January 21, 2008 19:28
The Verve to headline this year's Coachella Festival
Raconteurs, Rilo Kiley will also play the California event
Photo Gallery: The Verve
The Verve are set to headline this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, sources confirmed today (January 21).
The Raconteurs, Rilo Kiley and My Morning Jacket have also been confirmed to play this year's festival, which will take place April 25-27 at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, California.
At a press conference today in Mexico City, promoters are expected to announce details of the inaugural east coast Coachella, which will likely take place in New Jersey in August.
Stay tuned to NME.COM for the complete Coachella line-up and further updates as they happen.
--By our Los Angeles staff.
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