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Festival No. 0000065 · Est. 1999

Coachella 2010

Coachella 2010

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Empire Polo Club - Indio, US
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  • 2manydjs (DJ Set)
    2manydjs (DJ Set) formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 1998. Plays breakbeat.
  • Aeroplane
  • Alana Grace
    Alana Grace was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 20 December 1987. Plays rock.
  • As Tall As Lions
    As Tall As Lions formed in Massapequa, United States, in 2002, and split up in 2010, after 8 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
  • Aterciopelados
    Aterciopelados formed in Bogota, Colombia, in 1992. Plays alternative rock, latin, rock.
  • Atoms For Peace
    Atoms For Peace formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2009. Plays crossover prog, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, experimental, experimental electronic, experimental rock, idm.
  • B.o.B
    B.o.B was born in Winston-Salem, United States, on 15 November 1988. Plays alternative hip hop, alternative rock, conscious hip hop, contemporary r&b, dirty south, future bass, hip hop, pop.
  • Babasónicos
    Babasónicos formed in Lanús, Argentina, in 1991. Plays alternative rock, psychedelic pop.
  • Bad Lieutenant
    Bad Lieutenant formed in 2007.
  • Band of Skulls
    Band of Skulls formed in Southampton, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, garage rock, indie rock, rock.
  • Baroness
    Baroness formed in Savannah, United States, in 2003. Plays heavy metal, metal, post-metal, progressive metal, sludge metal, stoner metal.
  • BASSNECTAR
    BASSNECTAR was born in San Francisco, United States, on 16 February 1978. Plays breakbeat, brostep, downtempo, drum and bass, drumstep, dubstep, electronic, electronica.
  • Beach House
    Beach House formed in Baltimore, United States, in 2004. Plays dream pop, indie pop, pop, shoegaze, slowcore.
  • Benny Benassi
    Benny Benassi was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on 13 July 1967. Plays electro house, house.
  • Calle 13
    Calle 13 formed in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, in 2004. Plays alternative hip hop, comedy hip hop, hip hop, latin, rock.
  • Camera Obscura
    Camera Obscura formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays indie pop, pop, rock, twee pop.
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg
    Charlotte Gainsbourg was born in London, France, on 21 July 1971. Plays indie pop, rock.
  • Coheed and Cambria
    Coheed and Cambria formed in Nyack, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, progressive metal, progressive rock.
  • Corinne Bailey Rae
    Corinne Bailey Rae was born in Leeds, United Kingdom, on 26 February 1979. Plays neo soul, soul.
  • Céu
    Céu was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 17 April 1980. Plays bossa nova, chillout, downtempo, electronic, mpb.
  • Daedelus
    Daedelus was born in Santa Monica, United States, on 31 October 1977. Plays electronic, electronica, experimental electronic, idm.
  • David Guetta
    David Guetta was born in Paris, France, on 7 November 1967. Plays club, dance, dance-pop, edm, electro house, electroclash, electronic, electropop.
  • De La Soul
    De La Soul formed in Amityville, United States, in 1987. Plays abstract hip hop, alternative hip hop, boom bap, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop, jazz rap, pop rap.
  • deadmau5
    deadmau5 was born in Niagara Falls, Canada, on 5 January 1981. Plays ambient, bass house, breakbeat, club, complextro, dance, deep house, dubstep.
  • Deer Tick
    Deer Tick formed in Providence, United States, in 2004. Plays folk rock, rock.
  • Deerhunter
    Deerhunter formed in Atlanta, United States, in 2001. Plays ambient, indie rock, lo-fi, neo-psychedelia, noise pop, noise rock, post-punk, shoegaze.
  • Delphic
    Delphic formed in 2009. Plays alternative dance, electronic.
  • Devo
    Devo formed in Akron, United States, in 1972. Plays art punk, electronic, electronic rock, electropunk, experimental rock, geek rock, new wave, post-punk.
