DESERT SESSIONS - IN THE DESERT! DESERT SESSIONS, the project put together by QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE mainman JOSH HOMME, THE SLEEPY JACKSON, THE STILLS and BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB, will join a reunited PIXIES, THE CURE and RADIOHEAD at CALIFORNIAâ??s COACHELLA FESTIVAL this May.
Bright Eyes, The Thrills, Moving Units, Turbonegro, Junior Senior, LCD Soundsystem, Wilco and Dizzee Rascal will also perform over the two day long event running May 1-2 at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, California.
Promoters have been working on putting the fifth instalment of Coachella, for almost a full year but according to partner Paul Tollett, getting Pixies on the bill had been on his personal wish-list for years.
"I canâ??t put it all on me," Tollett said of the bandâ??s upcoming reunion. "I wish I could take the credit. Mark Geiger [co-founder of Lollapalooza] . . . he called one day and said, â??Donâ??t tell a soul, but do you think youâ??d be interested in Pixies?â?? Iâ??m like â??Yeah!â?? He said, â??What about the first play of Pixies?â?? Iâ??m like, â??Even better!â?? When youâ??re a festival promoter you dream of moments like that."
Pixies are scheduled to play just before headliners Radiohead on night one of the event. Following Radiohead, German, experimental stalwarts Kraftwerk will perform on the Dance Stage.
Tickets go on sale Valentine's Day, February 14 and cost $75 for a day ticket or $141 for a weekend pass.
At press time the full line up is:
Air
And You Will Know Us by the Trail of the Dead
Atmosphere
Basement Jaxx (live)
Belle & Sebastian
Black Keys
Bright Eyes
BRMC
Broken Social Scene
The Cure
Cursive
Death Cab for Cutie
Desert Sessions
Dizzee Rascal
Future Sound of London
Hieroglyphics
International Noise Conspiracy
Junior Senior
LCD Soundsystem
Le Tigre
Moving Units
The Pixies
Prefuse 73
Radiohead
Sahara Hotnights
Sidestepper
Sleepy Jackson
Sparta
The Sounds
Stereolab
The Stills
Turbonegro
The Thrills
Thursday
Wilco
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