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Tool, Depeche Mode, Sigur Ros, Bloc Party playing Coachella '06

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 1/31/06 @ 12:50 PM - altpress.com

Punknews.org has revealed the first batch of bands confirmed for the 2006 edition of the Coachella festival. Headliners for the two-day festival, held annually at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California, are Tool and Depeche Mode. This will be Tool's first live appearance since 2002; the band are currently finishing up their new album, which is scheduled for a spring release.

Also confirmed for Coachella '06 are Sigur Ros, Bloc Party, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Wolf Parade, Franz Ferdinand, the Zutons, Art Brut, Matisyahu, TV On The Radio, Dangerdoom and many more. The full list of currently confirmed participants is below; organizers say the complete lineup will be announced soon.

Tickets for Coachella will go on sale this Saturday, Feb. 4, at noon PST. You can find more information on how to purchase them here.

Currently confirmed for Coachella '06:
Art Brut
Be Your Own Pet
Bloc Party
Cat Power
Cee-Lo
Common
Damian Marley
Dangerdoom
Depeche Mode
Franz Ferdinand
Giant Drag
Gnarles Barkley
Hard-Fi
Lady Sovereign
Ladytron
Matisyahu
My Morning Jacket
Nine Black Alps
Paul Oakenfold
Scissor Sisters
She Wants Revenge
Sigur Ros
TV On the Radio
The Duke Spirit
The Like
The Magic Numbers
The Subways
The Zutons Tool
Tricky
White Rose Movement
Wolf Parade
Yeah Yeah Yeahs