Muse, the rock heroes from South Devon, have received a nomination for a very prestigious British award.

Last year the band, who first met and had gigs in Teignmouth, had two sold out gigs that thrilled the seafront resort’s local fans.

Muse is a 2010 Brit awards nominee for best British group.

Kasabian, JLS, Friendly Fires and Doves are also nominees for the category.

On the band’s social networking page at Twitter, Muse told their fans that the news made them very pleased.

There was an outpouring of congratulations at the band’s website from their fans.

Muse was named as the 2007 Brits best live band. They received a nomination in 2008 for the same award.

At the Gaffa Magazine Awards in Denmark earlier this month, Muse received three awards. They were for best international song for their tune “Uprising,” best international album for “Resistance,” and they also were named as the best international band.

2010 Brit awards show is being held on February 16 in London.

Muse, Gorillaz and Jay-Z are some of the top acts on the lineup for this year’s Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival. The 11th annual festival will take pace April 16-18 at Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA.

Pavement will also be reuniting for the event. The last time the indie rockers performed together was in 1999. There are only two additional North American stops that have been confirmed for Pavement. They will be in Toronto on June 19 and will have four shows in September at Central Park in New York.

Other musicians who will be performing at Coachella this year include Thom Yorke, Spoon, The Dead Weather, Vampire Weekend and Them Crooked Vultures. The entire lineup features over 130 acts.

This is the fourth year that the April festival has spanned over a three day period. According to the press release, for the very first time of the event’s history attendees will be allowed to freely come and go. Options for camping have also been expanded. In addition to traditional camping, RV and car camping will also be allowed.

Tickets for Coachella will go on sale via Ticketmaster starting on January 22. Three day passes for the weekend cost $269 in addition to any surcharges. The price for single day tickets have not been announced yet. More information regarding a layaway plan for ticket buying, the festival’s lineup and camping details are available on the website for Coachella at www.coachella.com