Other highlights on the bill include rising alt-star Lorde, who's currently vying for high-profile Grammy awards Record of the Year and Song of the Year for her breakout single, "Royals."

EDM will again be well represented, with such superstar acts as Skrillex and Calvin Harris making the annual trek to Indio, CA, to rock Coachella's extensively upgraded Sahara Tent with their body-moving beats.

Hard rock fans will also have ample opportunity to throw up devil horns, with sets from such heavyweights as Queens of the Stone Age and enduring metal legends Motorhead.

A clutch of artists on the festival's 2014 under-card such as The Glitch Mob, Future Islands and Bonobo were subtly announced ahead of time via simple social network postings from official Coachella accounts.