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AC/DC charge up 2015 Coachella lineup

With more than 40 years in the business, AC/DC released its 15th studio album Rock or Bust in December 2014.

Veteran Australian rockers AC/DC will headline the first night of this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, organisers Goldenvoice said, joining alt-rocker Jack White and hip-hop star Drake as lead acts of the desert fest to be held in April.

The festival, promoting the same three-night lineup over two consecutive weekends in the Southern California town of Indio, has a reputation for being the venue where top acts of the 1980s and 1990s reunite or kick off a tour in the hopes of drawing a new generation of fans.

With more than 40 years in the business, AC/DC released its 15th studio album Rock or Bust in December 2014. The band, currently comprising Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Stevie Young, Cliff Williams and Phil Rudd - all in their late 50s and 60s - will kick off the ‘Rock or Bust’ live tour in May 2015 in the Netherlands.

It is not known if drummer Rudd will join the group after he was ordered in December to stay off drugs by a New Zealand judge. He was also charged with trying to set up a murder, which was later withdrawn because of lack of evidence.

Jack White, who has performed at Coachella in the past as the frontman for The White Stripes, will headline the festival’s Saturday lineup, while Drake will be the top act for the first time on Sunday.

The lineup of around 150 acts this year features established performers such as Interpol, Ryan Adams and Florence + the Machine, and rising stars that include Hozier, FKA Twigs and Kiesza.