Death from Above 1979, alongside a few Aussies to play Coachella 2011!

It’s that time of year again… Golden Voice have announced their epic 3 day lineup for the iconic Coachella music festival in Indio, California. A few familiar Australian names help make up the pack: Empire of the Sun, Tame Impala, Cut Copy, The Presets and Gypsy and the Cat will all be making appearances at the festival. For both Cut Copy and The Presets it will no doubt be a chance to debut some new material to the Northern Hemisphere, after their runs with Big Day Out and Future Music Festival, respectively.

But it’s the announcement that Death From Above 1979 will be reforming for the event that has everyone in the industry talking.

Also playing: The Strokes, Arcade Fire, Kanye West, The Black Keys, Kings of Leon, Interpol, The Chemical Brothers, Caifanes, Robyn, Animal Collective, Mumford & Sons, Bright Eyes, Duran Duran, The National, PJ Harvey, Sasha, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Brandon Flowers, Crystal Castles,Steve Angello, The Kills, Ratatat, Nas & Damien Marley, Jimmy Eat World, Cee Lo Green, Cut Copy, Cold War Kids, Sleigh Bells, Warpaint, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, !!!, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Here We Go Magic, Titus Andronicus, The Drums, The Morning Benders and a shitload more.

Here’s the full announcement:

Larry Heath

Founding Editor and Publisher of the AU review. Currently based in Toronto, Canada. You can follow him on Twitter @larry_heath or on Instagram @larryheath.