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Festival No. 0000065 · Est. 1999

Coachella 2013

Coachella 2013

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 - Sat, 20 Apr 2013

Empire Polo Club - Indio, US

180+ Artists 26 Editions

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Venue: Empire Polo Club
Address: 81-800 51st Ave. 92201
City: Indio, US

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2 Chainz was born in College Park, United States, on 10 September 1976. Plays dirty south, electronica, future bass, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, house, r&b.
3BallMTY formed in 2009. Plays cumbia mexicana, tribal guarachero.
Action Bronson was born on 2 December 1983. Plays east coast hip hop, hip hop.
Adrian Lux was born on 1 May 1986.
Aesop Rock was born in Syosset, United States, on 5 June 1976. Plays abstract hip hop, alternative hip hop, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, experimental hip hop, hip hop, instrumental hip hop.
Alex Clare was born in Southwark, United Kingdom, on 14 September 1986. Plays alternative rock, dubstep, electronic, soul.
Allen Stone was born in Chewelah, United States, on 13 March 1987. Plays blue-eyed soul, gospel, pop soul, r&b, soul.
alt-J formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, art pop, art rock, blues rock, electronic rock, experimental rock, folktronica, indie pop.
Baauer was born in Philadelphia, United States, on 30 April 1989. Plays electronic, grime, hip hop, trap, trap edm.
Band of Horses formed in Seattle, United States, in 2004. Plays americana, folk pop, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, pop rock.
BASSNECTAR was born in San Francisco, United States, on 16 February 1978. Plays breakbeat, brostep, downtempo, drum and bass, drumstep, dubstep, electronic, electronica.
Bat For Lashes was born on 25 October 1979. Plays alternative pop, ambient pop, art pop, dream pop, folktronica, indie rock, indietronica, pop.
Beach House formed in Baltimore, United States, in 2004. Plays dream pop, indie pop, pop, shoegaze, slowcore.
Beardyman was born in London, United Kingdom, on 14 May 1982. Plays beatboxing, hip hop.
Ben Howard was born in London, United Kingdom, on 24 April 1987. Plays alternative rock, folk, indie folk, indie rock, rock.
Benny Benassi was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on 13 July 1967. Plays electro house, house.
Biffy Clyro formed in Kilmarnock, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, emo, indie rock, pop rock, post-hardcore, progressive rock, rock.
Bingo Players formed in 2006. Plays dutch house, edm, electro house, house, progressive house.
Birdy Nam Nam formed in Paris, France, in 2001. Plays electro, electronic, electronica, jazz, r&b, turntablism.
Blur formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1990. Plays alternative rock, art rock, britpop, experimental rock, grunge, indie pop, indie rock, madchester.
Booka Shade plays dance, electronic, house, techno.
C2C formed in Nantes, France, in 1998. Plays breakbeat, electronic, turntablism.
Café Tacvba formed in Ciudad Satélite, Mexico, in 1989. Plays alternative rock, latin, rock.
Cassy was born in London, Austria.
Chali 2na was born in Chicago, United States, on 26 June 1971. Plays hip hop.
Cloud Nothings formed in Cleveland, United States, in 2009. Plays indie rock, noise rock, post-hardcore, punk rock.
Danny Avila was born in Marbella, Spain, on 1 April 1995.
Danny Brown was born in Detroit, United States, on 16 March 1981. Plays boom bap, conscious hip hop, experimental hip hop, gangsta rap, glitch hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, trap.
Dead Can Dance formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1981. Plays ambient, dark ambient, dark wave, dream pop, ethereal wave, gothic, modern classical, neoclassical dark wave.
Deap Vally formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2011.
Deathfix formed in Washington, D.C., United States, in 2009.
Descendents formed in Manhattan Beach, United States, in 1978. Plays hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, pop punk, punk, punk rock, skate punk.
DIIV formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2011. Plays dream pop, indie rock, jangle pop, krautrock, neo-psychedelia, post-punk, rock, shoegaze.
Dillon Francis was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 5 October 1987. Plays dubstep, electro house, electronic, moombahton, progressive house, trap edm.
Dinosaur Jr formed in Amherst, United States, in 1984. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, new wave, noise rock, rock.
Dirtyphonics formed in Paris, France, in 2004. Plays drum and bass, dubstep.
Disclosure formed in Reigate, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays afro house, bass house, bassline, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, dance-pop.
Divine Fits formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2012.
DJ Harvey was born in London, United Kingdom.
DJ Sneak was born in puerto rico, United States, in 1969. Plays house, jackin house.
Doc Martin
Dog Blood formed in 2012. Plays bass house, complextro, electro house, tech house, trap edm.
