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Coachella Announces 2012 Lineup
Scheduled for two weekends – April 13-15 and April 20-22 – at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., Coachella will field the same lineup both weekends. According to the festival’s Facebook page, The Black Keys, Swedish House Mafia, Pulp, a reunited Refused, Arctic Monkeys, Mazzy Star, Afrojack, Explosions In The Sky, M83, Amon Tobin, Cat Power, Madness and Jimmy Cliff are among the artists appearing both Fridays (April 13 & 20).
Acts scheduled for both Saturdays (April 14 & 21) include Radiohead, Bon Iver, The Shins, David Guetta, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Kaskade, Miike Snow, Jeff Mangum, Sebastian Ingrosso, Andrew Bird, Feist, fIREHOSE and Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
Artists tapped to close both weekends (Sunday April 15 & 22) include Dr. Dre & Snoop Dog, At The Drive-In, Justice, Florence & The Machine, AVICII, La Roux, Beirut, The Weekend, Girl Talk, The Hives and DJ Shadow.