Coachella 2008 Assumptions

My opinion is no more relevance than any other person out there. Though I do pay a bit more attention to this type of shit than the average person (watching band myspaces and the offical coachella boards). What I have done for a few bands (very few, like 3) is just looked at the available information on Pollstar (marked with *) and just assumed. I am no more viable than anyone else. Despite the fact that I have this innate ability to predict things before it happens. Ha. This will be fun to look at once it is announced (Jan. 21 is the rumored date) offically through coachella.com.

How to eliminate any band you may have in mind:

-They played last year. Never ever book bands two years in a row. Maybe there is a .001% chance but I doubt it.

-Playing LA area around that time. It is in the contracts you aren't allowed to as it might hinder the festivals attendance.

-It is some fantasy you are harboring. Sorry Zeppelin fans, Coachella is not a charity.

Confirmed:

Goldfrapp (Yahoo)

Confirmed (via coachella board)

The Breeders

Death Cab For Cutie

Cold War Kids

Kid Sister

VHS or Beta

Deidi Vogel and the Cinemtic Orchestra

Autolux

Austin TV

Chromeo

Dredg

Sons & Daughters

Not Confirmed:

Bigger Acts:

Queens of the Stone Age

Tegan and Sara

Spoon

Raconteurs

The Kills (just finished next record)

M.I.A. (hasn't played since 2005)

Franz Ferdinand (new record due around that time)

My Bloody Valentine (playing some UK shows)

The Verve

Radiohead

UK/ International:

Maccabees

New Young Pony Club

Maximo Park (Lead singer told me they were trying to get on)

Mystery Jets (record should be coming out around that time)

Shout Out Louds

Operator Please

Kate Nash

Alex Turners side project (lead singer of Arctic Monkeys)

Teenagers

Les Savvy Five

LightSpeed Champion

Mark Ronson

British Sea Power

Bat For Lashes

FLight of the Conchords 

US/ Canada:

Hot Hot Heat (brought out record in September, haven't played in a few years)

We Are Scientists (record release date set for March, declined to play last year)

Vampire Weekend

Phantom Planet (have a following, new record soon I hear, just signed with Fueled By Ramen)

Scissors for Lefty 

Delta Spirit

Explosions in the Sky

Portugal, The Man

Manchester Orchestra 

The National

Dance Acts:

Them Jeans

Holy Fuck

Simian Mobile Disco*

Hot Chip*

Moving Units

Chromeo

Cut Copy

Crystal Castles

Definately will not be there:

White Stripes 

Strokes

Led Zepplin

Pete Doughty and Babyshambles (yeah right, they will never give that dude a visa)

The Cure*

The Cribs*

Bonde do Role (singer left the band)

What do you think?

Did I leave anyone out?