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    Dr. Dre


    Rapper Andre Young, better known as Dr. Dre, performs during a stop on the Up in Smoke Tour at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Thursday, July 6, 2000. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Radiohead will headline at The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, slated for two long weekends, April 13-15 and April 20-22. The Black Keys will also join the headline acts.
    PAUL WARNER | AP
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    A June 25, 2010 file photo shows rapper and producer Dr. Dre at the 23rd Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. The six-day concert schedule marks the first time Coachella is to extend over two consecutive weekends.
    DAN STEINBERG | AP
  • Ed Lover (left) and Dr. Dre (right), former hosts of Yo! MTV Raps at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors Show at the Hammerstein Ballroom October 3, 2004 in New York City.
    Jose Luis Villegas | Sacramento Bee Staff Photo
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    Snoop Dogg


    Snoop Dogg performs "I Wanna Love You," at the 2006 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, in this Nov. 21, 2006, file photo. In addition to the headliners, more than 100 bands are expected to perform at the shows, including Arctic Monkeys, The Shins, Bon Iver, Pulp, Florence and the Machine, At The Drive Inn, Cat Power and ska legends Madness.
    MARK J. TERRILL | AP
  • 11th Annual BMI Urban Awards Show
    BMI Icon Award recipient Snoop Dogg addresses the audience after receiving his award at the 11th Annual BMI Urban Awards, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, in Los Angeles.
    Chris Pizzello | AP
  • Rapper and iconic proponent of the "gangsta" lifestyle Snoop Dogg unleashes one of the hits that put him on the charts Thursday, May 26, 2005 at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre.
    Carl Costas | Sacramento Bee Staff Photo
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    Radiohead


    Thom Yorke and Radiohead perform during the All Points West music festival at Liberty State Park Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008 in Jersey City, N.J. Tickets for Coachella go on sale Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, at 10 a.m. and start at $285 for a festival pass.
    Jason DeCrow | AP
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    Thom Yorke, lead singer of the British band Radiohead, performs on stage at the 15th Rock Oz'Arenes music festival, in Avenches, Switzerland, in this Aug. 15, 2006, file photo.
    LAURENT GILLIERON | AP
  • Music Radiohead
    Radiohead band members, from left, Ed O'Brien, guitar, Jonny Greenwood, lead guitar, Colin Greenwood, bass guitar, Thom Yorke, lead vocalist, and drummer Phil Selwayan pose in their hotel room, Tuesday, May 13, 2008, in Washington.
    J. Scott Applewhite | AP
  • Grammy Awards Show

    The Black Keys

    The Black Keys, Patrick Carney, right, and Dan Auerbach accept the award for best alternative music album during the pre-telecast at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, in Los Angeles.
    MATT SAYLES | Associated Press
  • The Black Keys "Brothers" album.
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    Pat Carney,left, and Dan Auerbach, right, of the Black Keys are shown in this undated file publicity photo supplied by Epitaph Records.
    PIETER M VAN HATTEM | AP
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    Florence and the Machine


    Florence Welch, of Florence and the Machine, opens the Harrods Christmas Sale. The group is scheduled to play The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
    Andrew Parsons | ZUMA24.com
  • Britain Harrods Winter Sale
    Florence Welch from British band Florence and the Machine poses for photographers at the Harrods Winter sale, London, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011.
    Jonathan Short | AP
  • Music Florence The Machine
    Florence Welch, lead singer of Florence and the Machine, poses for a portrait in New York. Rock, soul and electronic music are all represented in Welch's "Ceremonials," a pop album with a gigantic sound, booming drums and cathedral-like organ, topped by Welch's powerful set of pipes.
    Charles Sykes | AP
The Black Keys, Radiohead, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg will headline two weekends of concerts at The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The Black Keys, Radiohead, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg will headline two weekends of concerts at The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Read the entire story here.

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