MASSIVE ATTACK & DAFT PUNK added to Coachella lineup

[damon_williams]

MASSIVE ATTACK JOIN SUNDAY MAINSTAGE LINE-UP FOR COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2006;

DAFT PUNK, TED LEO/PHARMACISTS AND EAGLES OF DEATH METAL ALSO ADDED TO LINE-UP


Massive Attack will make their first U.S. appearance in more than eight years when they perform on the mainstage for the seventh annual COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA.

“We are playing Coachella, dusk till dark, before Tool on the Sunday night. It’s going to be a blast,” announced Robert Del Naja on the band’s website forum (www.massiveattack.co.uk/collected). Continuing his comment on the band’s plans for the summer, “the main bulk of the tour will be June-September in Europe, USA, Middle East, Africa and Japan with recording and mixing in-between.”

Also recently confirmed for this year’s COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL: Daft Punk (it marks the group’s first performance in six years), Ted Leo/Pharmacists and Eagles of Death Metal. These acts join the already announced line-up of Depeche Mode, Tool, Franz Ferdinand, Yeah, Yeah Yeahs, Bloc Party and many, many more.


The COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL line-up (as of 2/7/2006) is as follows:

Saturday, April 29th

Depeche Mode, Daft Punk, 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, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bloc Party, Paul Oakenfold, Scissor Sisters, Matisyahu, James Blunt, Sleater-Kinney, Mogwai, Coheed and Cambria, Wolf Parade, Coldcut, Phoenix, Digable Planets, Gnarls Barkley, Amadou & Mariam, Little 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.

[Joseph V]

doooooooooooooooope!!!!

DAMNAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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[:Psyborg]

EAGLES, nice.

[juandingo]

fucking spectacular. massive attack has been a lifelong wish to see live and daft punk makes that much the better.