{{Short description|Annual music and arts festival in Indio, California}} {{about|the festival|the city|Coachella, California|other uses}} {{Pp-pc|small=yes}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox recurring event | logo = Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival logo.svg | image = Coachella18W1-18 (42058161311).jpg | caption = Coachella in 2018 | location = Empire Polo Club<br />{{nowrap|(Indio, California, U.S.)}} | coordinates = {{coord|33.678|N|116.234|W|source:dewiki_type:event_region:US-CA|display=title,inline}} | organized = Goldenvoice | founders = Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen | years_active = 1999, 2001–2019, 2022–present | dates = Two consecutive 3-day weekends in April (currently) | genre = Various | website = {{URL|https://coachella.com}} | attendance = 245,000 estd. (2025, two-weekend total) | capacity = 125,000<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 20, 2022 |title=Harry Styles' Coachella Crowd Topped 100,000 During Opening-Night Performance |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/harry-styles-audience-size-coachella-1235237258/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608043109/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/harry-styles-audience-size-coachella-1235237258/ |archive-date=June 8, 2022 |access-date=June 8, 2022 |work=Variety}}</ref> | current = Coachella 2026 }}
The '''Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival''', often referred to simply as '''Coachella''', is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley of the Colorado Desert. It was co-founded by Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen in 1999, and is organized by Goldenvoice, a subsidiary since 2001 of AEG Presents.<ref name="santen-obit">{{cite news |last=Cromelin |first=Richard |date=January 3, 2004 |title=Rick Van Santen, 41; L.A. Promoter Helped to Advance Punk Rock Bands |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jan-03-me-vansanten3-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109064718/http://articles.latimes.com/2004/jan/03/local/me-vansanten3 |archive-date=January 9, 2017 |access-date=November 8, 2016 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |page=B18}}</ref> The event features musical artists from many genres of music, including rock, pop, indie, hip-hop and electronic dance music, as well as art installations and sculptures. Across the grounds, several stages continuously host live music.
The origins of the festival trace back to a 1993 concert that Pearl Jam performed at the Empire Polo Club while boycotting venues controlled by Ticketmaster. The show validated the site's viability for hosting large events, leading to the inaugural Coachella Festival being held over the course of two days in October 1999, three months after Woodstock '99. After no event was held in 2000, Coachella returned on an annual basis beginning in April 2001 as a single-day event. In 2002, the festival reverted to a two-day format. Coachella was expanded to a third day in 2007 and eventually a second weekend in 2012; it is now held on consecutive three-day weekends in April, with the same lineup each weekend. Organizers began permitting spectators to camp on the grounds in 2003, one of several expansions and additions in the festival's history. The festival was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="postponement">{{cite web |last1=Melas |first1=Chloe |last2=Gonzalez |first2=Sandra |date=March 10, 2020 |title=Coachella to be postponed over coronavirus concerns, sources say |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/10/entertainment/coachella-postponed-coronavirus/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313131750/https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/10/entertainment/coachella-postponed-coronavirus/index.html |archive-date=March 13, 2020 |access-date=March 10, 2020 |website=CNN}}</ref>
Coachella showcases popular and established musical artists as well as emerging artists and reunited groups. It is one of the largest, most famous, and most profitable music festivals in the United States and the world.<ref>{{cite web |last=Martens |first=Todd |date=April 8, 2014 |title=Goldenvoice releases Coachella set times, adds to the lineup |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-goldenvoice-releases-coachella-set-times-20140408,0,4834910.story |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410071815/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-goldenvoice-releases-coachella-set-times-20140408,0,4834910.story |archive-date=April 10, 2014 |access-date=April 9, 2014 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 31, 2017 |title=7 Top Music Festivals Around The World – Tripoetic Blog |url=http://blog.tripoetic.com/7-top-music-festivals-around-the-world/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223212916/http://blog.tripoetic.com/7-top-music-festivals-around-the-world/ |archive-date=February 23, 2017 |access-date=February 23, 2017 |newspaper=Tripoetic Blog}}</ref> Each Coachella staged from 2013 to 2015 set new records for festival attendance and gross revenues. The 2017 festival was attended by 250,000 people and grossed $114.6 million. Coachella's success led to Goldenvoice establishing additional music festivals at the site, beginning with annual country music festival Stagecoach in 2007.