  • Die Antwoord
    Die Antwoord formed in 2008. Plays electronic, hip hop, hip house, instrumental hip hop, pop rap, rave, trap.
  • Dirty Projectors
    Dirty Projectors formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2002. Plays avant-garde, post-rock.
  • Dirty South
    Dirty South was born in Beograd, Australia, on 15 November 1978. Plays electro house, house, progressive house, vocal house.
  • DJ Craze
    DJ Craze was born on 19 November 1977. Plays bounce, drum and bass, hip hop, trap, trap edm, turntablism.
  • DJ Lance Rock
  • DJ Z-Trip
    DJ Z-Trip was born in Phoenix, United States, on 22 July 1972. Plays turntablism.
  • Echo & The Bunnymen
    Echo & The Bunnymen formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 1978. Plays alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, new wave, pop, pop rock, post-punk, rock.
  • Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
    Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, rock, stomp and holler.
  • Erol Alkan
    Erol Alkan was born in London, United Kingdom, on 30 May 1974.
  • Faith No More
    Faith No More formed in San Francisco, United States, in September 1983, and split up in 2021, after 37 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, experimental, funk metal, metal, pop rock, post-punk, rap metal.
  • Fever Ray
    Fever Ray was born in Nacka, Sweden, on 7 April 1975. Plays art pop, avant-garde pop, bass house, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, deep house.
  • Florence
  • Florence + The Machine
    Florence + The Machine formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, art pop, baroque pop, indie pop, indie rock, pop, pop rock, pop soul.
  • Flying Lotus
    Flying Lotus was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 7 October 1983. Plays alternative hip hop, avant-garde jazz, downtempo, electronic, experimental, experimental hip hop, hip hop, instrumental.
  • Frank Turner
    Frank Turner was born in Manama, United Kingdom, on 28 December 1981. Plays acoustic rock, folk, folk punk, punk, singer-songwriter.
  • Free the Robots
    Free the Robots plays downtempo, electronic, instrumental.
  • Frightened Rabbit
    Frightened Rabbit formed in Selkirk, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays acoustic rock, chamber pop, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock.
  • Gary Numan
    Gary Numan was born in Hammersmith, United Kingdom, on 8 March 1958. Plays ambient pop, art pop, dance-pop, dark ambient, dark wave, electro-industrial, electronic, electronic rock.
  • Girls
    Girls formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2007, and split up in 2012, after 5 years. Plays indie rock.
  • Gorillaz
    Gorillaz formed in Essex, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, art pop, art rock, electronic, electronica, electropop, hip hop.
  • Gossip
    Gossip formed in Searcy, United States, in 1999. Plays garage punk, garage rock, indie rock, pop rock, post-punk.
  • Grace Jones
    Grace Jones was born in Saint Catherine, United States, on 19 May 1948. Plays disco, funk, new wave, pop, soul.
  • Grizzly Bear
    Grizzly Bear formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2002. Plays art rock, chamber folk, chamber pop, freak folk, indie folk, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic folk.
  • Hadouken!
    Hadouken! formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2005, and split up on 10 November 2014, after 9 years. Plays dance, electronic, grime, new rave.
  • Hockey
    Hockey formed in Portland, United States, in 2002, and split up in 2018, after 16 years. Plays rock.
  • Hot Chip
    Hot Chip formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays alternative dance, alternative r&b, deep house, electronic, electronica, electropop, house, indie pop.
  • Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
    Hypnotic Brass Ensemble formed in Chicago, United States. Plays jazz-funk.
  • Iglu & Hartly
    Iglu & Hartly formed in 2008.
  • Imogen Heap
    Imogen Heap was born in Harold Wood, United Kingdom, on 9 December 1977. Plays alternative rock, art pop, electronic, electropop, indie pop, indietronica, pop, synth-pop.
  • Infected Mushroom
    Infected Mushroom formed in Haifa, Israel, in 1996. Plays brostep, complextro, electronic, electronica, goa trance, psytrance.
