While it was rumored the Rolling Stones (who played ten 50th anniversary shows in recent months) or Daft Punk would be headlining, instead the Red Hot Chili Peppers and lesser-known bands Blur, Phoenix, and the Stone Roses are taking top billing during the three-day festival.
Second tier acts include Jurassic 5, Vampire Weekend, Moby and Hot Chip -- what is this, 2009?
With no big name electronic dance
Perhaps it has something to do with AEG, the festival's promoter, currently being up for sale for at least $8 billion.
It's also still unclear why, after what Rolling Stone calls "overwhelming evidence," the Rolling Stones were replaced by the Stone Roses.
"The Indio, California festival appeared on the band's [Rolling Stones] own official app in December under their tour dates section," reports Rolling Stone. "And festival organizers later used their official Facebook page to post a photo of a stone rolling on the Empire Polo Grounds, where Coachella is held."
Here's the official lineup from coachella.com, see the angry
And here's what the Twitterverse has to say about it:

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