==History== {{Quote box | align = right | width = 25em | quote = Even before we looked at [Empire Polo Club], it hit us. We wanted it to be far. So you surrender. So you can't leave your house and see a couple bands and be back home that night. We want you to go out there, get tired, and curse the show by Sunday afternoon. That sunset, and that whole feeling of Coachella hits you. | source = —Coachella co-founder Paul Tollett, describing the rationale behind the festival's location<ref name="tollett" /> }}
On November 5, 1993, during their Vs. Tour, American rock band Pearl Jam performed for almost 25,000 fans at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hochman |first=Steve |date=November 8, 1993 |title=Pearl Jam Blossoms in Desert |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-08-ca-54535-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504211634/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-11-08/entertainment/ca-54535_1_pearl-jam |archive-date=May 4, 2015 |access-date=May 4, 2015 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |page=F3}}</ref> The site was selected because the band refused to play in Los Angeles as a result of a dispute with Ticketmaster over service charges applied to ticket purchases.<ref name="desertmagician">{{cite news |last=Fessier |first=Bruce |date=May 1, 2011 |title=Desert music magician |url=http://www.mydesert.com/article/20110501/LIFESTYLES0101/105010343/Desert-music-magician? |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504141434/http://www.mydesert.com/article/20110501/LIFESTYLES0101/105010343/Desert-music-magician |archive-date=May 4, 2011 |access-date=May 5, 2015 |newspaper=The Desert Sun |pages=A1, A19, A21}}</ref><ref name="mastermind">{{cite magazine |last=Seabrook |first=John |date=April 17, 2017 |title=The Mastermind Behind Coachella |url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/04/17/the-mastermind-behind-coachella |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411030214/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/04/17/the-mastermind-behind-coachella |archive-date=April 11, 2017 |access-date=April 11, 2017 |magazine=The New Yorker}}</ref> The show established the polo club's suitability for large-scale events; Paul Tollett, whose concert promotion company Goldenvoice booked the venue for Pearl Jam, said the concert sowed the seeds for an eventual music festival there.<ref name="tollett">{{cite magazine |last=Flanagan |first=Andrew |date=November 9, 2012 |title=Paul Tollett, Goldenvoice Team on the Struggle – And Ultimate Success – of Creating Coachella |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/1083099/paul-tollett-goldenvoice-team-on-the-struggle-and-ultimate-success |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407213846/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/1083099/paul-tollett-goldenvoice-team-on-the-struggle-and-ultimate-success |archive-date=April 7, 2017 |access-date=April 11, 2014 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
Around 1997, Goldenvoice was struggling to book concerts against larger companies, and they were unable to offer guarantees as high as their competitors, such as SFX Entertainment. Tollett said, "We were getting our ass kicked financially. We were losing a lot of bands. And we couldn't compete with the money."<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine |last=Ault |first=Susanne |date=March 15, 2003 |title=Coachella Preserves Its Diverse Lineup of A-List Talent |magazine=Billboard |page=18 |volume=115 |issue=11}}</ref> As a result, the idea of a music festival was conceived, and Tollett began to brainstorm ideas for one with multiple venues. His intent was to book trendy artists who were not necessarily chart successes: "Maybe if you put a bunch of them together, that might be a magnet for a lot of people."<ref name="desertmagician" /> While attending the 1997 Glastonbury Festival, Tollett handed out pamphlets to artists and talent managers that featured pictures of the Empire Polo Club and pitched a possible festival there. In contrast to the frequently muddy conditions at Glastonbury caused by rain, he recalled, "We had this pamphlet... showing sunny Coachella. Everyone was laughing."<ref name="mastermind" />
After scouting several sites for their festival,<ref name="tollett" /> Tollett and Goldenvoice co-president Rick Van Santen returned to the Empire Polo Club during the Big Gig festival in 1998. Impressed by the location's suitability for a festival, they decided to book their event there.<ref name="desertmagician" /> The promoters had hoped to stage their inaugural festival in 1998 but were unable to until the following year.<ref name="mastermind" /> On July 16, 1999, Goldenvoice announced that the Indio City Council had approved the festival and would provide $90,000 for services such as traffic control and public safety. The funds came with a guarantee of repayment from the promoter, as the city was keen to avoid incurring another loss; the previous year's Big Gig festival cost Indio $16,000 due to last-minute changes to the lineup and poor attendance.<ref>{{cite news |last=Armstrong |first=Mark |date=July 17, 1999 |title=Alternative music gig slate for Indio in fall |newspaper=The Desert Sun |page=A1, A8}}</ref> The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was officially announced on July 28 with a preliminary lineup of 40 acts;<ref>{{cite news |last=Armstrong |first=Mark |date=July 28, 1999 |title=Alternative music fest will arrive in Indio |newspaper=The Desert Sun |page=B1–2}}</ref> tickets went on sale on August 7.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |date=August 7, 1999 |title=Post-Festival Stage Fright |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |pages=F1, F20 |edition=Valley}}</ref>