  • Jay-Z
    Jay-Z was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 4 December 1969. Plays boom bap, chipmunk soul, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, pop, pop rap.
  • Jets Overhead
    Jets Overhead formed in Victoria, Canada, in 2003, and split up in 2012, after 9 years. Plays indie rock.
  • John Waters
    John Waters was born in Baltimore, United States, on 22 April 1946.
  • Julian Casablancas
    Julian Casablancas was born in New York, United States, on 23 August 1978. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, experimental rock, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, rock, synth-pop.
  • Jónsi
    Jónsi was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 23 April 1975. Plays ambient, dream pop, post-rock.
  • Kaskade
    Kaskade was born in Chicago, United States, on 25 February 1971. Plays deep house, electronic, house.
  • Kate Miller-Heidke
    Kate Miller-Heidke was born on 16 November 1981.
  • Kevin Devine
    Kevin Devine was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 19 December 1979. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, indie rock.
  • King Khan & The Shrines
    King Khan & The Shrines formed in Berlin, Germany, in 1999.
  • Klever
  • La Roux
    La Roux formed in Brixton, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays electronic, synth-pop.
  • LCD Soundsystem
    LCD Soundsystem formed in New York, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative dance, dance-punk, electronic, indietronica, new wave, post-punk revival, synth-pop.
  • Les Claypool
    Les Claypool was born in Richmond, United States, on 29 September 1963. Plays alternative rock, experimental, funk, rock.
  • Little Boots
    Little Boots was born in Blackpool, United Kingdom, on 4 May 1984. Plays dance-pop, disco, electropop, house, pop, synth-pop.
  • Little Dragon
    Little Dragon formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1996. Plays downtempo, electronic, electropop, indietronica, synth-pop.
  • Local Natives
    Local Natives formed in 2003. Plays indie rock, pop rock.
  • Lucent Dossier Experience
    Lucent Dossier Experience formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2004.
  • Lucero
    Lucero formed in 1998. Plays alternative country, alternative rock, blues rock, cowpunk, heartland rock, punk rock, rockabilly, southern rock.
  • Major Lazer
    Major Lazer formed in Los Angeles, Jamaica, in 2008. Plays art pop, dance-pop, dancehall, downtempo, dub, edm, electro, electronic.
  • Mary Anne Hobbs
    Mary Anne Hobbs was born in City of Preston, United Kingdom, on 16 May 1964. Plays dubstep, electronic, experimental, uk garage.
  • Matt and Kim
    Matt and Kim formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2004. Plays indie pop.
  • Mayer Hawthorne and The County
  • Mew
    Mew formed in Hellerup, Denmark, in 1995. Plays alternative rock, crossover prog, dream pop, indie rock, shoegaze.
  • MGMT
    MGMT formed in Middletown, United States, in December 2002. Plays hypnagogic pop, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, neo-psychedelia, new wave, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock.
  • Miike Snow
    Miike Snow formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2007. Plays alternative dance, festival progressive house, indie pop, indietronica, progressive house, synth-pop.
  • Muse
    Muse formed in Teignmouth, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays alternative dance, alternative metal, alternative pop, alternative rock, art rock, dance, dubstep, electronic.
  • MuteMath
    MuteMath formed in New Orleans, United States, in 2002. Plays alternative rock.
  • Nobody
    Nobody formed in October 1981.
  • Nocando
  • Nosaj Thing
    Nosaj Thing was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 27 January 1985. Plays ambient, ambient pop, chillwave, dance, deep house, downtempo, edm, electro.
  • Old Crow Medicine Show
    Old Crow Medicine Show formed in Harrisonburg, United States, in 1998. Plays bluegrass, country, folk, old-time.
  • One eskimO
    One eskimO formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2006.
