Christmas comes early for Coachella fans as Goldenvoice reveals 2025 lineup headlined by Lady Gaga, Green Day & Post Malone

Coachella - 2025 lineup

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival //
Empire Polo Club – Indio, CA
April 11th-13th & April 18th-20th, 2025 //

Surprise! Just when you thought Coachella didn’t have any more tricks up its sleeve, the famed three-day music festival has caught us off guard once again — in this instance, by unleashing a lineup more than six weeks ahead of what we have normally witnessed.

It has become a New Year’s tradition over last two decades for Goldenvoice to pull back the curtains in early January and put out the renowned poster for its signature event every year, but after seeing Paul Tollett and company announce the roster for its country-themed festival Stagecoach in September and reports beginning to swirl this week once Post Malone let the cat out of the bag on his plans, maybe it shouldn’t come as a total shock that Coachella has given fans an early Christmas gift.

Leading the 24th edition will be Lady Gaga, Green Day and the aforementioned Posty, who dropped his 2025 tour schedule only a day ago with the first two dates booked for Indio this April and falling over the same two weekends Coachella had already locked down in the spring.

Below each day’s headliner, this year’s fest features an array of old-school, established and upstart acts spanning everything from pop and R&B to punk and electronic plus more of course. There’s no shortage of talent to point out here, and some of those worth highlighting include Missy Elliott, Charli XCX, Megan Thee Stallion, Benson Boone, Misfits, Zedd, The Marías, Keinemusik, Junior H, LISA, Above & Beyond, JENNIE, The Prodigy, Anitta, Kraftwerk, Parcels, Ivan Cornejo, beabadoobee, FKA twigs, Clairo, Polo & Pan, Mustard, ENHYPHEN, XG, GloRilla, Shoreline Mafia, Basement Jaxx, The Go-Go’s, T-Pain, Keshi, MARINA, Hanumankind, Chase & Status, Sam Fender, Still Woozy, Japanese Breakfast, Beth Gibbons, Jessie Murph, Thee Sacred Souls, Darkside, Arca, Eli Brown, Gustavo Dudamel & LA Phil, Shaboozey, Miike Snow, Jimmy Eat World, Ty Dolla $ign, Circle Jerks, Three 6 Mafia, Viagra Boys, Chris Lorenzo, Disco Lines, Amyl and the Sniffers, Blonde Redhead and Boris Brejcha. See who else is performing at the Empire Polo Club above.

Of course we would be remiss to not also mention the fourth headliner listed at the bottom of the poster that Coachella instituted in 2022 when Swedish House Mafia returned to the desert. And although 2023 saw Calvin Harris hold down the spot before No Doubt reunited to fill it for 2024, Coachella has gone in the direction of hip-hop this time around with Travis Scott set to “design the desert.” For those who are wondering what exactly that means, a representative for the Grammy-nominated rapper has explained he will “debut an entirely new era of music” as well as curate a Cactus Jack takeover to create what he says will be “a fully immersive and experiential world within the desert.” No word on when Scott will hit the stage over Weekend 1 and Weekend 2, but we expect that to become clear in a few months once set times are released.

If you are sold on heading to the desert next year, Goldenvoice recommends that fans try purchasing tickets for Weekend 2. However, you can hop on the wait list for Weekend 1 here after both three-day GA and VIP passes go on sale here this Friday, November 22nd at 11 a.m. PT. It only takes $49 to get this party started! While official hotel packages will be available here through Valley Music Travel, we should also note that new camping options such as upgraded Ready-Set and La Campana tents will make their debut. Whichever weekend you choose and whatever your accommodations are, we wish every Coachellan the best of luck securing their tickets!

UPDATE (March 20th): We have our first artist cancellation this year, with Anitta citing “unexpected personal reasons” for the decision in a statement posted on social media. No word yet on who might replace the Brazilian singer-songwriter, but stayed tuned here for more details in the coming weeks.

Coachella 2025

Manchester Orchestra & Thrice duke it out at Hollywood Palladium on their co-headlining tour

Manchester Orchestra


Manchester Orchestra

By Zach Bourque //

Manchester Orchestra & Thrice //
Hollywood Palladium – Los Angeles
November 13th, 2024 //

When your tour poster teases a boxing match between two seasoned bands worthy of headlining their own show in LA, the pressure is on. In one corner of the “ring” stood Southern California post-hardcore heavyweights Thrice. In the other, Atlanta’s uniquely eccentric indie rockers Manchester Orchestra. An evening of “noise and fury” was what the aforementioned promotion promised us, except the end result was anything but — for better or worse.

Thrice have taken an interesting trajectory since their formation in the late 90’s. Starting off with a fairly aggressive, post-hardcore approach early in their career, they’ve grown into a much more mature and complex sound over the years (fans have mixed opinions about this). However, performing their 2009 LP Beggars in its entirety was a unique proposition that ultimately left a lot of the crowd feeling rather underwhelmed. While we can say that the critically acclaimed album is objectively great, it’s certainly light on energy and you could tell those who showed up at the Hollywood Palladium last Wednesday were waiting for Dustin Kensrue (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion), Teppei Teranishi (lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Eddie Breckenridge (bass, synthesizer, backing vocals, guitars) and Riley Breckenridge (drums, percussion) to dig a bit deeper into its arsenal. Unfortunately this never occurred, as the ensuing songs were mostly deep cuts besides “Black Honey”, which surprisingly seems to have garnered quite a liking with more than 75 million listens on Spotify.

Thrice


Thrice

With each co-headliner duking it out, there had to be a winner before it was all over and that winner came in the form of Manchester Orchestra undoubtedly knocking Thrice out. Celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its seminal album COPE, the five-piece — consisting of Andy Hull (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano), Robert McDowell (lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Tim Very (drums, percussion, backing vocals), Andy Prince (bass) and touring member Brooks Tipton (piano, keyboards) — sounded triumphant as ever with Hull’s inimitable voice bellowing throughout the venue. There is simply no other act that sounds like Manchester Orchestra and you could sense the energy in the room as they took the stage. Described by one person in attendance as “emo Mumford & Sons” and in largely living up to that billing, Hull and company sailed through a lengthy, career-spanning set that made Thrice fans wish they had gotten the same.

Of course, had Thrice mixed it up a touch more and strayed further from their tepid indie rock, things might have been different in the end. But after going toe to toe for one night in the City of Angels, the winner by TKO was Manchester Orchestra.

MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA

Setlist:
Top Notch
Choose You
Girl Harbor
The Mansion
The Ocean
Every Stone
All That I Really Wanted (Acoustic)
Trees
Indentions
See It Again (with “I Can Feel Your Pain” intro)
Cope
After the Scripture
The Maze
The Gold
Bed Head

THRICE

Setlist:
All the World Is Mad
The Weight
Circles
Doublespeak
In Exile
At the Last
Wood and Wire
Talking Through Glass / We Move Like Swing Sets
The Great Exchange
Beggars

Red Telephone
Black Honey
Robot Soft Exorcism
Beyond the Pines