Massive Attack will make their first U.S. appearance in more than eight years when they perform on the mainstage for the seventh annual COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA. 
 
“We are playing Coachella, dusk till dark, before Tool on the Sunday night.  It’s going to be a blast,” announced Robert Del Naja on the band’s website forum (www.massiveattack.co.uk/collected).  Continuing his comment on the band’s plans for the summer, “the main bulk of the tour will be June-September in Europe, USA, Middle East, Africa and Japan with recording and mixing in-between.”

Madonna has also joined this year's line-up. Look for Madonna Sunday in the Sahara dance tent with a performance that comes prior to the launch of her summer concert tour. “I've never performed at a festival,” says Madonna, “and I'm especially excited about playing at Coachella before I start my own tour.”

Also recently confirmed:  Daft Punk (it marks the group’s first performance in six years), Ted Leo/Pharmacists and Eagles of Death Metal.  These acts join the already announced line-up of Depeche Mode, Tool, Franz Ferdinand, Yeah, Yeah Yeahs, Bloc Party and many, many more. 

Tickets for the 2006 COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL can be purchased via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at (213) 480-3232 and at all Ticketmaster retail ticket centers or at www.ticketmaster.com.  General admission tickets are priced at $85.00 for a one-day ticket and $165.00 for two-day pass, plus applicable service charges and a $1 donation per day for charity. In addition, camping passes are still available at $35 for a three-night stay (Friday, April 28 at 3:00 PM through Monday, May 1 at 10:00 AM). 

The campground facilities include a general store, food court, restrooms, showers and shade areas.  The COACHELLA campground is conveniently located adjacent to the festival grounds and campers may park in a special camping parking lot next to the campground.  Parking is included with the price of each camping ticket.  In the COACHELLA festival tradition, there is free parking and the doors to the venue will open at 11:00 AM on both days.  Parking lots and the box office open at 9:00 AM. 

COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL line-up (as of 3/1/2006):

Saturday, April 29th
Depeche Mode, Daft Punk (in the dance tent), Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Atmosphere, Carl Cox, My Morning Jacket, TV on the Radio, Ladytron, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Tosca, Cat Power, Animal Collective, HARD-Fi, Derrick Carter, Devendra Banhart, She Wants Revenge, The Walkmen, The Juan Maclean, Imogen Heap, Audio Bullys, Lady Sovereign, Deerhoof, The Duke Spirit, Eagles of Death Metal, Lyrics Born, Matt Costa, The New Amsterdams, The Zutons, Platinum Pied Pipers, White Rose Movement, Colette, Joey Beltram, Hybrid, The Rakes, Living Things, Wolfmother, The Like, Nine Black Alps, Celebration, The Section Quartet, Head Automatica, Shy FX & T Power, Infusion, Rob Dickinson

Sunday, April 30th
Tool, Massive Attack, Madonna (in the dance tent), Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bloc Party, Paul Oakenfold, Scissor Sisters, Matisyahu, James Blunt, Sleater-Kinney, Mogwai, Coheed and Cambria, Wolf Parade, Gnarls Barkley, Phoenix, Coldcut, Digable Planets, Amadou & Mariam, Louie Vega, Mylo (DJ Set), Seu Jorge, Ted Leo / Pharmacists , The Go! Team, Kaskade, Metric, Editors, Art Brut, Dungen, The Dears, Jamie Lidell, The Magic Numbers, Los Amigos Invisibles, Jazzanova, stellastarr*, Michael Mayer, Murs featuring 9th Wonder, Mates of State, Gilles Peterson, Infadels, Gabriel & Dresden, The Subways, Minus the Bear, OneRepublic, Be Your Own Pet, Chris Liberator, Youth Group, Giant Drag, Kristina Sky, The Octopus Project

For information about nearby hotels, camping facilities, restaurants and more, check out www.coachella.com.