Coachella
coachella officially called coachella valley music art festival sometimes known coachella festival annual music art festival held empire polo club indio california coachella valley colorado desert cofounded paul tollett rick van santen organized goldenvoice subsidiary aeg present event feature musical artist many genre music including rock pop indie hip hop electronic dance music well art installation sculpture across ground several stage continuously host live music festival origin trace back concert pearl jam performed empire polo club boycotting venue controlled ticketmaster show validated site viability hosting large event leading inaugural coachella festival held course two day october three month woodstock event held coachella returned annual basis beginning april singleday event festival reverted twoday format coachella expanded third day eventually second weekend held consecutive threeday weekend april lineup weekend organizer began permitting spectator camp ground one several expansion addition festival history festival held due covid pandemic coachella showcase popular established musical artist well emerging artist reunited group one largest famous profitable music festival united state world coachella staged set new record festival attendance gross revenue festival attended people grossed million coachellas success led goldenvoice establishing additional music festival site beginning annual stagecoach country music festival november pearl jam performed almost fan empire polo club indio california site selected band refused play los angeles result dispute ticketmaster service charge applied ticket purchase show established polo club suitability largescale event paul tollett whose concert promotion company goldenvoice booked venue pearl jam said concert sowed seed eventual music festival around goldenvoice struggling book concert larger company unable offer guarantee high competitor sfx entertainment tollett said getting as kicked financially losing lot band couldnt compete money result idea music festival conceived tollett began brainstorm idea one multiple venue intent book trendy artist necessarily chart success maybe put bunch together might magnet lot people attending glastonbury festival tollett handed pamphlet artist talent manager featured picture empire polo club pitched possible festival contrast frequently muddy condition glastonbury caused rain recalled pamphlet showing sunny coachella everyone laughing scouting several site festival tollett goldenvoice copresident rick van santen returned empire polo club big gig festival impressed location suitability festival decided book event promoter hoped stage inaugural festival unable following year july goldenvoice announced indio city council approved festival would provide service traffic control public safety fund came guarantee repayment promoter city keen avoid incurring another loss previous year big gig festival cost indio due lastminute change lineup poor attendance coachella valley music art festival officially announced july preliminary lineup act ticket went sale august coachellas announcement came one week conclusion woodstock festival july marred looting arson violence rape goldenvoices insurance cost increased result company faced uncertainty regarding coachellas ticket organizer already aiming provide highcomfort festival experience coachella rededicated effort woodstock advertisement boasted free water fountain ample restroom misting tent retrospectively tollett called decision announce new festival two month prior staging financial suicide october – inaugural coachella valley music art festival held headlining event beck tool rage machine act included chemical brother morrissey perfect circle jurassic underworld originally promoter hoped make event three day friday sunday even considered uk group massive attack thirdday headliner organizer strove recreate european music festival small crowd great setting plenty turntable booking act based artistry rather radio popularity coachella earned title antiwoodstock ticket sold day ticket sold first day second falling short overall attendance goal attendee offered free parking free bottle water upon entrance event went smoothly wellbehaved crowd starkly contrasting violence plagued woodstock biggest challenge coachella concertgoers temperature exceeding °f decision plus act attend festival well regarded among attendee critic pollstar named festival year robert hilburn los angeles time said laid foundation someday may legacy however goldenvoice lost undertaking forcing promoter tolletts word struggle almost two year survive company prominent act including headliner agreed receive deferred compensation goldenvoice reserved tentative date october reprise festival ultimately canceled year tollett blamed oversaturation music festival southern california instead goldenvoice partnered promoter pasquale rotella stage electronic dance music festival nocturnal wonderland empire polo club september goldenvoice opted bring coachella back april attempt beat heat ticket price raised organizer encountered difficulty booking act festival due available talent forced shorten festival single day issue securing headliner threatened doom event perry farrell agreed bring reunited group janes addiction proceeding amidst financial concern tollett agreed sell goldenvoice anschutz entertainment group aeg march million aeg opened staple center los angeles