The Coachella festival in Indio California last year drew a massive 55,000 people over its two day period and this years looks to better that amazing effort. The Beastie Boys and Red Hot Chili Peppers will be headlining this massive festival alongside some of the music industries finest. This will be only the third live performance from the Beastie Boys since 1999 and with them currently working on their new album their show will definitely be something special.
This forth Coachella Valley Music Festival is going to be held on the 26 and 27 of April. Holding up the electronic music fort on the weekend includes Underworld, Groove Armada, Hernan Cattaneo, Deep Dish, Richie Hawtin, Felix Da Housecat, Dirty Vegas, Timo Mass and a handful of others. The full and amazing line-up for Coachella currently is as follows although we will surely see a few additions before the event date.Coachella 2003 Festival Line-up
Saturday April 26
Beastie Boys, Groove Armada (live) , Hernan Cattaneo, Felix Da Housecat, Masters At Work, Kinky, Roger Sanchez, Darren Emerson, Blue Man Group, the Donnas, N*E*R*D, Ladytron, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Queens Of The Stone Age, Talib Kweli, Nightmares On Wax, Peanut Butter Wolf / Jaylib, Badly Drawn Boy, the Libertines, Gomez, the Music, Hot Hot Heat, Idlewild, Amon Tobin, Ben Kweller, Joseph Arthur, Particle, Christopher Lawrence, Division Of Laura Lee, South, Stereo Total, the Mooney Suzuki, D:Fuse, Spymob.
Sunday April 27
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Underworld, Deep Dish, Richie Hawtin, Dirty Vegas, Timo Mass, the White Stripes, Jack Johnson, Primal Scream, Blue Man Group, Sonic Youth, Black Eyed Peas, Thievery Corporation, Cafe Tacuba, Fischerspooner, the Mars Volta, Johnny Marr and the Healers, G. Love and Special Sauce, Rooney, Ben Folds, Tortoise, the Soundtrack of Our Lives, the Polyphonic Spree, Mouse On Mars, El-P/Aesop Rock/RJD2/Mr. Lif/Murs, the Von Bondies, Whirlwind Heat, the Kinison, DJ Irene, 22-20's, DB, Eisley.
If the reports from last year’s event are anything to go by, this will surely be a weekend worth traveling for. Tickets went on sale last weekend and cost $75 USD per day - to find out more about the event, varying ticket prices, directions and more information the Coachella website is located below.