Christopher Lawrence to play Coachella Festival 2009!

Christopher Lawrence to play Coachella Festival 2009!

22 February, 2009 | 3.56PM

• Written by: pharmacy
• Filed under: Music News : coachella 2009

The organizers of the first big festival of 2009, California’s Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, have finally announced the lineup for their epic desert fest, with Christopher Lawrence to play Sunday April 19th.

This is Christopher’s fourth Coachella, having graced the line up of the famed festival more than almost any other international DJ.

As for the rest of the line up, Paul McCartney, the Killers and the Cure will headline on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The April 17th lineup will also include Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Leonard Cohen, Franz Ferdinand and Morrissey (not the Smiths, as many had hoped). Joining the Killers on the April 18th are TV on the Radio and the return of Amy Winehouse. Robert Smith and Co. are headlining on April 19th, along with My Bloody Valentine. Sunday night is ’80s Night at the Indio festival, with bands like X, Throbbing Gristle, Public Enemy and Paul Weller all performing. Plus, there will be sets from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Lupe Fiasco.

On the electronic front, along with Christopher Lawrence, there is the Thievery Corp, Presets, Crystal Method, Switch, Gui Boratto, Crookers, MSTRKRFT, Groove Armada, M.A.N.D.Y, Supermayer… and that’s just the tip of the iceberg!

Keep in mind, Coachella’s early bill doesn’t include all those specialty dance tents that Coachella features. Britney Spears is among those rumored to be playing a dance tent in a move similar to Madonna’s appearance at the festival in 2006.

Tickets for this year’s festival are now on sale at noon at the Coachella site, and interested buyers may want to take advantage of a layaway payment plan: today through February 28th, fans can pay 50 percent of the cost of a weekend pass now and the rest in either two installments or one final payment in March and April.

For more information including the first line up and yet to be announced dance acts, visit the official Coachella website.

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