Echo & The Bunnymen are launching their first North American tour in support of their acclaimed new album, The Fountain.

Ian McCulloch and co to hit the road in April

Echo & The Bunnymen, Gil Scott Heron and Hot Chip are also on the bill

The Liverpool group were set to play the Laneway Festival tomorrow (January 20)

Coachella's officially announced the lineup for 2010 and, not surprisingly, it includes Pavement. Jay-Z, Gorillaz, Phoenix, and Muse are also hitting Indio with Sly & the Family Stone, Faith No More, PiL, Echo & The Bunnymen, MGMT, Vampire Weekend, Grizzly Bear, Dillinger Escape Plan, Them Crooked Vultures, the Specials, the Dead Weather...