Tag: Coachella

Oingo Boingo's Danny Elfman to perform at Coachella music festival in April

Oingo Boingo’s Danny Elfman to perform at Coachella music festival in April

Former Oingo Boingo frontman and Oscar-nominated film composer Danny Elfman will make a rare concert appearance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April, appearing on a bill toppped by headliners Rage Against the Machine, Travis Scott and Frank Ocean. Details right here.

David Byrne and 164 other musical acts to play the Coachella festival this year

David Byrne and 164 other musical acts to play the Coachella festival this year

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival unveiled the mammoth lineup for its two-weekend extravaganza this April, a bill that features legendary Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and 164 other musical acts, some whose names are written in really, really small type. Check out the full lineup, people.

Watch: New Order closes Coachella main set with a glorious 9-minute 'Temptation'

Watch: New Order closes Coachella main set with a glorious 9-minute ‘Temptation’

With the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in full swing, the event’s organizers continue to upload stellar-quality pro-shot video clips to the fest’s YouTube channel — including this footage of New Order’s 9-minute run through “Temptation” that closed its main set last Sunday night.

LIVE: Watch New Order's performance at the first weekend of the Coachella festival

LIVE: Watch New Order’s performance at the first weekend of the Coachella festival

New Order’s set from the closing night of the first weekend of the Coachella festival is streaming right now (10:40 p.m. Pacific) on the fest’s YouTube channel. Check out the full performance below. (And if you tune in late, you can scroll backward on the YouTube player and watch from the beginning.)

Coachella turned down Kate Bush? Singer's rep: 'No discussions' to play festival

Coachella turned down Kate Bush? Singer’s rep: ‘No discussions’ to play festival

A representative for Kate Bush this morning is shooting down a widely publicized anecdote in The New Yorker that alleges the Coachella festival turned down a chance to host the stage-shy singer’s first-ever U.S. concert because “no one is going to understand it.”

Coachella reportedly passed on Kate Bush because 'no one is going to understand it'

Coachella reportedly passed on Kate Bush because ‘no one is going to understand it’

The New Yorker today published a fascinating profile of Coachella mastermind Paul Tollett that gets into the nuts and bolts of how the massive festival is operated. No detail, though, seems to have caught as much attention as the allegation the festival turned down a chance to host the first-ever U.S. performance by Kate Bush.

New Order to reinvent its catalog with 12-piece synth ensemble at Manchester dates

New Order to reinvent its catalog with 12-piece synth ensemble at Manchester dates

New Order will perform five special hometown concerts this summer as part of the Manchester International Festival, teaming up with visual artist Liam Gillick and composer-arranger Joe Duddell for performances that will find the group backed by a 12-member synthesizer ensemble.