Coachella said “Next Week” and they weren’t kidding. Coachella has dropped its lineup and 2012 will be headlined by Radiohead, The Black Keys, and Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.
The Black Keys have jumped to headliner status and will play on Friday, Radiohead will play on Saturday and Dr. Dre with Snoop Dogg will be headlining Coachella on Sunday. Coachella now happens on two weekends, April 13 – 15 and April 20 – 22. All bands will play both weekends.
Coachella will bring Swedish House Mafia, Pulp, the just reunited At the Drive-In, Bon Iver, Miike Snow, Arctic Monkeys, Refused, Mazzy Star, The Shins, David Guetta, Justice, Florence and the Machine, Avicii,Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Kaskade to Indio as sub-headliners.
Other noteworthy Coachella acts include Jeff Mangum, M83, Jimmy Cliff, Explosions in the Sky, The Weeknd, Beirut, La Roux, The Hives, Girl Talk, DJ Shadow, Feist, Girls, Dawes, Cat Power, St. Vincent, Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Wild Flag, Andrew Bird, Neon Indian, The Horrors, Band of Skulls, Real Estate, Santigold, SBTRKT and plenty more.
So ‘Stachers, does Coachella 2012 live up to the hype to survive over two weekends? The full Coachella lineup is below.
Coachella 2012 Lineup
Fridays, April 13 and 20
The Black Keys
Swedish House Mafia
Pulp
Refused
Arctic Monkeys
Mazzy Star
Afrojack
Explosions in the Sky
M83
Amon Tobin
Cat Power
Madness
Jimmy Cliff
Tim Armstrong
Girls
The Rapture
Madeon
M. Ward
The Horrors
Frank Ocean
James Alesso
Sebastien
Yuck
Neon Indian
Dawes
Black Angels
Deathgrips
Wu Lyf
Breakbot
Atari Teenage Riot
Feed Me
Givers
Other Lives
Band of Skulls
R3hab
Wolfgang
Midnight Beast
EMA
Ximena Sarinana
Kendrick Lamar
The Dear Hunter
Honeyhoney
Hello Seahorse!
Sheepdogs
LA Riots
Saturdays, April 14 and 21
Radiohead
Bon Iver
The Shins
David Guetta
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Kaskade
Miike Snow
Jeff Mangum
Sebastian Ingrosso
Andrew Bird
Feist
Firehose
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
St. Vincent
Martin Solveig
Subfocus
Sbtrkt
Flying Lotus
Manchester Orchestra
Kasabian
AWOL Nation
Azealia Banks
Squeeze
A$AP Rocky
Buzzcocks
Kaiser Chiefs
Destroyer
The Head and the Heart
Laura Marling
TUnE-yArDs
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Black Lips
The Big Pink
Childish Gambino
The Vaccines
Zed’s Dead
Grouplove
Jacques Lu Cont
We Were Promised Jetpacks
Gary Clark Jr.
Borgore
Dragonette
We Are Augustines
Mt. Eden
Destructo
Suedehead
Keep Shelley in Athens
Pure Filth Sound
Sundays, April 15 and 22
Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg
At the Drive-In
Justice
Florence and the Machine
AVICII
La Roux
Beirut
The Weeknd
Girl Talk
The Hives
DJ Shadow
Calvin Harris
Nero
Wild Flag
Modeselektor
Dada Life
Porter Robinson
Santigold
Flux Pavilion
Dr. P
Gotye
Seun Keti
Egypt 80
Beats Antique
Fitz and the Tantrums
Araabmuzik
Company Flow
Real Estate
Zed
Le Bucherettes
Greg Ginn
The Growlers
Noisia
Morgan Page
Gaslamp Killer
First Aid Kit
Oberhofer
Lissie
Thundercat
Metronomy
Wild Beasts
Housse de Racket
Fanfarlo
Spector
Gardens & Villa
Airplane Boys
Sleeper Agent
