Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

The 2015 Coachella Festival takes place April 10-12 and April 17-19. General admission tickets sold out in less than 20 minutes.

• AC/DC
• Clean Bandit
• Drake
• Fitz and the Tantrums
• Florence and the Machine
• David Guetta
• Hozier
• Kiesza
• Milky Chance
• Steely Dan 

The 2014 Coachella Festival took place April 11-13 and April 18-20, 2014. General admission tickets sold out in less than 20 minutes and the VIP passes were gone in less than three hours.

• Arcade Fire
• Beck
• Lana Del Rey
• Foster the People
• Ellie Goulding
• Calvin Harris
• Lorde
• Nas
• OutKast
• Pharrell Williams

The 2011 Coachella Festival took place April 12-14 and April 19-21, 2014. 

• Biffy Clyro
• James Blake
• Jake Bugg
• Grimes
• The Lumineers
• Janelle Monae
• New Order
• Passion Pit
• Tegan and Sara
• The xx

The 2011 Coachella Festival took place April 13-15 and April 20-22, 2014. 

• Arctic Monkeys
• The Black Keys
• Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg
• Florence and the Machine
• David Guetta
• Calvin Harris
• Nero
• Radiohead
• The Shins
• Wallpaper

Related link:

• Top 10 Pop Artists At Coachella 2012

The 2011 Coachella Festival takes place April 15-17, 2011. The event sold out in just five days. A live webcast is made available via YouTube.

• Arcade Fire
• Duran Duran
• Kings Of Leon
• Mumford and Sons
• Neon Trees
• Plan B
• Robyn
• Scissor Sisters
• The Strokes
• Kanye West

The 2010 Coachella Festival was held April 16-18, 2010. For the first time no single day tickets will be sold. Those who attended were required to purchase tickets for the entire festival.

• Faith No More
• Gorillaz
• Jay-Z
• LCD Soundsystem
• Muse
• Pavement
• David Guetta
• Florence and the Machine
• Imogen Heap
• Matt and Kim

Related links:

• Coachella 2010 Day 1
• Coachella 2010 Day 2
• Coachella 2010 Day 3
• Must-see rock bands at Coachella 2010
• Coachella announces 2010 lineup

The 2009 Coachella Festival was moved a week earlier than normal. The dates were April 17-19, 2009. The country music Stagecoach Festival was held the following week.

• The Cure
• The Killers
• Paul McCartney
• James Morrison
• Leonard Cohen
• M.I.A.
• Paolo Nutini
• Public Enemy
• The Ting Tings
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Watch Leonard Cohen sing "Hallelujah"

In 2008 the Coachella Festival failed to sell out for the first time since 2003. It took place April 25-27, 2008.

• Jack Johnson
• Love and Rockets
• Metric
• M.I.A.
• Portishead
• Prince
• The Raconteurs
• Roger Waters
• Vampire Weekend
• The Verve

Watch Jack Johnson sing "If I Had Eyes"

The Coachella Festival was expanded to three days for the first time in 2007 and took place April 27-29, 2007. DJ sets in the dance dome gained in popularity.

• Bjork
• Rage Against the Machine
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Amy Winehouse
• Arctic Monkeys
• David Guetta
• Fountains of Wayne
• Kings of Leon
• Mika
• Regina Spektor

Watch Amy Winehouse sing "Back to Black"

The 2006 Coachella Festival took place April 29-30, 2006. Electropop legends Depeche Mode were headliners.

• Depeche Mode
• Tool
• Daft Punk
• Gnarls Barkley
• James Blunt
• Kanye West
• Madonna
• My Morning Jacket
• OneRepublic
• Scissor Sisters

Watch Daft Punk perform "Around the World"

In 2005 Arcade Fire made a memorable stage appearance at Coachella. The festival took place April 30 - May 1, 2005.

• Coldplay
• Nine Inch Nails
• Arcade Fire
• Dresden Dolls
• Gang of Four
• New Order
• Snow Patrol
• Spoon
• Weezer
• Wilco

Watch Bright Eyes perform "Lua"

A reunion of alt-rock legends the Pixies helped Coachella sell out both days of the event for the first time in 2004. Held May 1-2, 2004, the festival drew 50,000 music fans each day.

• The Cure
• Radiohead
• Beck
• Bright Eyes
• Death Cab for Cutie
• Flaming Lips
• The Killers
• Kraftwerk
• The Pixies
• Thursday

Watch Radiohead perform "Planet Telex"

The Coachella Festival continued to grow in 2003 and gain worldwide recognition for its strong lineup and headlining acts. This was also the year camping was first allowed. The festival took place April 26-27, 2003.

• Beastie Boys
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Badly Drawn Boy
• Ben Folds
• Black Eyed Peas
• Blur
• Iggy Pop
• Jack Johnson
• Sonic Youth
• White Stripes

Watch the White Stripes perform "Hardest Button to Button"

In 2002 Coachella expanded back to a two day event April 27-28, 2002. This was the year the event began generating widespread interest and convinced the local community it was a strong positive for the economy of Indio, California.

• Bjork
• Oasis
• Belle and Sebastian
• Chemical Brothers
• Foo Fighters
• Jack Johnson
• The Prodigy
• Queens of the Stone Age
• Siouxsie and the Banshees
• The Strokes

Watch Oasis perform "She's Electric"

After a one year hiatus, the Coachella Festival returned in 2001 for a one day event April 28, 2001. The promoters had difficulty securing a headlining act and Perry Farrell and his group Jane's Addiction came to the rescue.

• Jane's Addiction
• Bad Company
• Chemical Brothers
• Fatboy Slim
• Iggy Pop
• Mos Def
• Paul Oakenfold
• The Orb
• Roots
• Weezer

The inaugural Coachella Festival was held October 9-10, 1999. Approximately 25,000 fans attended the event, but reports indicated the festival did not make a profit.

• Beck
• Rage Against the Machine
• Tool
• Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
• Chemical Brothers
• Moby
• Modest Mouse
• Morrissey
• Pavement
• Thievery Corporation

Watch Morrissey sing "November Spawned a Monster"