The Best Bands to See at Coachella 2016 (Who've Already Played Coachella)

Every yr , music nerd meticulously go over the Coachella lineup to secern other music nerds what must - see new artist are on the bill ( Anderson .Paak ! ) and which reunited veterans you have to pick up just for bragging right ( GNFNR ! ! ) . But allow ’s be dependable : most people want to see a proven entity – an creative person who delivers , every time . Which is why we ’re present actual evidence – this is a countdown of the best acts playing Coachella this year who ’ve proven themselves at Coachellas in the past , with video showing why you ’re travel to want to check them out when you gain the grounds ( or turn on the webcast ) this year . And how would I bang who to pick up again ? Uh , I ’ve been to every weekend – include double weekends – since 2002 . beano :

11. Of Monsters and Men

The Icelandic folks - daddy band ’s always a high - vim live dainty , but the last time they played Coachella they had a little help : on weekend two a monolithic snail artistry piece meandered over to the Outdoor Theater while they were playing and stayed there , in the front dustup , for the totality of the hardening . It was lovely , and means that they definitely experience to expect – and return – something limited in Indio this year .

10. Silversun Pickups

SSPU get major decimal point for being local darling ( they used to do residency at the midget Silverlake Lounge ) who have become outside sensations thanks to alt - stone staple like " Lazy Eye " and " Panic Switch . " They ’ve played Coachella doubly , both times on the Outdoor Theater : in 2007 they sway the afternoon , and in 2009 they got a prize nighttime spot – which think of it ’s likely this year they ’ll graduate to the Main leg .

9. The 1975

Last time the UK ’s popping - rockers off the Coachella theatre ( in 2014 ) , they were just another up - and - coming buzz isthmus . This year , they ’re a stripe with a No . 1 record album and an upcoming stadium tour of duty . Those are huge shoes to meet , and a likely Main Stage metre expansion slot will either try the young group is an actual next - vainglorious - thing – or flash - in - the - pan sham ( that said , " Love Me " is one of the best vocal of the year . )

8. Cold War Kids

Another LA band that ’s ended up a vast multinational bit , CWK have played Coachella three times before – and have made it matter each time , including the above - unite Edgar Albert Guest smudge from Florence Welch in 2010 . They ’ve got a new lineup since the last time they played , but they also have their freehanded single ever – the unavoidable " First , " which will no doubt be a Sunday highlight .

7. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes

remember of this twelvemonth as a vindication moment for frontman Alex Ebert and his stria of Merry Hippies : they were pigeonholed as a variety of novelty deed when they first broke out with " Home , " but the song ’s gone on to be a bona - fide classic ( seriously , it ’ll still be in commercials when we ’re all in our sixty ) and meanwhile , the band ’s spring up up . That does n’t mean their set will be any less life - loving , it just means it ’ll possibly be more mature : we ’ve hear a few songs from their newfangled album , PersonA , and it resonates positivity while toning down – slightly – on schtick .

6. Calvin Harris

Even non - EDM fans noticed something variety when Calvin Harris bring the Main Stage in the early evening last time he diddle the fest in 2014 : the strain ( and the people ) were sucked out of the rest of the festival and into an oontz - whirlpool while Harris spin record for the biggest crowd , by far , to see any artist that year ( yes , it was much larger than the sidetrack for even OutKast . ) It ’s no surprise , then , that he ’s the first - ever DJ headliner at Coachella , which means everyone including the just - funny will turnout for his Sunday night set , even if it ’s just to see whether his girl Taylor Swift is going to pop - in for a Sung or two .

5. St Germain

You may notice that the video connect above is n’t from Coachella … and that ’s because WE COULDN’T FIND ANY VIDEO FROM THE LAST clip THEY toy COACHELLA THATS HOW LONG AGO IT WAS ! Yeah : the dear Gallic idle words - electro band has n’t hit the festival field in 15 years , but last time they did they did it with a 20 - plus member orchestra . If you ’re into this sort of turn on - out , ambient channel – and you should be – you should also be very , very worked up for this , especially if it ’s schedule for sunset .

4. The Kills

Alison Mosshart is one of the most exciting frontpeople in sway music – and whether it ’s with her elementary band The Kills or her side project The Dead Weather , with Jack White , she ’s contract an inescapable charisma that feels grievous in the best way . And when she lets out a banshee wail as guitarist Jamie Hince unleash a wall of phone … humankind , chills , and it ’s not just gon na be from the desert wind .

3. Disclosure

When the livetronica duo first hit the Coachella stage in 2014 , they cleverly lend out guests ranging from the then - up - and - total singer Sam Smith to the still - up - and - add up AlunaGeorge . That made their curing must - see even then – and they ’ve only have bigger in the lag , which think of it ’s likely they ’ll continue their superstar collaborations this year . They ’re also one of the few EDM acts that understands you ’ve beat to do more than press play and have great video screens to keep the attention of such a large crowd – both underrated and completely appreciated .

2. Sia

Since getting famous , the " Chandelier " Isaac Bashevis Singer has been all performance - arty when she playsSaturday Night Liveand the occasional hot show , shroud her boldness with wig and letting dancer do all the work , but do n’t be fooled : pre - celebrity , the songstress was an open , charismatic performing artist , as the above video – from when she wager Coachella in 2010 as a minuscule - print performing artist – proves . She ’s become one of the big attracter for the big stage in the interim , and her newfangled record album , This is Acting , is composed almost totally of song in the first place written for other artists – some of whom are potential to be on the Coachella field ( yes , what we ’re saying is , a Rihanna sit - in would be awe-inspiring – and not wholly out of the question ) .

1. LCD Soundsystem

honestly , it ’s not even skinny : James Murphy was always a passkey at the build ( he has to be – most of his electro - rock striation ’s songs just furrow on a individual chord ) , which made peak - epoch LCD Soundsystem gigs both foolhardy and hallucinogenic , no matter whether or not you were marrow - abetted . They ’ve trifle Coachella twice before but this reunification spear is their first time headlining , and they ’re obviously one of the most awaited acts on the whole bill . Within the first moments of " All My Friends , " you ’ll have a massive smile on your face while you face at all of yours , and realize there ’s nowhere else you ’d rather be .

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