Coachella 2008 Line Up: My Bloody Valentine? Not so much.

The 2008 line up for the Coachella Valley Music Festival has been officially revealed. They announced the line-up on Monday, January 21 at an event in Mexico City. The festival will be held Friday through Sunday, April 25-27, 2008 in Indio, CA. I am a bit disappointed not to the see My Bloody Valentine on the bill, considering their much rumored reunion. Then again Cocteau Twins bowed out of their Coachella reunion appearance back in 2005. Also rumored to be on the bill was Radiohead, obviously that did not pan out (however they did play back in 2004).

A few other bands I would love to see at Coachella are The Smiths, Band of Horses, Beirut, The Veils and Celebration (an Operation Ivy reunion would be fun as well). Seeing Madness, Portishead, the Verve and several other great bands slated to play will make up for my disappointment. Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) will be playing “Dark Side of The Moon” in it’s entirety on Sunday. Cool thing is, San Diego will be represented by bands Grand Ole Party and Flogging Molly. On the 2008 bill there are a few bands that have already played in recent years but tend to draw a big crowd.

If you are planning to go and have yet to get a place to stay, I wish you luck in finding a hotel that has not tripled their rates for the weekend. There is still camping available and you may be able to find a hotel with reasonable rates just outside of Indio. All lodging and Coachella information can be found on their website: www.coachella.com. See ya there!

Many of you waited with bated breath and found out the line-up for Coachella 2008 yesterday on January 21. Here is what to expect:

FRIDAY, APRIL 25:
Jack Johnson, The Verve, Raconteurs, The Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell Season, The National, Animal Collective, Slightly Stoopid, Mum, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Stars, Battles, Aesop Rock, Midnight Juggernauts, Does it Offend you, Yeah?, Minus the Bear, Spank Rock, dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Diplo, Adam Freeland, Santo Gold, Jens Lekman, John Butler Trio, Vampire Weekend, Dan Deacon, Architecture in Helsinki, Sandra Collins, Busy P, Cut Copy, Black Lips, Datarock, Professor Murder, Reverend and the Makers, The Bees, Porter, Rogue Wave, Modeselektor, American Bang, Lucky I Am.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26:
Portishead, Kraftwerk, Death Cab for Cutie, Cafe Tacuba, Sasha & Digweed, Rilo Kiley, Dwight Yoakam, M.I.A., Hot Chip, Cold War Kids, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, DeVotchKa, Flogging Molly, Mark Ronson, Turbonegro, Scars on Broadway, Islands, Enter Shikari, Calvin Harris, Boyz Noize, Junkie XL, Cinematic Orchestra, Jamie T, The Teenagers, VHS or Beta, Carbon/silicon, Erol Alkan, Yo Majesty!, Little Brother, Bonde Do Role, St. Vincent, Akron Family, MGMT, Institubes DJs (Surkin, Para One and Orgasmic), James Zabiela, Sebastian, Kavinsky, Dredg, The Bird and the Bee, Grand Ole Party, New Young Pony Club, 120 Days, Yoav, Electric Touch, Uffie.

SUNDAY, APRIL 27:
Roger Waters (“Dark Side of the Moon”), Love & Rockets, My Morning Jacket, Spiritualized, Justice, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, The Streets, Metric, Danny Tenaglia, Simian Mobile Disco, Booka Shade, Murs, Dmitri from Paris, Autolux, The Field, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Les Savy Fav, The Cool Kids, Sons & Daughters, Sia, Holy Fuck, Black Kids, Black Mountain, The Annuals, Kid Sister w/A-Trak, Man Man, Duffy, I’m from Barcelona, Manchester Orchestra, Deadmau5, The Horrors, Austin TV, Shout Out Louds, Plastiscines, Brett Dennen.