As is part of the tradition, the 2013 lineup rumors have been swirling on the Internet before 2012 festival goers could even recover from sunburns and dehydration.
Rumors about and the and the odd choice of have been on the top of the fake Coachella lineup this year,
Really there’s no telling who could be on the lineup when itap announced (hopefully within the week). Seriously, it could be anyone. Even Tupac came back from the dead to play Coachella last year.
Here are our top 10 Coachella lineup rumors and our predictions for if they’ll come true.
10) The Lumineers, will almost definitely play
ٱԱ’s are already on fire with a top spot on and a It wouldn’t be far off to see the band at Coachella. Plus,
9) Atoms For Peace, will probably play
new , is releasing its debut album on Feb. 25 and this will be hopefully be followed by an extensive tour. Then there’s a post on the Atoms For Peace will start touring in April. Coincidence?
8) The Smiths, won’t play unless every music fan gives up meat
Coachella has once again attempted to get to reunite with the Smiths to headline the festival. Organizers have even gone as far as Even though Morrissey has said he won’t play the show, maybe the dream of spreading his “meat is murder” message will get the better of him. If not,
7) Phoenix, will almost definitely play
With a new album on the way this year, and having already been announced at the New Orleans Jazz Festival and the Primavera Sound Festival, itap not far off to think will play Coachella, too.
6) Yeah Yeah Yeahs, for sure
Although don’t have any tour dates announced yet this year, like Phoenix the band is a strong Coachella contender,
5) Grizzly Bear, count on it
is another pretty strong contender to play Coachella. The band has announced a 2013 North American tour, which includes tour dates in California in April.
4) Justin Timberlake, why not?
In a rather hilarious chain of events, a user on a Coachella , which includes Justin Timberlake. Even though the Times responded by saying it had most definitely not leaked this very sensitive information, it wouldn’t be completely out of the question for Timberlake to play, since he’s releasing an album this year.
3) David Bowie, eh, you’d like that wouldn’t you
David Bowie is releasing a new album this year, which makes him a stronger candidate than some to headline the festival, and his name pops up like crazy on fan wishlists. The problem is he has no plans to perform live this year…
2) The Rolling Stones, Nope
There have been an almost annoying amount of rumors in recent weeks about the Rolling Stones headlining Coachella 2013. First there was a mysterious mobile app Then Rolling Stone Magazine confirmed with sources close to the band that
1) Daft Punk, ah, if only…
OK, isn’t totally out of the question by any means. But in the same aforementioned, supposed LA Times leak, Daft Punk was said to be the headliner of Coachella. Like the probably fake LA Times story said, Daft Punk would completely blow away last year’s headliner of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, which the festival is always trying to do. The only problem is that
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