COLDPLAY MAKES THIS YEAR'S COACHELLA A VERY HOT TICKET.Byline: - La Rue La Rue may refer to:
With more than 90 bands on five stages,it's hard to sort out all the great acts at the two-day Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly known as Coachella) is a three-day (formerly a one or two-day) annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California. . So we've put a list together of acts you won't want to miss, from English crooner Jamie Cullum Jamie Cullum (born August 20, 1979) is an English jazz/pop pianist and singer-songwriter. Biography Cullum was born at Rochford hospital in Essex. His mother, Yvonne, is a secretary of Anglo-Burmese origin, whose family settled in Wales after Burma's independence; his to 1980s revival rockers the Bravery to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of indie hip-hop princess Jean Grae This article is about the musician. For the X-men character, see Jean Grey. Jean Grae (real name Tsidi Ibrahim) is a hip hop artist. Biography . THE HEADLINERS Coldplay: (Saturday) The new Coldplay album, ``X&Y,'' is perhaps the most-anticipated release of 2005. It took the Grammy Award-winning Brit pop-rock sensation (frontman/pianist Chris Martin This article is about the Coldplay musician. For other people named Chris Martin, see Chris Martin (disambiguation). Christopher Anthony John Martin (born March 2, 1977) is the lead singer, pianist and occasional rhythm guitarist of the popular rock band Coldplay. , bass player Guy Berryman Guy Rupert Berryman (born 12 April 1978) is a musician and a member of the group Coldplay. He plays bass guitar and is known as the soft-spoken member of the band. Eventhough he is left handed, he plays bass in the orthodox way. , guitarist Jonny Buckland and drummer Will Champion) nearly 18 months at a steady, marathonlike pace to finally cross the creative finish line. Word is, the album could be the band's best yet. The buzz on the first single, ``Speed of Sound,'' is growing (the EP shot to No. 1 on iTunes overnight). The Coachella audience will get a sneak preview before the album hits stores on June 7. Nine Inch Nails: (Sunday) New life. New band. New lyrics. Trent Reznor, NIN frontman front·man n. 1. also front man A man who serves as a nominal leader but who lacks real authority. 2. Music A leading singer with a group. , took a hiatus from a life that nearly destroyed him after a downward spiral into drugs and alcohol. While holed up in, naturally, an abandoned-funeral parlor-turned-studio in New Orleans' French Quarter, he put together his latest album, ``With Teeth,'' out Tuesday. BE SURE NOT TO MISS: The Arcade Fire: (Sunday) Fronted by husband-and-wife team Win Butler and Regine Chassagne, this Canadian indie outfit is drawing kudos. Jamie Cullum: (Saturday) The biggest-selling U.K. jazz artist ever, Cullum seamlessly mixes rock, New Orleans r&b and show tunes. Jean Grae: (Saturday) Daughter of jazz musicians, indie hip-hop up- and-comer Grae has a grasp of multiple genres. Jem: (Sunday) The Welsh singer-songwriter's acclaimed debut, ``Finally Woken,'' is an eclectic mix of trip-hop, urban beats and reggae-tinged sounds. Katie Melua: (Saturday) The 20-year-old guitar-wielding hottie from Georgia (in the former U.S.S.R.) recently signed a five-album recording deal. The Prodigy: (Sunday) Gods in the U.K.'s underground dance scene, the Prodigy brings reinvented funk-punk and manic acid house rhythms. Sage Francis: (Saturday) A fiery, quick-tongued emcee who labels his gigs ``performance art.'' Armin Van Buuren Armin van Buuren (born December 25, 1976) is a trance music DJ and producer from Leiden, the Netherlands. He is currently ranked #3 worldwide according to The DJ List, the world's largest DJ directory.[1] For 2006, he placed 2nd in DJ Mag's annual Top 100 vote. : (Sunday) This trance master wows with blends of progressive, tribal, techno and other cutting-edge dance styles. OTHERS TO WATCH OUT FOR: Along with much-anticipated sets from Weezer and Bauhaus, other not- to-be-missed acts Saturday include Los Angeles alt-pop quartet Rilo Kiley, garage-rock duo The Kills, mixologist Josh Wink, dream-rockers M83 and London's witty post-punkers Bloc Party. Sunday brings a recharged New Order, fey crit-pick Bright Eyes and, perhaps most interestingly, a reunion of the original four members of Gang of Four, the late-1970s/early-'80s U.K. post-punk quartet that mixed socialism, dub reggae and jagged funk rhythms. Also worth noting Sunday is a DJ set from Everything but the Girl's Ben Watt, '80s revivalists The Bravery and the stormy noise of British Sea Power British Sea Power are a four-man indie rock band based in Brighton, England. Their style ranges from the sweeping, often epic, guitar pop sound to the visceral and angular. . 2005 COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL What: Sixth annual music and arts extravaganza featuring more than 90 bands; headlined by Coldplay on Saturday and Nine Inch Nails on Sunday. Where: Empire Polo Field, 81-800 Avenue 51, Indio. When: 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday and Sunday. Tickets: $81 one-day pass; $152 two-day. Call (213) 480-3232; www.ticketmaster.com or www.coachella.com. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Chris Martin in COLDPLAY (2) Trent Reznor of NINE INCH NAILS |
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