two year prior purchased promoter help find show book corporation wanted tollett continue staging coachella understanding initially would lose money tollett initially retained full control coachella result acquisition like predecessor festival went smoothly people attended despite taking loss tollett estimate low low sixfigure sum third outing coachella reverted twoday format took place april – tollett said event expanded second day act began expressing interest participating around artist performing festival featured headliner björk oasis along reunion siouxsie banshee palm desert native queen stone age became first local band play festival multiple change made year one less tent used reducing number stage five four fence middle polo field removed increase openness site strong supporting act helped prove indio community event could bring money take place without conflict people attended two day first time festival nearly broke even festival took place april – among act booked goldenvoice headliner red hot chili pepper beastie boy well reunited iggy pop stooge performance held two outdoor stage three tent ticket price remained per day increased twoday pas first time onsite camping offered indio city council approved overnight camping site permitting four people camping spot festival drew people largest coachella crowd point festival began develop worldwide interest receive national renown late december van santen died age flurelated complication tollett left sold half coachella aeg along controlling interest festival event featured lineup act radiohead cure headliner along reunion pixy coachellas first sellout drawing twoday total people first time festival attracted attendee u state event critically acclaimed hilburn called premier pop music festival country rolling stone labeled america best music festival tollett said turning point coachella credited booking radiohead elevating festival stature interest among musician however also described year event missed opportunity passed chance expand third day could featured david bowie headliner event ran april may featured coldplay nine inch nail headliner along reunion bauhaus planned reunion cocteau twin ultimately cancelled group approximately people attended day festival event featured headliner depeche mode tool two popular performance madonna played overflowing dance tent daft punk whose show featuring pyramidshaped stage cited one memorable performance coachella history around concertgoers attended event two day garnering goldenvoice gross million goldenvoice inaugurated stagecoach festival annual country music festival also take place empire polo club weekend following coachella new event helped avert complication organizing coachella polo club owner alex haagen iii planning redevelop land unless new profitable event could created make longterm lease goldenvoice financially feasible along new festival addition coachella permanently extended three day headlining act red hot chili pepper reunited rage machine björk headlined second time festival compiled threeday aggregate attendance new best grossed million coachella sell first time since featured headliner prince roger water jack johnson water inflatable prop pig flew away set festival drew attendance grossed million lost money due ticket selling high booking fee paid prince roger water festival occurred week earlier usual new date april event featured headliner paul mccartney killer cure friday mccartney blew past festival strict curfew minute sunday cure performance end abruptly festival cutting stage power passing curfew minute notable performance included franz ferdinand mia whose encore set tent first fest yeah yeah yeahs rare appearance artist leonard cohen dr dog throbbing gristle festival drew aggregate attendance grossed organizer eliminated singleday ticket sale instead instituted new policy offering threeday ticket drew mixed reaction headliner included jayz muse gorillaz reunion faith pavement despite tolletts reservation holding festival due economy coachella drew spectator day year estimated aggregate attendance surpassing previous record thousand fan broke fence leading concern overcrowding festival grossed international travel disrupted eruption eyjafjallajökull volcano iceland resulting european act frightened rabbit gary numan delphic canceling appearance festival prior festival goldenvoice made several investment improvement locally help support coachella addition funding additional lane avenue border festival promoter cleared additional space polo ground leveling squarefoot area moving horse stable lighting security also enhanced help festival run smoothly headliner year event king leon arcade fire kanye west stroke along another supporting act festival grossed paid attendee aggregate attendance across entire threeday weekend may goldenvoice announced beginning festival coachella would expanded second separatelyticketed weekend identical lineup explaining decision tollett said demand ticket even operation werent best theyve ever want satisfy demand allowing additional attendee overcrowd venue rolling stone called risky move said guarantee demand would high enough sell bill two consecutive weekend nonetheless ticket sold less three hour festival featured headliner black key radiohead twin billing dr dre snoop dogg latter performance projection deceased rapper tupac shakur appeared onstage voice actor performed introduction line began performing