Radiohead, Pixies, Kraftwerk Set for Calif. Fest

By Jonathan Cohen

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Radiohead, the reunited Pixies and pioneering German rock act Kraftwerk will perform on the first day of the fifth Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (May 1-2) in Indio, Calif., organizers said Wednesday.

The Pixies will be playing their first show since abruptly disbanding in 1993. It is unknown if all four original members -- guitarists Frank Black and Joey Santiago, bassist Kim Deal and drummer David Lovering -- will be present, or if the show will dovetail into a tour or new recording project.

A Pixies DVD is in the works, featuring eight videos and a full 1988 concert, as is a newly compiled "best of" to replace the out-of-print 1997 album "Death to the Pixies." Black is also planning a spring release for new solo music on spinART, which has issued his last three studio albums.

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You know, I was really on the fence about this until they threw in Kraftwerk to sweeten the pot.