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Paul McCartney Pays Tribute to Lost Beatles, Plus Cohen and Morrissey Impress at Coachella
April 18, 2009 10:23 AM ET| Steve Appleford
Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos was the first to point them out, as he overlooked the many thousands gathered Friday for the opening of this year's Coachella Music and Arts Festival. There in the crush was a young Morrissey fan with "a perfect quiff" pompadour. And front row and center were three older ladies holding up a Beatles banner. Kapranos wondered: "Are they playing tonight?" (Check out photos from the scorching Coachella fest.) Call it the Paul McCartney Effect, as Beat... | More »
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Paul McCartney, The Killers and The Cure Top Coachella Lineup
January 30, 2009 9:00 AM ET| Daniel Kreps
The organizers of the first big festival of 2009, California's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, have finally announced the lineup for their epic desert fest: Paul McCartney, the Killers and the Cure will headline on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively (the fest runs April 17th, 18th and 19th at the Empire Polo Club in Indio). The date will mark the U.S. festival debut of Sir Paul, who says in a statement, "I have heard that Coachella is one of the greatest festivals in t... | More »
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Photos: Coachella 2008: Hottest Live Performance Photos
October 16, 2008 10:45 AM ET
Prince, The Raconteurs, Roger Waters, Jack Johnson and more | More »
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Photos: The Flight of the Pig
April 30, 2008 10:33 AM ET
Where did Roger Waters' pig go after Coachella? A special <i>Rolling Stone</i> photo investigation | More »
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My Coachella: M.I.A. Gets the Bodies Moving
April 28, 2008 4:22 PM ET| Jenny Eliscu
M.I.A. wasn't trying to top her career-making Coachella 2005 gig when she hit the stage Saturday night, but the Sri Lankan-born Maya Arulpragasam managed to outdo herself, delivering one of this weekend's most buzzed about performances. "For me, Coachella's different from other festivals," she told Rock Daily earlier in the day from her backstage trailer. "When I played three years ago, it was such a crazy moment. It was my first festival and I had only done about five shows in... | More »
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Coachella Interview: Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard Discusses New Album
April 28, 2008 3:23 PM ET| Jenny Eliscu
"I am tempered for the Northwest, so I don't do well in this kind of heat," said Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard, hiding out in the icebox-cold back lounge of his tour bus several hours before his band took the stage at Coachella Saturday evening. The deep freeze paid off, and Death Cab played a stellar thirteen-song set packed with old favorites such as "The New Year" and "Sound of Settling," alongside their new single, the eight-minute "I Will Possess Your Heart." That tune is... | More »
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My Coachella: Portishead Discuss Returning to Festivals and Getting Bumped By Prince
April 28, 2008 1:30 PM ET| Steve Appleford
When Portishead's headlining gig at this year's Coachella fest was announced, it was to be the British trip-hop trio's first U.S. concert in a decade, so they were less than thrilled when Prince was added to the bill above them. "I'm not the biggest Prince fan," says band multi-instrumentalist Geoff Barrow. "I don't mean any disrespect. Obviously he's an amazing musician. Usually when somebody that big comes in — we just thought we were going to be pushed a... | More »
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Coachella Day Three: Roger Waters, My Morning Jacket and Justice Send Revelers Home Happy
April 28, 2008 11:40 AM ET| Steve Appleford
There was no moon in the Coachella sky as Roger Waters stepped onstage for the final headline set of the festival on Sunday, bringing his own airborne props, exploding fireballs and the elegant, mind-expanding music of Pink Floyd. Embedded in Waters' set was Floyd's entire 1973 album Dark Side of the Moon, still one the best-selling albums ever, with songs of madness, hope and outrage. At 64, Waters may have been an unexpected choice to headline a festival with roots in the alterna... | More »
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Coachella Video: Prince's Special Cover of Radiohead's "Creep"
April 28, 2008 11:10 AM ET| Daniel Kreps
As we reported on Saturday, and as Jack Johnson prognosticated on Friday, Prince wowed the Coachella audience with an emotional take on Radiohead's "Creep." For those who missed the Purple One's performance in the Indio desert, check out the cover above, and keep checking back for more video as the festival-goers return to their homes and hit the YouTube. | More »
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Coachella Day Three: Stars, Gogol Bordello, Metric and More
April 28, 2008 7:03 AM ET| Rolling Stone
The crowd was noticeably thinner (and the bathroom lines therefore shorter) on Coachella's third and final day. Attendees weary from Prince's marathon set Saturday night wandered in to the strains of Stars' boy/girl vocal combo of Torquil Campbell and Amy Millan emanating from the Main Stage. The group performed an energetic rendition of "Set Yourself on Fire" from the critically acclaimed 2005 album of the same name, with Campbell in a yellow jacket despite the baking afternoo... | More »
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