Axl Rose (L), lead singer of the U.S. band Guns N' Roses, and a guitarist of the band perform during the Chinese Democracy World Tour 2010 in Montevideo March 18, 2010. Picture taken March 18. Reuters/Patricia Torres
The Coachella 2016 lineup has just been announced and it will feature some of the hottest performers as well as all-time favourites like Guns N’ Roses, Calvin Harris, LCD Soundsystem, Zedd, M83, Ellie Goulding, Zia, CHVRCHES and Disclosure. It will be held on April 15-17 (Weekend One) and April 22-24 (Weekend Two). The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a highly anticipated festival that is held annually at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. It’s referred to as the Coachella Festival because the location is in the Colorado Desert and Inland Empire’s Coachella Valley. Check out the other musicians in the festival’s lineup below.
LCD Soundsytem, Ellie Goulding, Sufjan Stevens, Of Monsters and Men, Jack Ü, Underworld, M83, The Kills, Foals, Lido, The Last Shadow Puppets, Nora En Pure, Nina Las Vegas, Mbongwana Star, Nic Fanciulli, Miami Horror, Skepta, Christine And The Queens, Nicole Moudaber, Gallant, Hælos, Joey Bada$$, Sam Feldt, Black Coffee, Bob Moses, The Front Bottoms, Carla Morrison, Parov Stelar, 2manydjs (live) and Mavis Staples
Saturday, April 16 and 23
Guns N’ Roses, Zedd, CHVRCHES, A$AP Rocky, Disclosure, Ice Cube, James Bay, Halsey, Run the Jewels, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, The Dead Ships, Amine Edge & DANCE, Zella Day, Vanic, Chronixx, Strangers You Know, Matthew Dear, Matoma, Algiers, GoGo Penguin, Bat for Lashes, BADBADNOTGOOD, Moon Taxi, Lost Frequencies, Ex Hex, SZA, DMAs, The Black Madonna, SOPHIE and Mr. Carmack
Sunday, April 17 and 24
Calvin Harris, Sia, Flume, Major Lazer, Beach House, Miike Snow, Rancid, The 1975, Alessia Cara, Cold War Kids, Soul Clap, Nosaj Thing, The Heavy, Tei Shi, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Hudson Mohawke, Meg Myers, Prayers, KSHMR, Fur Coat, AC Slater, Young Fathers, Baauer, Girlpool, Cassy, De Lux, Kamasi Washington, Matt and Kim, Tokimonsta and Chris Stapleton
Aside from the aforementioned Coachella 2016 performers, fans should also watch out for Volbeat, The Vandals, Thomas Jack, Wolf Alice, ZHU, Years & Years, Vince Staples, Pete Yorn and Courtney Barnett. Of course, don't forget to keep an eye out for the dazzling Coachella fashion from fans of the festival, including several celebrities.
Plus, Despacio, the 50,000-watt sound system, will be used at the festival all weekend long. It is designed by LCD Soundsystem ’s James Murphy, 2ManyDJs’ David Dewaele and Stephen Dewaele and audio engineer John Klett.
Coachella’s official Twitter page posted a tweet about the complete line-up and schedule of the musicians as well as the artists that will be featured in April 2016. The art installations in Coachella 2016 include those from Lucent Dossier, Phillip K. Smith III and Robert Bose.
