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    Coachella’s 25 greatest headline performances: From Beyoncé’s marching band to Billie Eilish’s record breaker

    by Kevin E G Perry Apr 08, 2024 6 minutes
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    The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is back this week, with Lana Del Rey, Tyler, the Creator and Doja Cat set to headline and a much-anticipated reunion set from So Cal ska-punk heroes No Doubt.

    We’ve already rounded up five of the best things you can do at the festival beside listening to music if you’re heading to Indio for either Weekend 1 (12-14 April) or Weekend 2 (19-21 April), but to whet your appetite for the performances to come let’s take a look back at some of the legends who’ve graced the stage in the last quarter of a century.

    Here are the wildest headline sets in Coachella’s 25-year history.

    Rage Against The Machine get things off to an explosive start - 1999

    The inaugural Coachella in 1999 was headlined by Beck, Tool and Rage Against The Machine. It was the latter band, fresh from playing the ill-fated Woodstock ’99, who made the biggest and loudest impact. The group split the following year shortly after releasing fourth record Where did they pick for their

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