Dropkick Murphys formed in Quincy, United States, in 1996. Plays americana, celtic punk, folk punk, folk rock, hardcore punk, pigfuck, punk, punk rock.
Dub FX was born on 11 June 1983. Plays beatboxing, dub, hip hop.
Dynamite MC was born on 7 October 1973. Plays drum and bass, jungle.
Dâm-Funk was born in Pasadena, United States, on 15 June 1971. Plays funk, hip hop.
Earl Sweatshirt was born on 24 February 1994. Plays abstract hip hop, alternative hip hop, cloud rap, drumless hip hop, experimental, experimental hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop.
El-P was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 2 March 1975. Plays abstract hip hop, alternative hip hop, boom bap, east coast hip hop, experimental hip hop, hip hop, industrial hip hop, underground hip hop.
Eric Prydz was born in Täby municipality, Sweden, on 19 July 1976. Plays edm, electronic, house, progressive, progressive house, trance.
Excision was born in Kelowna, Canada, on 29 April 1986. Plays dubstep, electronic.
Father John Misty was born in Rockville, United States, on 3 May 1981. Plays experimental rock, folk rock, indie rock, psychedelic rock.
Fedde Le Grand was born in Utrecht, Netherlands, on 7 September 1977. Plays dutch house, edm, electro house, house.
Foals formed in Oxford, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, art rock, dance-punk, indie rock, math rock, new wave, rock.
Four Tet was born in Putney, United Kingdom, in September 1977. Plays club, dance, downtempo, dubstep, electronic, electronica, folktronica, future garage.
Franz Ferdinand formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2001. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, art rock, dance-punk, dance-rock, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica.
Ghost formed in Linkoping, Sweden, in 2008. Plays doom metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, occult rock, pop rock, progressive rock, psychedelic.
Grimes was born in Vancouver, Canada, on 17 March 1988. Plays alternative rock, ambient, art pop, avant-garde, avant-garde pop, chillwave, contemporary r&b, dance.
Grinderman formed in 2006, and split up on 11 December 2011, after 5 years. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, punk rock, rock.
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.
Guards formed in New York, United States, in 2010.
Hanni El Khatib was born on 8 June 1981.
Hardwell was born in Breda, Netherlands, on 7 January 1988. Plays big room house, deep house, dutch house, edm, electro house, electronic, house, progressive house.
Hot Chip formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays alternative dance, alternative r&b, deep house, electronic, electronica, electropop, house, indie pop.
How to Destroy Angels formed in 2010. Plays dark ambient, electronic, experimental, experimental electronic, industrial, post-industrial, rock.
Huoratron plays electronic.
Infected Mushroom formed in Haifa, Israel, in 1996. Plays brostep, complextro, electronic, electronica, goa trance, psytrance.
Ioanna Gika was born in Washington, D.C., United States, on 5 August 1994.
Jake Bugg was born in Clifton, United Kingdom, on 28 February 1994. Plays alternative rock, blues, folk, indie folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
James Blake was born in Enfield, United Kingdom, on 26 September 1988. Plays electronic, experimental, post-dubstep, singer-songwriter, soul.
James McCartney was born in London, United Kingdom, on 12 September 1977. Plays rock.
Jamie Jones was born in Caernarfon, United Kingdom, in 1980. Plays afro house, bassline, club, dance, deep house, deep tech, disco, edm.
Jamie xx was born in London, United Kingdom, on 28 October 1988. Plays deep house, electronic, future garage, house, indie pop, pop rap, post-dubstep, uk funky.
Janelle Monáe was born in Kansas City, United States, on 1 December 1985. Plays art pop, contemporary r&b, funk, pop, pop rap, r&b, singer-songwriter, soul.
Japandroids formed in 2006, and split up in 2024, after 18 years. Plays garage rock, indie rock, noise pop, noise rock, post-hardcore.
Jason Bentley was born in Jamaica Plain, United States, on 27 July 1970.
JEFF the Brotherhood formed in Nashville, United States, in 2001. Plays garage rock, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic rock.
Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine formed in 2008.
Jeremy Sole
Jessie Ware was born in Hammersmith, United Kingdom, on 15 October 1984. Plays contemporary r&b, dance, dance-pop, disco, electronic, electronica, neo soul, pop.
Johnny Marr was born on 31 October 1963. Plays alternative rock, rock.
Joris Voorn was born on 25 February 1977. Plays detroit techno, house, tech house.
Julio Bashmore was born in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 1990. Plays club, dance, electronic, house.
Jurassic 5 formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1993. Plays alternative hip hop, conscious hip hop, hip hop.
Kastle
Kids These Days formed in Chicago, United States, in 2009, and split up in May 2013, after 4 years.
Kill The Noise was born in Rochester, United States, on 28 January 1981. Plays brostep, complextro, drum and bass, drumstep, dubstep, edm, electro house, riddim dubstep.
Knife Party formed in July 2011. Plays complextro, drumstep, dubstep, electro house, electronic, house.
