has anybody else seen anything on this?
there was a reference to it on melodynelson.com as well as a few other spots online.
and i know these rumors have been circulating for about the past 6 months, starting in late july...
but c'mon, really?
this would be an even bigger shock than the pixies, quite honestly.

No fucking way.

If this turned out to be true..

I..

No way. I don't believe it.

yeah i said something about this the other day. the rumor i've heard is that morrissey and marr are on board, but the other 2 are not. given that, i think this could just be idle speculation, but the timing sure would be right if they do in fact go ahead with it.

i mean, i'm not all about the benjamins, but come on...how could you turn down this kind of thing, given the success of the pixies?

KPH

Morrissey is planning to release a live album and a dvd this year. Those are a pretty good way to wrap up a solo career.

Confirmed
Saturday, April 30
Boom Bip [Windish Booking Agency]
Four Tet [Windish Booking Agency]
M83 [Windish Booking Agency]

Sunday, May 1
Wolf Eyes [Sub Pop Website]
Diplo [Windish Booking Agency]
Matthew Dear [Windish Booking Agency]
Miss Kittin [Windish Booking Agency]
Sixtoo [Windish Booking Agency]
The Perceptionists feat. Mr. Lif, Akrobatik and DJ Fakts One [Windish Booking Agency]

Unknown Date
Rilo Kiley [Billboard]
Doves [Billboard]
The Futureheads [Ambitious-Outsiders (spoke to band)]
Autolux [Ambitious-Outsiders (received copy of band's email list)]
Fiery Furnaces [Billboard]
The Bravery [Billboard, Ambitious-Ousiders(has email from band's management under 1/17)]
Radio 4 [Ambitious-Outsiders (has email from band's management under 1/18)]
The Killers [NME]


Strongly Rumored
(Band names that just keep coming up)
Phoenix [from the Coachella board: "the french band Phoenix recently told a friend of mine they are playing coachella" link]
The Arcade Fire [from the Coachella board: "just got back from the show in tucson. asked them about coachella and said they confirmed today!" link]
U2 # (and supposedly they are playing in Oakland on May 2-3)
Coldplay #*^ (rumored by the NME to headline Night One)
Nine Inch Nails*^
Bright Eyes (I received an interesting email regarding the previous three bands, as well as Wilco, the Faint, and David Bowie. To read click here.)
New Order^
Gang of Four #^
Franz Ferdinand #* [not sure if they're confirmed per se. Decide for yourself here.]
Snow Patrol
Keane
Bloc Party
(the above three told NME they'd been asked to play)
(bands with a ^ after the name were listed on Buddyhead's gossip page on Jan. 17 as confirmed, but they don't reveal their source, so right now I'm just listing these bands as strongly rumored. Even if they were right about Wolf Eyes.)


Rumored
(Bands mentioned once or twice on message boards. More prominent rumors listed first. Take with a handful of salt)
Hot Hot Heat
Wilco*
Yeah Yeah Yeahs*
Secret Machines*
Bright Eyes*
The Faint
David Bowie *
Chemical Brothers
Outkast #
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead
REM #*
Danger Mouse #
PJ Harvey*
Interpol*
The Faint*
Polyphonic Spree*
Boards of Canada*
Squarepusher*
Clinic*
French Kicks*
Dogs Die In Hot Cars*
the Helio Sequence*
Tears For Fears*
Jimmy Eat World*
Mos Def*
Badly Drawn Boy*
The Streets*
Spoon*
Cake*
The Postal Service*
The Shins*
Sleater Kinney*
Iron and Wine*
Moving Units*
British Sea Power
The Police
Jay-Z #
Linkin Park #
Garbage #
Bjork #
Prince #
The Smiths # (the previous six have since been retracted, but they're here just in case someone stumbled upon them somewhere and thought they'd found something new)
Queens of the Stone Age (via email)
Kasabian (via email)
The Wonder Stuff (via email)
Cocteau Twins (via email)
Who WON'T Be There
Modest Mouse [ according to band's website]
TV on the Radio, other bands at the Decorporated booking company (Beep Beep, Mountain Goats, etc...) [via email]
Random Notes
Someone was kind enough to send me an email that reads: you can take this with a grain of salt, but i just talked to the box office guy at the glasshouse (a venue owned and operated by goldenvoice). we started talking about coachella and he told me he saw the lineup at the offices. he said NIN and david bowie were headlining day one. i said how is that possible? bowie flat out denied it. and he said i dont know cause both are definitely on there. wilco is also confirmed for day one, as is the arcade fire. he said coldplay is confirmed for day two along with bright eyes, the faint, and more saddleback bands. he also said he rememebered seeing sigur ros on the list but wasnt sure if they were for sure confirmed. i dont know if you should even bother putting any of this up since he's not anyone official at GV, but i just thought you might like to read it...
Bands with a # after the name were all first mentioned on ProductshopNYC

Bands with an * after the name are all mentioned on that hoax list that made the rounds back in late November (although Coldplay was added by the press). But many of these bands are still being mentioned and besides, even an incorrect rumor is still a rumor, and I'm trying to be thorough here, dammit!

Policy on email confirmations: They are accepted on good faith (the feasible ones, that is), 'cause it doesn't really make any sense for anyone to lie. Click on 'explanation' for details on the email received and decide for yourself

Bands that were added in the most recent update are in red

Also, since this list was last updated, Gang of Four have confirmed...
We'll know next Monday for sure.

Yeah, Smiths Reunion, that will happen!

They all hate each others guts.

There was a point a few years ago when Johnny Marr and Morrissey were on friendly terms again but all that went out the window after the Court case, when Morrissey blamed Marr for not fighting Mike Joyce and infact shifting most of the blame on him.

Morrissey will never, ever, ever, ever, under any circumstances work with Mike Joyce or Andy Rourke again. A Morrissey/Marr collaberation is only slightly less likely.

If this happens I'll eat my hat which is 100% Acrylic/Polyester. And I can't imagine that's to tasty.

That would be fuckin amazing, but, I doubt it.

And then Morrissey will get sick on the day of the show and cancel the show.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY, some good techno at Coachella. He is my techno god. I just saw him spin on Saturday night, and oh man.

Boards of Canada* <---------will decide if i make the trip.

:confused:

Smiths reunion?

You're more likely to see a Blue Nile hate thread started by Frostingspoon.

The only reason I'm looking forward to this is that they either
a) All die when their tour bus rolls over and down a cliff
b) All get electrocuted on-stage a la Stone The Crows and no one realizes they're not doing some herky jerky dance until the stench wafts over the crowd
c) Some crazed fan jumps on stage in a hooded sweatshirt, screams, "You broke up Electronic!" and starts shooting.

Heaven knows they'll be miserable then.

I'll do just about anything for money.

Waft is an awesome word.