Rumors swirled over the holiday season that Axl Rose and Slash had buried the hatchet and a classic Guns N’ Roses lineup would reunite in 2016, including a headlining performance at Coachella. Days later, reports surfaced that James Murphy was resurrecting his indie-dance act LCD Soundsystem for Coachella as well.
Late Monday night, both acts were confirmed as headliners for the 2016 edition of the annual music festival, taking place this April in the California desert. LCD Soundsystem, which Murphy retired in 2011 with a massive farewell concert and film, will headline Night 1 (April 15 and 22), with Ellie Goulding, Sufjan Stevens, Underworld, Of Monsters and Men, The Kills, Foals and Rae Sremmurd among the many, many acts on the bill.
GNR top the lineup for Night 2 (April 16 and 23), with Disclosure, A$AP Rocky, Ice Cube, Zedd, CHVRCHES, Halsey, Grimes, Courtney Barnett, Silversun Pickups, James Bay and many more slated to perform. The lineup of GNR is expected to feature Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan once again. It is unknown who else is involved, though Consequence of Sound reports that Matt Sorum will be on the drums.
Night 3 (April 17 and 24) is led by Calvin Harris, Sia, Major Lazer, Beach House, The 1975, Miike Snow, Rancid, Cold War Kids, Matt and Kim and others.
The complete lineup and the official poster can be seen below:
