Coachella Festival '25 news: Kraftwerk adds headline dates to multimedia tour

In 2025, pioneering German electro band KRAFTWERK, with co-founder Ralf Hütter, will return to North America to commemorate their breakthrough album Autobahn and their first U.S. Tour, which took place in 1975. 

Kraftwerk have announced five additional dates celebrating their 50 Years of Autobahn with multimedia concerts. Tickets for the new shows are on sale now. For more info, see www.kraftwerktour25.com.

Bringing together music, visuals and performance art, Kraftwerk concerts are a true “Gesamtkunstwerk - a total work of art.” The new dates join previously announced shows to be held across America and Canada starting on March 6, 2025 in Philadelphia. Other markets planned for the tour include Memphis, Nashville, Chicago and more with shows in Pittsburgh, Miami, Orlando, Dallas, Toronto, New York (with dates in Brooklyn and Manhattan), Atlanta and Detroit with limited tickets remaining and Montreal already sold-out. Alongside the tour, look for Kraftwerk to make their third Coachella festival appearance on April 13 & 20 in Indio, CA. All confirmed dates follow below.

Watch a special video featuring Kraftwerk as featured in the documentary “God Said Give ’Em Drum Machines" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd4UknEi7mI

Last year, Kraftwerk completed a nine-night concert series celebrating 50 years of Autobahn–which was composed, produced, and recorded by founders Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1974–at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. 

Tour Dates:

MAR 06 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall

MAR 07 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE 
MAR 08 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall 

MAR 10 – Montreal, QC – Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts 

MAR 11 – Boston, MA - Boch Center Wang Theatre
MAR 13 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre 
MAR 14 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre 
MAR 16 – Washington, D.C. – The Anthem
MAR 17 – Charlotte, NC – Ovens Auditorium
MAR 19 – Orlando, FL – Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center - Limited Tickets Remain
MAR 20 – Miami, FL – Adrienne Arsht Center 
MAR 23 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern 
MAR 24 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater
MAR 25 – Memphis, TN – Overton Park Shell
MAR 26 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle
MAR 28 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Cathedral Theatre 
MAR 29 – Chicago, IL – The Auditorium
MAR 30 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre
MAR 31 – Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theatre
APR 02 – Denver, CO – Ellie Caulkins Opera House
APR 04 - Las Vegas, NV - Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas**
APR 06 – Portland, OR – Keller Auditorium
APR 07 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
APR 09 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre**
APR 11 - Reno, VN - Grand Sierra Resort & Casino**
APR 13 - Indio, CA – Coachella*
APR 14 - Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum Theatre**
APR 16 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union
APR 18 - Berkeley, CA - The Greek Theatre**
APR 20 - Indio, CA – Coachella*
APR 23 – Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall
APR 24 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre 
*Festival appearance

Coachella Festival '25 news: Lady Gaga's "Mayhem' album slated for March; another Grammy win

Lady Gaga added to her impressive Grammy count over the weekend in the category of Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for her Bruno Mars collaboration "Die with a Smile." She paired with Mars on the award telecast on a cover of The Mamas and Papas' "California Dreaming."

That followed her closing set at the FireAid benefit at the LA Forum a few days prior for victims of the wildfires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, Calif.

Now Gaga has debuted the single and video for “Abracadabra,” from her seventh studio album, MAYHEM, due March 7 via Interscope Records. Airing during a commercial break for Mastercard® at the 2025 GRAMMY Awards®, the video serves as a striking backdrop for the song, which paints a picture of life’s trials as a metaphorical party. Marked by trance and dance elements, “Abracadabra,” is available to stream HERE. Watch the video HERE. MAYHEM is available to pre-order HERE.

The video—directed by Lady Gaga, Parris Goebel, and Bethany Vargas—and featuring choreography by Parris Goebel, showcases a dance battle between the light and dark sides of Gaga. Gaga collaborated with Goebel to create the dance sequences, which were brought to life by a community of 40 dancers. Styled by Peri Rosenzweig and Nick Royal, the creatives behind HARDSTYLE, Gaga’s costumes include pieces like an upcycled white cape crafted from vintage wedding dresses. 

MAYHEM explores themes of chaos and transformation, celebrating music’s power to unite, provoke, and heal.

“The album started as me facing my fear of returning to the pop music my earliest fans loved,” said Gaga. Far from a nostalgic throwback, the album reinvents her early sound with a kaleidoscopic approach that draws from her expansive musical library while embracing a fresh and fearless artistic perspective. Gaga describes the creative process as “reassembling a shattered mirror: even if you can’t put the pieces back together perfectly, you can create something beautiful and whole in its own new way.”

