M.I.A., Justice bring the party to Coachella

Coachella 2008 might not rock, but it will roll.

While the roster for the ninth edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival feels a little light on straight-ahead guitar music, there's enough heavy-hitting dance talent -- starting with imports M.I.A. and Justice -- to light the night skies over Indio.

M.I.A., the London-born singer whose album "Kala" earned critics' plaudits worldwide in 2007, earned kudos as a festival performer with energetic performances at last year's Lollapalooza and Siren festivals.  The French duo Justice played two recent DJ sets in Los Angeles, a middling show at the Detour Festival and a wildly received performance at the Hard NYE festival in downtown L.A.

Here's a partial roster as it is being announced in Mexico City this afternoon:

Roger Waters
The Verve
Portishead
The Raconteurs
My Morning Jacket
Rilo Kiley
Jack Johnson
Death Cab for Cutie
Kraftwerk
Justice
M.I.A.
Love & Rockets
The Breeders
Sasha & Digweed
Cafe Tacuba
Fatboy Slim

More to come ...

More coverage at Soundboard.

Photo of M.I.A. at Lollapalooza last year by Steve C. Mitchell.

Comments

[Not going this year]

Looks like Tollett/GV/AEG were more focused on expanding the Coachella "brand" to Jersey etc than they were on putting together a good show for the loyal Indio crowd......