Update 1/5/2016: The full Coachella lineup has been announced. Besides the headline-making reunions of both LCD Soundsystem and Guns N’ Roses, Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding, Ice Cube and Sia will be making appearances, among a host of other popular indie, hip hop, rock, electronic and pop acts.
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The New York Times reports that Guns N’ Roses will in fact play the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival this upcoming April in Indio, California, along with another returning act in LCD Soundsystem. Although representatives for Guns N’ Roses, LCD Soundsystem or Coachella could not be reached for comment, this looks like it’s a go on all cylinders.
Still waiting for a confirmation from someone involved, Coachella will once again bring some big names in music back to the stage for a long awaited return. Coachella also saw the reunions of artist like the Pixies in 2004, Rage Against the Machine in 2007 and Outkast in 2014.
According to Billboard, Coachella’s ticket sales topped out at an amazing $84 million dollars, making it the most lucrative festival in the U.S. Coachella 2015 saw acts AC/DC, Drake, the Weeknd and Jack White throughout the two-weekend festival.
California-based concert promoter Goldenvoice, which is owned by global concert giant AEG Live, will present the Coachella event. Coachella plans to announce the lineup sometime early next week.
GNR reunion rumors first started when former guitarist Slash stated that he and singer Axl Rose put aside the two decades worth of differences.
Rose will appear sometime next week on Jimmy Kimmel Live to address all the reunion rumors. A Coachella lineup announcement will most likely occur soon after Rose makes an announcement on Kimmel.
LCD Soundsystem’s last show was at Madison Square Garden in 2011. Rumors about their return heated up when LCD released a new track on Christmas eve titled “Christmas Will Break Your Heart” on their website.
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