Further proving that no culture is dead forever in the post-millennium era is the news of Coachella’s 2016 lineup, which includes two reuniting (very different) bands as headliners: LCD Soundsystem and Guns N’ Roses.
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Axl Rose, Slash and original bassist Duff McKagan will come together for the upcoming festival in April. Though the announcement was expected to be made by Axl Rose during Tuesday night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live but Rose cancelled his appearance on the program due to what an unnamed source is calling “unforeseen circumstances”.
Slash and Axl had numerous disagreements which saw to the band’s original demise, but Axl has been touring using the name Guns N’ Roses, making more than $15 million in Las Vegas recently.
The electro genius has confirmed that he has reformed his former outfit to not only headline Coachella, but also to release a new LP in 2016, as well as tour the record.
“Over the course of the past decade, Guns N’ Roses have performed sold out shows and headlined festivals worldwide following the critically acclaimed release of 2008’s RIAA platinum-certified Chinese Democracy”.
Coachella, which takes place over two consecutive weekends in the California desert in April, confirmed the long-rumored reunion in announcing its lineup yesterday.
Other Coachella 2016 notables include the often camera-shy Australian experimental artist Sia, English singer Ellie Goulding, psychedelic folk rocker Sufjan Stevens and electronic act Major Lazer, best known for the massive 2015 hit “Lean On”. Scottish DJ and Taylor Swift’s special friend Calvin Harris will be headlining the third day of the festival.
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However, the band’s website only lists the Coachella dates as upcoming events.
