Rage to Headline Coachella

Coachella, that blissful musical Bacchanal in the desert of California, has made a habit of nabbing headliners that speak to a specific generation’s unrequited, nostalgia-fueled desires. Who else would know we were itching to see the Pixies make a comeback (as they did to rave reviews at Coachella in 2004) or glimpse the triumphant return of Gang of Four (2005)? Who else sensed our silent longing to see Tool (2006) play live again, or watch Iggy crawl around onstage with the Stooges (2003)? This year is no different: after a seven-year absence from the spotlight, the Zack De La Rocha-led agit-prop band Rage Against the Machine (who played Coachella’s inaugural weekend in 1999) will headline this year’s expanded three-day fest.