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Kanye added to Coachella
By Jim Welte - MP3.com
April 27, 2006 at 12:41:00 PM | more stories by this author

This weekend's desert music festival unveils schedule, with Madonna tabbed for a 50-minute set in the dance tent and headlining sets from Depeche Mode, Tool, Franz Ferdinand, and Massive Attack.

The two biggest rappers from Chicago will play back-to-back Saturday at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, as Kanye West has been added to the lineup and will play right after Common, whose album Be Kanye produced and released on his GOOD Music label.

The Material Mom will play for the glowstick crowd. The Material Mom will play for the glowstick crowd.

West is the latest addition to a lineup that features a who's who of modern rock, hip-hop, electronic, and indie rock.

The festival, which takes place Saturday and Sunday in Indio, California, also released its performance schedule today.

As expected, Depeche Mode and Tool will headline the main stage on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, while Madonna will perform a 50-minute set in the Sahara dance tent Sunday night. No band is scheduled to perform on the main stage during Madonna's set.

West will perform a 50-minute set on the main stage Saturday right after Common. Sigur Ros will follow West, and Franz Ferdinand will play just before Depeche Mode's 90-minute headlining set at 9:30 p.m.

Coachella's outdoor theater on Saturday will feature performances by My Morning Jacket, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Eagles of Death Metal, Atmosphere, and She Wants Revenge. Daft Punk is the headliner in the dance tent Saturday night.

The Rakes will play the headlining set on the Mojave indie rock stage, with sets from Living Things, Cat Power, Ladytron, TV on the Radio, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and Wolfmother before them.

On Sunday, the main stage will showcase performances by Hasidic reggae rapper Matisyahu, Sleater-Kinney, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Massive Attack before art-metal band Tool takes the stage for its first show in the US since 2002.

At the outdoor theater, Bloc Party, Digable Planets, Mogwai, the Go! Team, and Scissor Sisters will perform on Sunday.

British post-punkers Art Brut will headline the Mojave indie stage Sunday night, preceded by performances by Dungen, Coheed & Cambria, Editors, stellastar, Wolf Parade, Metric, and James Blunt.

Click here for a full set list for both days at Coachella.

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