Kurt Vile was born in Lansdowne, United States, on 3 January 1980. Plays indie folk, indie rock, lo-fi, rock.
La Roux formed in Brixton, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays electronic, synth-pop.
Ladies Night formed in Vancouver, Canada.
Lee "Scratch" Perry was born in Kendal, Jamaica, on 20 March 1936, and died on 29 August 2021, aged 85. Plays dub, reggae, rock, rocksteady, ska.
Little Green Cars formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 2008. Plays folk rock, indie rock.
Local Natives formed in 2003. Plays indie rock, pop rock.
Loco Dice was born in Tunis, Germany, on 10 August 1974.
Lord Huron formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2010. Plays indie folk, indie rock.
Lou Reed was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 2 March 1942, and died on 27 October 2013, aged 71. Plays art rock, classic rock, experimental, experimental rock, glam rock, hard rock, new wave, noise.
Luciano was born in Manchester, Jamaica, on 20 October 1964.
Major Lazer formed in Los Angeles, Jamaica, in 2008. Plays art pop, dance-pop, dancehall, downtempo, dub, edm, electro, electronic.
Make-Up formed in Washington, D.C., United States, in 1995, and split up in 2000, after 5 years.
Maya Jane Coles was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1988. Plays bass house, bassline, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, deep house, downtempo.
Metric formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1998. Plays electronic, indie rock, new wave, pop, soft rock.
Mimosa was born in Oakland, United States. Plays dubstep, electronic.
Moby was born in Harlem, United States, on 11 September 1965. Plays ambient, ambient techno, downtempo, electronic, electronica, house, pop, pop rock.
Modest Mouse formed in 1993. Plays alternative rock, art rock, experimental, indie pop, indie rock, lo-fi, post-hardcore, rock.
Modestep formed in 2010. Plays alternative rock, drum and bass, dubstep, electronic rock, trap, trap edm.
Mona formed in Dayton, United States, in 2010.
Mord Fustang was born in Tallinn, Estonia, on 21 February 1991. Plays complextro, edm, electro house, electronic.
Neighbourhood formed in 2008.
New Order formed in Salford, United Kingdom, in 1980. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance, dance-rock, electronic, electropop, house, new wave.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1983. Plays alternative rock, art rock, gothic rock, indie rock, post-punk, punk blues, rock, singer-songwriter.
Nicky Romero was born in Amerongen, Netherlands, on 6 January 1989. Plays dutch house, edm, electro house, house, progressive house.
Of Monsters and Men formed in Keflavik, Iceland, in 2010. Plays folk, folk pop, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, pop, rock.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark formed in Meols, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays alternative dance, art pop, dance-pop, electronic, minimal synth, new wave, pop, post-punk.
Palma Violets formed in Lambeth, United Kingdom, in 2011, and split up on 11 July 2018, after 7 years. Plays garage rock revival, indie rock.
Parov Stelar was born in Linz, Austria, on 27 November 1974. Plays acid jazz, electro swing, electronic, house, nu jazz, trip hop.
Passion Pit formed in Cambridge, United States, in 2007. Plays indietronica.
Paul Kalkbrenner was born in Leipzig, Germany, on 12 June 1977. Plays electronica, minimal techno, techno.
Paul Oakenfold was born in London, United Kingdom, on 30 August 1963. Plays electronic, progressive trance, trance.
Phoenix formed in Versailles, France, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock, rock.
Poliça formed in Minneapolis, United States, in 2011. Plays alternative rock.
Portugal. The Man formed in Wasilla, United States, in 2004. Plays experimental, indie pop, indie rock, math rock, neo-psychedelia, pop, progressive.
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.
Purity Ring formed in Edmonton, Canada, in 2010. Plays dream pop, futurepop, witch house.
Puscifer formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1995. Plays alternative rock, ambient, experimental, experimental rock, industrial, industrial rock, post-industrial, progressive rock.
Pusha T was born in The Bronx, United States, on 14 May 1977. Plays boom bap, east coast hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, southern hip hop.
Red Hot Chili Peppers formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1983. Plays alternative rock, funk, funk metal, funk rock, hard rock, heavy metal, indie rock, pop rock.
Reignwolf plays blues, blues rock, garage rock, rock.
Richie Hawtin was born in Banbury, Canada, on 4 June 1970. Plays electronic, minimal techno, techno.
Robert DeLong was born on 18 February 1986. Plays alternative dance, complextro, dubstep, electronic, electronica, electropop, glitch pop, house.
Rodriguez was born in Detroit, United States, on 10 July 1942, and died on 8 August 2023, aged 81. Plays contemporary folk, folk rock, pop rock, psychedelic folk, psychedelic rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
Roni Size was born in Bristol, United Kingdom, on 29 October 1969. Plays big beat, drum and bass, electronic, electronica, hip hop, jungle.
