Coachella 2011!
09:01 AM Wednesday 1/19/11
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No more waiting, guessing or rumors as the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival unleashes its artist lineup for No. 12.

A festivalgoer makes her way through the crowd during the final day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
April 18, 2010
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Happening April 15-17 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., headliners include Arcade Fire, Kanye West and Kings of Leon plus an almost endless list of artists and bands including a re-formed Big Audio Dynamite.
With Kings Of Leon topping the Friday, April 15 bill, other first-day acts include The Black Keys, Interpol, The Chemical Brothers, Caifanes, Robyn, Sasha, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Brandon Flowers, Crystal Castles and Magnetic Man.

NBC's "Today" show, New York City
November 24, 2010
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Along with Arcade Fire’s Saturday, April 16 performance the second-day list includes Animal Collective, Mumford & Sons, Bright Eyes, Empire Of The Sun, Big Audio Dynamite, Steve Angello, the Kills, London Suede, Broken Social Scene, One Day As A Lion, Erykah Badu and Paul van Dyk.
Sunday’s lineup has Kanye West closing after a day of performances by The Strokes, Duran Duran, The National, P.J. Harvey, Death From Above 1979, Wiz Khalifa, Ratatat, Nas & Damian Marley, Jimmy Eat World, Axwell, Sven Vath and The Bloody Beetroots.

The Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minn.
September 22, 2010
(Joe Lemke)
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But the above mentioned acts are only the short list as the lineup goes deeper each day, listing performances by such notables as Flogging Molly and Ozomatli (Friday), Scissor Sisters, The New Pornographers and Gogol Bordello (Saturday) and Chromeo, Duck Sauce, She Wants Revenge, and Jack’s Mannequin (Sunday). Plus a zillion more.
This year Coachella has named The Creators Project as its creative partner with the plan calling for collaborations with select headlining acts and curate a series of art installations on the ground.

F1 race meeting, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
November 12, 2010
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Three-day weekend passes priced at $269 (plus surcharges) as well as $75 camping passes go on sale Friday, Jan. 21 at 10 a.m. For more info, including layaway and camping options, click here for the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival website.
--Jay Smith