  • Orbital
    Orbital formed in Sevenoaks, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays ambient house, ambient techno, big beat, breakbeat, electronic, electronica, house, idm.
  • Owen Pallett
    Owen Pallett was born in Mississauga, Canada, on 7 September 1979. Plays experimental, indie pop.
  • P.O.S.
    P.O.S. was born on 18 August 1981. Plays hip hop.
  • Paparazzi
    Paparazzi formed in Quebec, Canada.
  • Passion Pit
    Passion Pit formed in Cambridge, United States, in 2007. Plays indietronica.
  • Pavement
    Pavement formed in Stockton, United States, in 1989, and split up in 2000, after 11 years. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, lo-fi, rock.
  • Phoenix
    Phoenix formed in Versailles, France, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock, rock.
  • Plastikman
    Plastikman was born in Banbury, Canada, on 4 June 1970. Plays acid techno, microhouse, minimal techno.
  • Porcupine Tree
    Porcupine Tree formed in Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom, in 1987. Plays alternative rock, ambient, metal, progressive metal, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock, space rock.
  • Portugal. The Man
    Portugal. The Man formed in Wasilla, United States, in 2004. Plays experimental, indie pop, indie rock, math rock, neo-psychedelia, pop, progressive.
  • Pretty Lights
    Pretty Lights formed in Fort Collins, United States, on 18 June 2004. Plays downtempo, electronic, electronica, glitch hop, hip hop, instrumental hip hop, nu jazz, soul.
  • Proxy
  • Public Image Ltd.
    Public Image Ltd. formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1978. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, art punk, dub, experimental rock, krautrock, new wave, post-punk.
  • Ra Ra Riot
    Ra Ra Riot formed in Syracuse, United States, in 2006. Plays baroque pop, indie rock.
  • Ras G
    Ras G was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 11 December 1978, and died on 29 July 2019, aged 40.
  • Rusko
    Rusko was born in North Yorkshire, United States, on 26 January 1985. Plays bassline, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, drum and bass, dub, dubstep.
  • Rx Bandits
    Rx Bandits formed in Seal Beach, United States, in 1997. Plays progressive rock, punk.
  • Samiyam
    Samiyam was born on 13 April 1984. Plays electronic, electronica, glitch, hip hop, underground hip hop.
  • She & Him
    She & Him formed in Portland, United States, in 2006. Plays alternative country, indie folk, indie pop.
  • Shooter Jennings
    Shooter Jennings was born in Nashville, United States, on 19 May 1979. Plays alternative country, country rock, hard rock, outlaw country, psychedelic rock, southern rock.
  • Sia
    Sia was born in Adelaide, Australia, on 18 December 1975. Plays alternative pop, art pop, dance-pop, electropop, indie pop, pop.
  • Sleigh Bells
    Sleigh Bells formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2008. Plays noise pop.
  • Sly and the Family Stone
    Sly and the Family Stone formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1967, and split up in 1975, after 8 years. Plays disco, funk, pop soul, psychedelic soul, rock, soul.
  • Sly Stone
    Sly Stone was born in Denton, United States, on 15 March 1943, and died on 9 June 2025, aged 82. Plays funk, rock.
  • Spoon
    Spoon formed in Austin, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, dance-punk, indie pop, indie rock, post-punk, rock.
  • Steel Train
    Steel Train formed in New Jersey, United States, in January 2002, and split up on 5 January 2013, after 11 years.
  • Street Sweeper Social Club
    Street Sweeper Social Club formed in 2005. Plays alternative rock, rapcore, rock.
  • Sunny Day Real Estate
    Sunny Day Real Estate formed in Seattle, United States, in 1992. Plays alternative rock, emo, indie rock, midwest emo, post-grunge, post-hardcore, rock.
  • Take
  • Talvin Singh
    Talvin Singh was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1970.
  • The Almighty Defenders
    The Almighty Defenders formed in February 2009. Plays gospel.
