AXS TV Announces Featured Acts For Live Broadcast Of Week 2 Of Coachella, Airing Friday, April 18 Through Sunday, April 20

AXS TV Announces Featured Acts For Live Broadcast Of Week 2 Of Coachella, Airing Friday, April 18 Through Sunday, April 20

Weekend-Long Broadcast Features Over 20 Hours of Live Coverage, Spanning 5 Stages, Airing Nightly at 9pE/6pP

LOS ANGELES, April 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time ever, the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will be broadcast live, as AXS TV-the premier destination for live music events--gives viewers a front row seat to one of the most popular music festivals in the United States. AXS TV will offer incomparable access while broadcasting over 20 hours of live coverage, from Friday, April 18 through Sunday, April 20, airing each evening at 9pE/6pP.

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Held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA, the three-day cultural phenomenon boasts an eclectic blend of mainstream acts, underground favorites, up-and-comers and icons, spanning a wide array of genres from indie and rap, to metal and punk, and everything in between.

Featured in Friday's live coverage is an explosive lineup that includes Ellie Goulding, Grouplove, Bastille, AFI, Neko Case, Broken Bells, Chromeo, Kate Nash, HAIM, ZZ Ward and Bryan Ferry. Friday's coverage re-airs on Sat., April 19 at 2pE/11aP.

Saturday, April 19, features Lorde, Cage the Elephant, CHVRCHES, The Head and the Heart, Capital Cities, Future Islands, Fatboy Slim, MGMT, The Pixies, Queens of the Stone Age, and Foster the People. Saturday's coverage re-airs on Sun., April 20 at 2pE/11aP.

The weekend comes to a close on Sunday, April 20, with Arcade Fire, Beck, Skrillex, Pet Shop Boys, Big Gigantic, Daughter, NAS, Fishbone, Frank Turner, and Calvin Harris. Sunday's coverage re-airs on Mon., April 21 at 2pE/11aP.

Hosting the broadcast is KCRW's Music Director and "Morning Becomes Eclectic" DJ, Jason Bentley. Bentley will conduct artist interviews and co-produce exclusive editorial segments.

Summary of AXS TV's 2014 Coachella Lineup* (Does Not Represent Broadcast Order)

*Lineup Subject To Change



Friday, April 18, Saturday, April 19, Sunday, April 20,
2014 2014 2014
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AFI Cage the Elephant Arcade Fire

Bastille Capital Cities Beck

Broken Bells CHVRCHES Big Gigantic

Bryan Ferry Fatboy Slim Calvin Harris

Chromeo Foster the People Daughter

Ellie Goulding Future Islands Fishbone

Grouplove Lorde Frank Turner

HAIM MGMT NAS

Kate Nash Queens of the Stone
Age Pet Shop Boys

Neko Case The Head and the Heart Skrillex

ZZ Ward The Pixies
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ABOUT AXS TV
As TV's premier destination for live music festival broadcasts, AXS TV delivers relevant, unpredictable and irreverent programming by presenting unfiltered access to today's top comedians, newsmakers, musical entertainers and their performances. Launched in July 2012 by visionary entrepreneur Mark Cuban, AXS TV is dedicated to providing the best in music programming and festivals, comedy performances, current events and mixed martial arts promotions. Indicative of the network's dedication to music programming, AXS TV Concerts is the official 2014 TV broadcaster of the prestigious Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (April 18-20), Stagecoach Country Music Festival (April 25-27) and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (May 1-4). AXS TV is a partnership between Mark Cuban, AEG, Ryan Seacrest Media, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and CBS. The network is available in the United States via AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast/Xfinity, DIRECTV, DISH, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS, and other cable, satellite and telco providers. The network is also distributed in Canada and the Caribbean. For more information, visit the website, www.axs.tv; go to the Facebook page here and follow the company on Twitter, @axstv; on Instagram; Tumblr and YouTube.

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