The Coachella 2020 lineup has been announced, and it both confirms and quashes some rumors regarding the first big music festival of the decade. Rap-rock luminaries Rage Against the Machine will headline as expected, along with hip-hop ringmaster Travis Scott and, in the biggest coup of all, Frank Ocean. Despite speculation of an appearance, freshly reunited stadium-emo idols My Chemical Romance are nowhere to be found in Coachella’s annual eye test of a festival poster. From the boldface names to that microscopic fine print, the list of performers includes the usual curiosities and minor curveballs that may offer hints about this year’s festival season (through an L.A.-centric lens, of course). Here are five observations about the 2020 lineup.

Coachella will be held April 10-12 and 17-19 at its usual home, the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.

Who Run the World? Girls. And Yet…

It’s tough to argue with the logic behind each of the headliners, whether Frank for his towering influence and elusiveness, Travis for his of-the-moment stardom and high-energy performances, or Rage for their comeback appeal and (unfortunate) political timeliness. That said, should we really have to squint to see so many women’s names on the lineup? Lana Del Rey, coming off her most celebrated album to date, might be more of a languid onstage presence, but at this point, at a festival she brilliantly immortalized in song, she just feels like a headliner. Alas, Lana’s on the second line of the poster, joined by two other forces to be reckoned with in 2019, FKA twigs and Megan Thee Stallion. You can also find second-line glow-ups for neo-soul soothsayer Ari Lennox, R&B throwback Summer Walker, and pop singer-songwriter Marina (née Marina and the Diamonds). But with big divas like Beyoncé and Ariana Grande leading Coachella’s headliner class these past couple years, not to mention gender parity being a huge issue in festival booking, the lack of a female first-liner is disheartening to see. —Marc Hogan

Film Composers Score a Coachella Sequel

Maybe it’s the relative proximity to Hollywood. In 2017, Coachella hosted prolific, Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, The Lion King, countless others), and like the hero’s hair-brained scheme in a summer blockbuster, the idea was so novel that it actually worked. This year, organizers have booked prolific, Oscar-nominated composer Danny Elfman, once again exciting folks with the prospect of on-screen nostalgia. Although Elfman once fronted the new wave band Oingo Boingo, it might be best to arrive with his The Simpsons theme stuck in your head, or imagining what The Nightmare Before Christmas score might sound like in the California desert. —MH

K-Pop Was Just the Beginning

After dipping their toes into K-pop and J-pop on prior lineups, Coachella bosses are betting big on artists from across the Asian diaspora. Legendary Korean boy band BIGBANG will perform their first U.S. show in half a decade, while Seoul rap trio Epik High are playing the fest for the second time. Electronic artist Jai Wolf and dreamy R&B singer Raveena, two American artists of South Asian heritage, are booked for Saturday, while three prominent Korean DJs—Peggy Gou, Yaeji, and TOKiMONSTA—are scattered throughout the weekend. J-pop is represented too, with iconic figures like Kyary Pamyu Pamyu set to bring her technicolor extravaganza to life. Then there’s the HU, the Mongolian band that blends traditional folk instruments and throat singing with heavy metal. And among the emerging acts on the lineup are rising Filipino-British singer beabadoobee and YouTube heartthrob Conan Gray.

Of course, it’s impossible to ignore Rich Brian, Joji, and NIKI, the 88rising acts who are billed separately in addition to the mysterious Double Happiness stage the pan-Asian collective is promising for Saturday’s lineup. The rumor mills are already churning as to who the special guests might be for that event, but if last year’s Head in the Clouds fest is any indication, expect big things. —Noah Yoo

A Virtual Pop Star and a Russian Ska Punk Band Walk Into a Festival

Coachella might not take the most risks as a festival, but there are always at least a few surprises tucked away in the lineup. Case in point: Friday’s bill includes Hatsune Miku, the virtual Japanese Vocaloid singer who previously toured America opening for Lady Gaga. Her “Miku Expo” events, where fans can watch her digital avatar spring to life in concert, have always been very sequestered events, so it should be fascinating to see how unsuspecting Coachella-goers react to the sight of a 10-foot cerulean-haired anime girl “singing” on stage.

Some may have also noticed the Russian band on Saturday’s lineup, Ленинград (or Leningrad, in English). Frontman Sergei Shnurov is a cultural icon in Russia, a ska-punk luminary who has flirted with subtle jabs at Putin’s autocratic regime in the 20+ years his band has been active. He closed out last year with a series of arena shows in Moscow, vowing to retire Leningrad for good after their farewell tour, but forget all that. After all, who can deny the allure of a Coachella check? —NY

A Few Humble Suggestions

No one knows better than a music critic that what inspires rave reviews might not fill a whole field of festival-goers. That said, there’s a lot to be excited about if you think more like us than like them. The aforementioned Frank Ocean, LDR, and FKA twigs are obvious examples, but there’s also pop futurist Charli XCX, bubblegum perfectionist Carly Rae Jepsen, and this art-rock boffin you might have heard of, named Thom Yorke. Moving into the fine print you’ll find chamber-pop prophet Weyes Blood, indie-rock heartbreaker Snail Mail, electronic tinkerer Floating Points, bedroom-pop savant (Sandy) Alex G, world-building London rapper Dave, trippy R&B storyteller Mariah the Scientist, and post-everything, extremely-online weirdos 100 gecs. Nilüfer Yanya? black midi? Amber Mark? The list goes on—and thank god for that. —MH