  • The Avett Brothers
    The Avett Brothers formed in Concord, United States, in 2000. Plays americana, bluegrass, folk, folk rock, indie folk.
  • The Big Pink
    The Big Pink formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays electro, electronic rock, indie rock, shoegaze.
  • The Cribs
    The Cribs formed in Wakefield, United Kingdom, in 2001. Plays garage rock, indie rock.
  • The Dead Weather
    The Dead Weather formed in Nashville, United States, in 2009. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, garage rock, garage rock revival, rock.
  • The Dillinger Escape Plan
    The Dillinger Escape Plan formed in Morris Plains, United States, in March 1997, and split up on 29 December 2017, after 20 years. Plays experimental, mathcore, metal, metalcore.
  • The Gaslamp Killer
    The Gaslamp Killer was born on 7 November 1982. Plays electronic, experimental, funk, hip hop, psychedelic, underground hip hop.
  • The Glitch Mob
    The Glitch Mob formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2006. Plays drum and bass, electronic, electronica, glitch, idm, industrial.
  • The Professionals
    The Professionals formed in 1978, and split up in 1982, after 4 years. Plays punk rock.
  • The Raveonettes
    The Raveonettes formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2000. Plays garage rock, indie rock, noise pop, post-punk revival, shoegaze.
  • The Soft Pack
    The Soft Pack formed in San Diego, United States, in November 2008.
  • The Specials
    The Specials formed in Coventry, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays 2 tone, new wave, reggae, rocksteady, ska.
  • The Temper Trap
    The Temper Trap formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2005. Plays alternative dance, indie pop, indie rock, new wave, pop.
  • The Whitest Boy Alive
    The Whitest Boy Alive formed in Berlin, Germany, in 2003, and split up in June 2014, after 11 years. Plays indie pop, indietronica.
  • The xx
    The xx formed in Wandsworth, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays alternative dance, alternative pop, alternative r&b, alternative rock, dream pop, electronic, indie pop, indietronica.
  • Them Crooked Vultures
    Them Crooked Vultures formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2009, and split up in 2010, after 1 year. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, rock, stoner rock.
  • Thom Yorke
    Thom Yorke was born in Wellingborough, United Kingdom, on 7 October 1968. Plays alternative rock, ambient, ambient pop, art pop, art rock, crossover prog, electronic, electronic rock.
  • Tiësto
    Tiësto was born in Breda, Netherlands, on 17 January 1969. Plays big room house, big room trance, dance, dance-pop, dutch house, edm, electro house, electronic.
  • Tokyo Police Club
    Tokyo Police Club formed in Newmarket, Canada, in 2005, and split up on 29 November 2024, after 19 years. Plays indie rock.
  • Vampire Weekend
    Vampire Weekend formed in New York, United States, on 6 February 2006. Plays afrobeat, alternative rock, baroque pop, chamber pop, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, leftfield.
  • Wale
    Wale was born in Washington, D.C., United States, on 21 September 1984. Plays east coast hip hop, hip hop, r&b.
  • White Rabbits
    White Rabbits formed in 2004.
  • Wolfgang Gartner
    Wolfgang Gartner was born in San Luis Obispo, United States, on 17 March 1982. Plays complextro, edm, electro house, electronic.
  • Yann Tiersen
    Yann Tiersen was born in Brest, France, on 23 June 1970. Plays amapiano, avant-garde, classical crossover, instrumental, minimalism, modern classical, neoclassicism, new age.
  • Yeasayer
    Yeasayer formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2006, and split up on 19 December 2019, after 13 years. Plays alternative rock, electropop, experimental rock, indie rock, indietronica, lo-fi, neo-psychedelia, post-rock.
  • Yo La Tengo
    Yo La Tengo formed in 1984. Plays dream pop, indie rock, noise pop, rock.
  • ZOÉ
    ZOÉ formed in Cuernavaca, Mexico, in 1997. Plays alternative rock, neo-psychedelia.