Rockers rejoice!! At The Drive-In, active from 1993-2001, has announced (in January) their long awaited reunion and will be rocking our faces off this year at Coachella! From El Paso, Texas, this post-hardcore rock band is coming back to bring the noise. Known for putting on energetic shows that make you feel like you're in the 80's, ATDI blends unpredictable shifts, rhythms, guitar melodies, and lyrics that make your head spin (in the best way possible, of course). In 2001 the band was involved in a serious car accident, and their tour bus ended up on its roof. While none of the members were seriously injured physically, they were left shaken. Following the accident, the band walked off stage during a show in Sydney after the concert attendees refused to listen when asked to mind the safety rules and stop moshing. From there, things continued to get harder for the band, and their problems surfaced further. They ended up breaking up in February of 2001 due to artistic differences, exhaustion, and the negative impact of drug habits. But now Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Jim Ward, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Paul Hinojos, and Tony Hajjar are older and have put their past differences aside. Which means, once again, we can consider ourselves lucky, since we get to see their first reunion show! (Which is likely to consist of much more than their songs from 11 years ago!) Get ready my festi friends, for we are due to see a show that I doubt anyone will want to forget! ATDI will be performing at Coachella 2012 on Sunday, April 15th and 22nd.
To learn more about ATDI, go to their website, read about them on Wiki, and follow them along on Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace!
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