the Cure. Other confirmed acts include the reunited Pixies, Kraftwerk, Air, Wilco, the Flaming Lips, Mogwai, Belle & Sebastian, Dizzee Rascal, the Thrills, LCD Soundsystem, Electric Six, Sahara Hotnights, Death Cab For Cutie; Kinky, the (International) Noise Conspiracy, Prefuse 73, T. Raumschmiere, Sidestepper, …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, !!! and Atmosphere.
Among the new confirmations are 2manydjs, the Crystal Method, Adam Freeland, Ash, Muse, Antibalas, the Cooper Temple Clause, Stellastar, the Killers, the Stills, the Sleepy Jackson, Broken Social Scene, the Black Keys, Future Sound Of London, Hieroglyphics, Le Tigre, Moving Units, Erase Errata, Seb Fontaine, Laurent Garnier, Living Legends, Sander Kleinenberg, the Sounds, Howie Day, Peretz (aka Perry Farrell), Mark Farina, 22-20’s, Phantom Planet, Dios, Jem, Q & Not U, the Section Quartet and DJ Icon.
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Burning Spear and Sean Paul head up a genre-spanning roster for the 23rd annual Bob Marley Day Festival, set for February 14 and 15. The event will take place at the Long Beach Arena in Southern California, and features an international crafts and food fair, along with ten hours of music each day.
In addition to elder statesman Burning Spear, the Saturday lineup includes Beres Hammond, Wayne Wonder, Julian Marley, Hepcat, Arrested Development, T.O.K., Baby Cham, Soul Majestic featuring Rastan, and Mr. Mutton.
On Sunday, hip-hop/dancehall crossover sensation Sean Paul will have help from Elephant Man, Luciano, Sly & Robbie with the Taxi Connection, Big Youth, Edi Fitzroy, Little John, Peter Metro, Carlton Livingston and more. Tickets for the event are on sale now through Ticketmaster and select Southern California record stores and restaurants. See bobmarleydayfesitval.com for more details.
