The replacement for Beyoncé at Coachella in April has been announced, and it's not a hugely surprising name.

Considering Lady Gaga has played a number of huge gigs over the last month or so - from the Super Bowl to the Grammys - the Californian festival will be a cinch to the New Yorker.

She confirmed the news late last night on Twitter, headlining both weekends on April 15th and 22nd and joining fellow headliners Radiohead and Kendrick Lamar on the bill.

She'll then embark on a North American and European arena tour later in the year, but as we told you... no Irish date on the latter.

Fans seemed reasonably happy at news of the replacement: