Fact: Chance the Rapper and rockers Tool and Phoenix are set to headline the 2017 Governors Ball festival between 2 to 4 June (17) on Randall's Island Park in New York City. Other performers include Childish Gambino, Lorde, Flume, Wu-Tang Clan, Wiz Khalifa and Rae Sremmurd.
Fact: R. Kelly is following up his surprise appearance with Phoenix at California's Coachella festival earlier this year (13) by recording a remix to the French rockers' song Trying To Be Cool, which originally featured vocals by singer Kelis. Phoenix joined forces with the veteran R&B star onstage at Coachella to perform a mash-up of their track 1901 with his Ignition (Remix), and a mix of Chloroform with his I'm a Flirt.
Fact: Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, The Killers and Vampire Weekend will headline the 2013 Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Illinois in August (13).
Quote: "I don't have any delusions of grandeur that Linkin Park is saving the world. But it's our goal to do what we can to make it possible for our kids to have a place to live, and, at the same time, hopefully clean up where we live in the process." LINKIN PARK bassist DAVID 'Phoenix' FARRELL. The band headlined the Tokyo leg of the Live Earth concerts.
Quote: "I don't have any delusions of grandeur that Linkin Park is saving the world. But it's our goal to do what we can to make it possible for our kids to have a place to live, and, at the same time, hopefully clean up where we live in the process." LINKIN PARK bassist DAVID 'Phoenix' FARRELL. The band are headlining the Tokyo leg of the Live Earth concerts.
Fact: Director Sofia Coppola has given her boyfriend THOMAS MARS' band Phoenix cameo roles as royal minstrels in her new film MARIE ANTOINETTE.