hail mary amerikaz wanted although medium referred technology hologram projection fact created using musion eyeliner system employ version pepper ghost following performance projection disappeared dr dre asked permission shakurs mother afeni said next day thrilled performance projection deceased singer nate dogg also planned dr dre decided festival grossed paid attendee across two weekend ticket sold first weekend second prior festival announced goldenvoice reached deal city indio keep coachella stagecoach festival part agreement indios perticket share revenue would increase per ticket headlining festival blur stone rose phoenix red hot chili pepper general admission ticket sold increase previous year festival grossed million ticket sale attended people making top music festival world july goldenvoice finalized million purchase acre land surrounding empire polo club including acre eldorado polo club land previously leased eldorado used provide space parking general use festival tollett said purchase intended help goldenvoice put infrastructure dont keep coming back thing year festival held april – april – featured artist reunited outkast headlined friday muse saturday arcade fire sunday general admission ticket sold less minute ticket including vip ticket excess sold less hour year festival featured daily attendee grossed recordbreaking million fourth consecutive year coachella named top festival billboard touring award festival held april – – featured headliner acdc jack white drake surprise appearance madonna latter weekend one performance general admission ticket sold less minute event established new record ticket sold total gross festival festival pollstars award major music festival year marking th time year coachella award march indio city council passed measure raise attendance cap coachella stipulating capacity would gradually increased giving city time accommodate crowd goldenvoice increased venue size acre along monroe street avenue avenue polo road festival held april – – headlined reunited lcd soundsystem reunited gun n rose original member axl rose slash duff mckagan calvin harris ice cube appearance featured reunion nwa gun n rose first weekend performance featured guest appearance angus young acdc headlined previous year cameo occurred day rose announced new singer acdc weekend two marked several tribute prince headliner died prior weekend show festival sold ticket grossed million january report circulated aeg owner philip anschutz donated many rightwing cause including organization promoting lgbtq discrimination climate change denial news led call fan boycott festival anschutz decried controversy fake news saying would never knowingly contribute antilgbtq organization would cease donation group became aware edition coachella took place april – april – featured radiohead lady gaga kendrick lamar headlining artist beyoncé originally announced headliner forced withdraw advice doctor became pregnant announced would instead headline festival ticket sold within hour going sale event saw debut new daytimeonly sonora tent festival drew attendee grossed million marking first time recurring festival grossed million two weekend coachella scene film star born starring lady gaga bradley cooper filmed festival ground festival featured headlining performance weeknd beyoncé eminem making cancellation previous year beyoncé became first africanamerican woman headline festival performance paid tribute culture historically black college university featuring full marching band majorette dancer incorporating various aspect black greek life step show along strolling pledge performance also influenced black feminism sampling black author featuring onstage appearance fellow destiny child member kelly rowland michelle williams well sister solange knowles beyoncés performance received immediate widespread praise described many medium outlet historic new york time music critic jon caramanica wrote there likely meaningful absorbing forceful radical performance american musician year year soon beyoncés headlining set performance garnered simultaneous viewer youtube become festival viewed performance date entire festival million total viewer making livestreamed event ever report teen vogue described rampant sexual harassment assault festival author said groped time hour response goldenvoice announced new initiative january called every one comprises fan resource policy combat sexual misconduct improve festival response behavior safety ambassador made available direct attendee professional counselor specially marked location added attendee seek service report incident sexual misconduct one program goal stated taking deliberate step develop festival culture safe inclusive everyone coachella celebrated th anniversary taking place april – – festival headlined childish gambino tame impala ariana grande year old grande became youngest artist headline festival fourth female headliner festival beset several challenge justin timberlake reportedly slated headline cancel bruising vocal cord goldenvoice also forced abandon plan kanye west headline could accommodate request build giant dome performance middle festival ground west instead allowed hold first public sunday service performance easter april venue campground west gospel choir performed approximately song set list song well classic rb gospel cover first weekend festival suffered audio technical difficulty several highprofile