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Coachella Lineup Announced

Well, it's not as exciting as some of the bogus lineups that have been getting "leaked" over the last several weeks, but the official lineup for this year's Coachella Festival still boasts a pretty impressive array of groundbreaking artists.

Day one headliners Depeche Mode, who were confirmed over a week ago, will be joined by Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand, Icelandic avant-ambient group Sigur Ros and Chicago rapper and Kanye West cohort Common. The day two headliners are the prog-metal act Tool, New York art-punks The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Bloc Party, who played a side stage last year but are likelier to get a more choice slot this time around.

Fans of British folk-rock heartthrob James Blunt may be surprised to see his name further down the list in Sunday's lineup, but Blunt remains below the radar of most American hipsters, despite the fact that his album Back to Bedlam cracked the U.S. top ten in January.

Other noteworthy acts scheduled to appear include British hip-hop sensation Lady Sovereign, making one of her first major U.S. appearances; New York indie rockers Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, who have sold tens of thousands of albums without a record label; and Gnarls Barkley, a collaboration between rapper/singer Cee-Lo Green and red-hot hip-hop producer Danger Mouse.

Here is the complete lineup for both days:

Day 1:
Depeche Mode
Daft Punk
Franz Ferdinand
Sigur Ros
Common
Damien "Jr. Gong" Marley
Atmosphere
Carl Cox
My Morning Jacket
TV On The Radio
Ladytron
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
Tosca
Cat Power
Animal Collective
Hard-Fi
Devendra Banhart
Derrick Carter
She Wants Revenge
The Walkmen
The Juan Maclean
Imogen Heap
Audio Bullys
Lady Sovereign
Deerhoof
The Duke Spirit
Eagles of Death Metal
Lyrics Born
Matt Costa
The New Amsterdams
The Zutons
Platinum Pied Pipers
White Rose Movement
Chris Liberator
Colette
Joey Beltram
Hybrid
Wolf Mother
The Living Things
The Like
Nine Black Alps
Celebration
The Section Quartet
Shy FX & T Power
Infusion

Day 2:
Tool
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Bloc Party
Paul Oakenfold
Scissor Sisters
Matisyahu
James Blunt
Mogwai
Coheed & Cambria
Sleater-Kinney
Gnarls Barkley (Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo)
Coldcut
Digable Planets
Amadou & Mariam
Little Louie Vega
Mylo
Seu Jorge
Phoenix
Wolf Parade
The Go! Team
Kaskade
Metric
Editors
Art Brut
Dungen
The Dears
Jamie Lidell
The Magic Numbers
Los Amigos Invisibles
Jazzanova
stellastarr*
Murs featuring 9th Wonder
Michael Mayer
Mates of State
Gilles Peterson
Infadels
Gabriel & Dresden
The Subways
Minus the Bear
OneRepublic
Youth Group
Be Your Own Pet
Giant Drag
Kristina Sky
The Octopus Project

-- The ARTISTdirect Staff
01.31.06