2015 is only a few days away, and one of the more exciting musical occasions coming in the first month of the calendar year is the annual unveiling of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The first big summer festival of the year will touch down at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif. from Apr. 10-12 and 17-19 in 2015, and typically, the lineup is announced is early January. How important is the Coachella lineup to shaping the year in music? Well, by Jan. 8, 2014, we knew that Outkast had officially reunited and would be headlining festivals in 2014; that artists like Pharrell Williams, Lorde, Chromeo and Calvin Harris would be in for big moments at the year’s hottest three-day party; and that Lana Del Rey was being given prime placement on the Coachella bill, hinting at the star-making year for the singer.
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