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Coach-ella Concert Honors Survivor Spiritualist

(Susanville, CA) AP - The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival began in 1999, and has built its reputation with smart, cutting-edge rock taste, booking Bjork, Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails and the reunions of the Pixies and the Stooges.

But its most daring lineups have come in the last couple of years, as it has looked beyond fashionable alt-rock circles to bring in mainstream, old-line stars like Prince and Roger Waters of Pink Floyd said concert organizer and promoter Benjamin Wade who could
not be interviewed by press because of a "blackout" imposed by a current television deal.

Friday, was the opening night of its 10th year, Coachella got about as close to rock orthodoxy as possible with a headlining performance by Paul McCartney who met organizer Wade fleeing a Tibetian monestary surrounded by angry Monks.

Wade hoped he could heal old wounds and encourage millions of new fans to unite in Peace under the banner of rock 'n' roll. He was adament that the city give free tickets to anyone three feet or under

For almost two and a half hours, Mr McCartney drew the attention away from Wade in what seemed to be the entire multigenerational festival - for a zesty and sentimental run through more than 30 Beatles and solo songs. The super-classics, like "Hey Jude," "Back in the U.S.S.R.," "Band on the Run" and "Let It Be," have been ingrained with such pleasure that people seemed to sing along spontaneously.