performance following weekend daily beast published report alleged inhumane treatment festival security guard worker cited poor tent condition insufficient food water long hour harsh sun minimum wage poor communication coordination organizer subcontracting security firm festival originally scheduled take place april – april – rage machine travis scott frank ocean headlining act due covid pandemic festival initially postponed october – october – june riverside county public health officer announced stagecoach cancelled altogether due ban public gathering well lockdown travel restriction april documentary profiling festival year history coachella year desert released youtube coincide original start date event festival also cancelled result pandemic restriction california threat covid variant coachella returned april – april – headlining lineup initially comprised harry style billie eilish kanye west swedish house mafia less two week festival west withdrew vacancy sunday night headliner slot filled swedish house mafia – previously scheduled specific day – joint performance weeknd advertised headlining act arcade fire added official schedule april day festival first weekend edition coachella took place april – april – also beset lastminute lineup change originally announced headliner bad bunny blackpink frank ocean former two coachellas first latin asian headliner respectively day leading first weekend ocean suffered leg injury alleged bicycle accident festival ground production performance scaled extensively plan utilize ice rink skater scrapped last minute forcing festival crew hurriedly melt ice surface ocean began performance hour late exceeding festival curfew minute abruptly ended show subsequently withdrew second weekend citing recommendation doctor blink reunited classic lineup added festival two day began promoted fill second weekend headlining vacancy sunday night performed trio dj skrillex four tet fred – added lineup day second weekend began – concluded festival according report goldenvoice incur million loss production cost associated ocean unused ice rink booking fee performance promoter also fined curfew violation opening weekend took nearly month first weekend coachella sell whereas normally sell within week movie idea released spring prominently feature coachella coachella take place indio california located inland empire region coachella valley within colorado desert temperature festival history ranged °f °c april °f °c april festival hosted acre empire polo club accounting land used parking camping event cover footprint approximately acre site mile km east los angeles festival several stage continuously host live music two outdoor stage used along several tent named desert primary stage use since coachellas inception coachella stage – main stage draw largest crowd outdoor stage headlining act perform outdoor theatre – smaller outdoor stage adjacent coachella stage mojave – midsize tent named mojave desert host act across multiple genre varying stage development moved behind access road year later received change enlarged moved time sahara previous spot near rose garden gobi – midsize tent named gobi desert host act across multiple genre varying stage development like mojave moved behind access road sahara – large hangarlike tent named sahara desert generally host top electronic dance music act tent expanded size reaching height foot change made built percent larger relocated west row tent near empire polo club rose garden spot eldorado polo club near festival entrance new location offer shade alleviates issue foot traffic stage also moved one open end structure one side allowing wider field view attendee additional performance area added time including yuma – small indoor tent introduced primarily host emerging dj tent intended sophisticated space dial noise strobe light favor thoughtful sound underground act sonora – small indoor tent introduced host punk rock latin act heineken house – small venue introduced dedicated legendary musical performance live mashups wide array musical artist originally designed walled structure provide clublike atmosphere redesigned feature open beer garden layout slanted roof eliminating long waiting line giving visibility attendee despacio – small indoor tent used cocreated james murphy lcd soundsystem venue played slowsimmering disco vintage club music vinyl intention creating joyful setting featured watt sound system air conditioning antarctic – indoor dome introduced screen degree immersive video structure foot diameter feature square foot projection space air conditioning seat people obscura digital produced film shown oasis dome – used quasar outdoor stage introduced long format dj set addition hosting live music coachella showcase visual art including installation art sculpture many piece interactive providing visual treat attendee throughout year art grown scale outrageousness paul clemente coachellas art director since said think level detail finish artistry scale complexity technology everything constantly getting notched ratcheted obviously constantly trying lack better word outdo make better fan coachellas early year art mostly recycled previous year burning man festival due smaller budget goldenvoice shifted focus renting piece commissioning specifically festival increasing budget artist given access ground day festival giving tight timeframe assemble piece due high cost reassembly half appear outside coachella