Featuring previously released songs “Disease” and “Die With a Smile,” the 14-track project was executive produced by Gaga, Michael Polansky and Andrew Watt. Producers on the album include Gaga, Andrew Watt, Cirkut, and Gesaffelstein.

A music video for “Disease” was directed by Tanu Muino. 

“Die With a Smile,” Gaga’s chart-topping collaboration with Mars, has become a global sensation. Currently in its fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the ballad also topped the Billboard Global 200 and Spotify’s Top 50 Global, setting a record as the fastest song to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify. With over 2.9 billion streams to date, the song earned two nominations for two 2025 Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. 

Continuing a landmark year, Gaga will be honored with the 2025 iHeartRadio Innovator Award at the 12th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 17 followed by headlining performances at Coachella on April 11 and 18.

Coachella Festival '25 news: Japanese Breakfast has new album arriving next month; appeared on 'The Tonight Show'

Last night, Japanese Breakfast performed “Orlando In Love” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The track is the lead single from the band’s recently announced new album For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), out March 21 on Dead Oceans. Japanese Breakfast’s world tour tour in support of the album kicks off at Coachella on April 12. Tickets for all shows are available now at japanesebreakfast.rocks/tour.

Last month, the video for “Orlando in Love” directed by frontwoman/songwriter Michelle Zauner, with cinematography by Peter Ash Lee and Adam Kolodny, was unveiled. In a statement about the video, Zauner said:

“‘Orlando in Love’ is made up of a hodgepodge of odd references. The title comes from an epic poem by Matteo Maria Boiardo called Orlando Innamorato, which ends abruptly at 68.5 cantos because Italy was invaded by French troops, and that’s as far as he got before he had to flee. I fell in love with the title and envisioned a sort of whimsical, foolish male protagonist who lives by the sea in a Winneabeago RV and is seduced by a siren. After writing it, it felt like the perfect thesis statement for an album that is largely about people, often men, who find themselves seduced by temptation and are duly punished for it.

Somewhere along the way I came across Eduard von Grützner’s painting ‘The Connoisseur’ and I started to picture Orlando as a daydreaming friar who can’t help but tipple of the Abbey’s brews. He dreams of his siren and despite the dream’s foreboding imagery, decides he must run and find her. The siren is played by my dear friend Jungle, whom I spent most of my time with in Korea this year. The friars are played by Missy Dabice from Mannequin Pussy, making her return to the Jbrekkie Cinecanon, and Molly Germer. We filmed half of the video in Korea with Peter Ash Lee, who shot the cover of Jubilee, and half of it at my alma mater, Bryn Mawr College, with my longtime collaborator and DP, Adam Kolodny.”

Melancholy Brunettes was produced by Grammy Award winner Blake Mills and tracked at Sound City in Los Angeles. It follows a transformative period in Zauner's life during which her Grammy nominated breakthrough album Jubilee and her bestselling memoir Crying In H Mart gained mainstream attention.

Reflecting on that success, Zauner came to appreciate the irony of desire, which so often commingles bliss and doom. “I felt seduced by getting what I always wanted,” she says. “I was flying too close to the sun, and I realized if I kept going I was going to die.”

North American Tour Dates:

Apr 12 & 19 - Indio, CA @ Coachella Music and Arts Festival

Apr 23 - Austin, TX @ Moody Theater (ACL Live) *
Apr 24 - Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom *
Apr 26 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle *
Apr 27 - Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore *
Apr 28 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium *
May 1 - Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed *
May 2 - Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed * - SOLD OUT
May 3 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore *
May 5 - Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall *
May 6 - Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall *
May 7 - Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway *
May 9 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount * - SOLD OUT
May 10 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount * - SOLD OUT
May 11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *
May 15 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia Presented by Highmark *
May 16 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia Presented by Highmark *
Jun 21 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
Aug 23 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl *

Aug 27 - San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic *
Aug 28 - San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic * - SOLD OUT
Aug 30 - Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater *
Sep 1 - Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theater *
Sep 6 - Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom *
Sep 9 - St Paul, MN @ The Palace Theater *
* w/ Ginger Root

TRACK LIST:

1. Here is Someone
2. Orlando in Love
3. Honey Water
4. Mega Circuit
5. Little Girl
6. Leda
7. Picture Window
8. Men in Bars (Feat. Jeff Bridges)
9. Winter in LA
10. Magic Mountain