Savages formed in London, United Kingdom, in October 2011. Plays art punk, gothic rock, noise rock, post-punk, rock.
Seth Troxler was born in Lake Orion, United States, in 1986. Plays deep house, house, tech house, techno.
Shovels & Rope formed in Charleston, United States, in 2008.
Sigur Rós formed in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 4 January 1994. Plays ambient, ambient pop, art pop, art rock, dance, dream pop, electronic, electronica.
Simian Mobile Disco formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays electro, electro house, electronic, tech house, techno.
Skinny Lister formed in Greenwich, United Kingdom, in 2009. Plays folk.
Smith Westerns formed in 2007, and split up in 2014, after 7 years.
Social Distortion formed in Fullerton, United States, in 1978. Plays cowpunk, punk, punk rock.
Sparks formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1970. Plays art pop, art rock, baroque pop, chamber pop, club, dance, disco, electro-disco.
Spiritualized formed in Rugby, United Kingdom, in 1990. Plays art rock, chamber pop, dream pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, noise pop, psychedelic rock, shoegaze.
Stanton Warriors formed in Bristol, United Kingdom. Plays breakbeat, breaks.
Stars formed in 2000. Plays dream pop, indie pop, indie rock.
Tame Impala was born in Sydney, Australia, on 20 January 1986. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dream pop, indie rock, indietronica, leftfield, neo-psychedelia, pop.
Tanlines formed in Brooklyn, United States, on 9 April 2008.
Tegan and Sara formed in Calgary, Canada, in 1998. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, electropop, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock, rock, synth-pop.
The 2 Bears formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2010.
The Airborne Toxic Event formed in 2006. Plays rock.
The Colourist formed in Orange County, United States, in 2009.
The Evens formed in 2001. Plays indie rock.
The Faint formed in Omaha, United States, in 1994. Plays dance, electronic, indie rock.
The Gaslight Anthem formed in New Brunswick, United States, in 2006. Plays folk punk, heartland rock, punk, punk blues, punk rock, rock.
The Lumineers formed in Ramsey, United States, on 31 December 2008. Plays alternative country, americana, country folk, folk, folk pop, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop.
The Postal Service formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2001. Plays electronic, indie pop, indietronica.
The Selecter formed in Coventry, United Kingdom, in 1979. Plays 2 tone, alternative rock, indie rock, new wave, punk, ska.
The Stone Roses formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1984, and split up in 2017, after 33 years. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, indie rock, jangle pop, madchester, neo-psychedelia, pop rock, rock.
The Three O'clock formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1982.
The Wombats formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays indie pop.
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.
Theophilus London was born in Trinidad, United States, on 23 February 1987. Plays alternative hip hop, electropop.
Thomas Gold was born in Berlin, Germany, on 9 August 1981. Plays edm, electronic, house, progressive house.
Tim Mason
TNGHT formed in 2008. Plays trap, trap edm.
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra formed in 1985. Plays big band, jazz, ska.
Tommy Trash was born on 15 November 1987. Plays big room house, dance, edm, electro house, progressive house.
Trash Talk formed in Sacramento, United States, in 2005. Plays hardcore punk.
Two Door Cinema Club formed in Bangor, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, new rave, new wave, post-punk revival, rock.
Unicorn Kid was born in Leith, United Kingdom, on 5 November 1991. Plays chiptune, seapunk.
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.
Vintage Trouble formed in Hollywood, United States, in 2010. Plays blues, blues rock, funk, hard rock, pop, rock and roll, soul.
Violent Femmes formed in Milwaukee, United States, in 1980. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, cowpunk, folk, folk punk, folk rock, geek rock, post-punk.
White Arrows formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2011. Plays indie rock, psychedelic, psychedelic rock.
Wild Belle formed in Chicago, United States, in 2011. Plays funk, jazz, psychedelic pop, reggae, rock, ska.
Wild Nothing was born in Blacksburg, United States. Plays dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, shoegaze.
Wolfgang Gartner was born in San Luis Obispo, United States, on 17 March 1982. Plays complextro, edm, electro house, electronic.
Wu-Tang Clan formed in Staten Island, United States, in 1992. Plays boom bap, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs formed in New York, United States, in 2000. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, indie rock, post-punk, rock.
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.
Youth Lagoon was born in Boise, United States, on 18 March 1989.
Zane Lowe was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 7 August 1973.