describing festival importance art cynthia washburn art collective poetic kinetics said exposure think coachella becoming attractive artist musician clemente considered art proposal festival history time poetic kinetics designed several giant moving art installation past coachella festival including snail helix poeticus astronaut escape velocity caterpillar metamorphosized butterfly papilio merraculous collective reprised astronaut festival overview effect weathering affect applied design work featured art basel involved participant architecture school local international visual artist hotshot robot robochrist industry tesla coil cauac cyclecide lab alongside avantgarde performance troupe lucent dossier experience appeared several consecutive year poster artist emek produced limited edition poster every year since host city coachella stagecoach festival indio provides several service police fire protection private security medical service outside law enforcement city staff service service three weekend festival totaled million public safety need coordinated indios police department requiring liaise nearly agency including police department nearby city sheriff department california highway patrol california department forestry fire protection american medical response california department alcoholic beverage control avoid disturbing local resident curfew music performance enforced since friday saturday night hour later previous curfew midnight sunday night per agreement city indio goldenvoice must pay fine exceeds curfew five minute plus additional minute beyond fine benefit city general fund cover operating cost public work service police fire department organizer coachella manage carbon footprint partnering organization global inheritance promote several environmentally friendly initiative global inheritance original project trashed art recycling campaign challenge local artist design decorate recycling bin placed across festival ground another program carpoolchella launched reward festivalgoers carpool group four display word carpoolchella car entering drawing win vip ticket life festival program participant winner lifetime festival pass coachella teamed global inheritance start recycling program anyone collect ten empty water bottle receives free full one festival introduced refillable water bottle purchaser could refill water station inside festival within campground program used festival include solar powered dj booth seesaw used charge mobile phone staffer required collect litter accumulates festival resource sorted individually site taken local landfill recycling center goldenvoice maintains goal divert percent recyclable compostable material staff diverted pound material comprising ton aluminum can ton cardboard ton pet plastic ton scrap metal ton glass coachella began allowing tent camping option festival lodging campground site polo field adjacent venue ground entrance south side venue introduced many new feature reentry campsite festival ground parking next tent recreational vehicle camping spot recreational vehicle camping offered one year festival camper event onsite facility included recycling general store shower mobile phone charging station internet cafe free wifi tollett begin book artist festival early previous august addition agent pitch artist discovered online lineup culled act booked goldenvoice show year tollett us promoter ticketing figure insight book saying aeg show across country see show list ticket count see little thing happening maybe others dont data booking process take approximately six month according los angeles time booking fee artist playing festival allegedly start extend high six figure topbilled artist expected receive million billboard source estimated nonheadline act earn anywhere according profile tollett new yorker year headlining performer received – million beyoncés performance ariana grandes performance reportedly garnered million booking festival goldenvoice us radius clause prevent act performing vicinity coachella certain amount time festival promoter allowed coachellas act make appearance region prior festival weekend event venue owned controlled goldenvoices parent company aeg one example jayzs concert staple center goldenvoice promotes event dubbed localchella series small warmup show coachella southern california may aeg subsidiary sued oregonbased sould festival anticompetitive practice related coachellas radius clause part lawsuit clause detail revealed stipulate artist performing coachella cannot perform north american festival december may cannot play hard ticket show southern california december may cannot advertise publicize leak performance competing festival california nevada oregon washington arizona headlining performance southern california taking place may may cannot announce festival appearance u state january announcement coachellas lineup except south southwest ultra music festival new orleans jazz heritage festival cannot publicize concert california arizona washington oregon january announcement coachellas lineup except performance la vega casino goldenvoice attempt release lineup poster close new year day possible coachella first major festival year announce lineup give promoter competitive advantage festival many end sharing headliner time announced coachella lineup poster list music artist across several line gradually decreasing font size descending order prominence line artist name appears well font size contentious topic goldenvoice talent agent placement poster often dictate artist future booking fee tollett said many argument font size literally gone mat one point size organizer initially resistant accepting sponsorship deal would help coachella turn higher profit tollett estimated goldenvoice could earn additional adding corporate sponsor festival name want violate purity event said hate go show bombarded advertising show lack respect audience music organizer relaxed opposition year brewing company heineken nv maintained sponsorship coachella since official brew festival company sponsored small performance venue festival called heineken house since attendee drink heineken beer keep case heineken refrigerated clothing retailer hm added small sponsored tent festival ground attendee could purchase item company coachellainspired clothing line called hm love coachella information technology company hp sponsored antarctic dome since addition hosting promotional tent hp promotion included allowing attendee design print bandana tote bag capture light drawing gifs design kaleidoscope interact motionreactive wall tollett still object primary stage tent sponsored wouldnt let sponsor logo stage feel like band playing band sacred moment since youtube live streamed performance coachella initially first weekend streamed across three separate channel ax tv began broadcasting second weekend television hour live performance festival broadcast ax tv performance festival also broadcast live sirius xm satellite radio first time youtube expanded content festival livestream included stream weekend festival first time weekend one included premiere donald glovers film guava island weekend two featured coachella curated programming hosted radio personality jason bentley took deep dive festival experience offering encore live performance artist commentary minidocs animated adventure coachella curated reprised festival second weekend coachellas streaming agreement youtube renewed first time performance six stage streamed covering weekend organizer partnered vantagetv offer virtual reality vr content festival ticket holder received cardboard vr viewer inspired google cardboard coachella welcome package could used coachella vr mobile app released android io samsung gear vr content included degree panoramic photo previous event virtual tour festival site interview performance year youtube live streamed performance weekend two degree viewing vr headset success coachella led organizer partner american music festival goldenvoice agreed work organizer field day new yorkbased festival modeled coachella help promote produce event although show completely overhauled original vision september goldenvoice announced entered joint venture red frog event help promote produce firefly music festival january similar agreement reached organizer hangout music festival goldenvoice claimed spent medium related content promote coachella goldenvoice actively protected coachella brand april filed six lawsuit previous two year outlet attempted use coachella name suffix chella defendant included music festival hoodchella film festival filmchella energy company phillips promoted coachella wristband giveaway festival term service disallows sean combss event combschella urban outfitter whole food location palm desert promoted wholechella concert tasting event another lawsuit filed september radio presenter raashaun casey also known dj envy hip hop auto show carchella agreed rename dj envy drive dream car show according goldenvoices attorney one lawsuit litigation one way promoter attempt extensively police unauthorized use coachella mark although coachella name use town coachella valley since festival founded festival success imbued name secondary meaning allowing goldenvoice trademark december coachella restraining order live nation coachella day one festival judge ruled live nation likely infringing trademark selling ticket event nearby according ranking online ticket retailer viagogo coachella secondmost indemand concert ticket trailing tomorrowland festival coachella considered trendsetter music fashion singer katy perry said lineup always introduces best year rest year coachella become known variety distinctive apparel worn attendee primarily include eclectic combination color material ethnic borrowing latter also resulted backlash regarding cultural appropriation particularly nonnatives wearing native americaninspired headdress body paint according economic impact study coachella brought million desert region year total indio received million consumer spending million tax revenue goldenvoices festival empire polo club stagecoach called cousin coachella grown faster pace eventually selling first time attendee together two festival estimated expert global impact million approximately million expected impact coachella valley million would go business indio city expected gain million ticket tax two festival success coachella led goldenvoice holding additional music festival empire polo club founded country music festival stagecoach continues hold annual basis promoter staged big festival sonamed quadruple billing prominent band thrash metal—anthrax megadeth metallica slayer goldenvoice staged desert trip featured older rock oriented legacy act rolling stone paul mccartney bob dylan coachella valley music art festival official website coachella music festival desert sun coachella channel youtube