Coachella's announcement came just one week after the conclusion of Woodstock '99, a festival in July 1999 that was marred by looting, arson, violence, and rapes. Goldenvoice's insurance costs increased 40% as a result and the company faced uncertainty regarding Coachella's tickets.<ref name="mastermind" /><ref name="willtheycome">{{cite news |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |date=October 7, 1999 |title=If You Build It, Will They Come? |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-oct-07-ca-19554-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412143007/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/oct/07/entertainment/ca-19554 |archive-date=April 12, 2017 |access-date=June 2, 2015 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |at=sec. Weekend, pp. 6, 8 |edition=Valley}}</ref> Organizers were already aiming to provide a "high-comfort festival experience" for Coachella but rededicated themselves to those efforts after Woodstock '99. Advertisements boasted free water fountains, ample restrooms, and misting tents.<ref name="willtheycome" /> Retrospectively, Tollett called the decision to announce a new festival just two months prior to staging it "financial suicide".<ref name="mastermind" />
===1999, 2001–2002=== {{anchor|1999|2001|2002}} On October 9–10, 1999, the inaugural Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was held. Headlining the event were Beck, Tool, and Rage Against the Machine; other acts included the Chemical Brothers, Morrissey, A Perfect Circle, Jurassic 5 and Underworld. Originally, promoters had hoped to make the event three days (Friday to Sunday) and even considered the UK group Massive Attack as the third-day headliner.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |date=April 27, 2006 |title=Coachella Preview: Oasis or mirage? Your call |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2006/apr/27/news/wk-cover27/2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603011240/http://articles.latimes.com/2006/apr/27/news/wk-cover27/2 |archive-date=June 3, 2015 |access-date=June 2, 2015 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |page=E32}}</ref> The organizers strove to recreate European music festivals with small crowds in a great setting with plenty of turntables.<ref name="rsreview99">{{cite magazine |last1=Mirkin |first1=Steven |last2=Goldman |first2=Marlene |date=October 11, 1999 |title=Coachella Provided an Antidote to Woodstock 99's Hangover |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/coachella-provided-an-antidote-to-woodstock-99s-hangover-19991011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031223925/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/coachella-provided-an-antidote-to-woodstock-99s-hangover-75985/ |archive-date=October 31, 2021 |access-date=January 16, 2015 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> By booking acts based on artistry rather than radio popularity, Coachella earned the title of "the anti-Woodstock".<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine |date=November 5, 1999 |title=Performance: Coachella Music and Arts Festival |magazine=Rolling Stone |id={{ProQuest|1192708}}}}</ref>
Tickets sold for $50 for each day; about 17,000 tickets sold for the first day, and 20,000 for the second,<ref name="rsreview99" /> falling short of the overall attendance goal of 70,000.<ref name="welloiled">{{cite news |last=Hiestand |first=Jesse |date=October 12, 1999 |title=Festival Goes Off Like Well-Oiled Machine |work=Los Angeles Daily News}}</ref> Attendees were offered free parking and a free bottle of water upon entrance.<ref name="rsreview99" /> The event went smoothly, with the well-behaved crowd starkly contrasting with the violence that plagued Woodstock '99; the biggest challenges to Coachella concertgoers were temperatures exceeding 100 °F and the decisions of which of the 80-plus acts to attend.<ref name="Rolling Stone" /><ref name="welloiled" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Shuster |first=Fred |date=September 24, 1999 |title=Sharps & Flats |work=Los Angeles Daily News}}</ref> The festival was well regarded among attendees and critics; Pollstar named it festival of the year, and Robert Hilburn of the ''Los Angeles Times'' said that it "laid the foundation for what someday may be a legacy of its own".<ref name="2000cancel">{{cite news |last=Hochman |first=Steve |date=June 18, 2000 |title=Blame It on Rio: Labels Fear Leaks Via MP3 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-18-ca-42049-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423220307/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jun/18/entertainment/ca-42049 |archive-date=April 23, 2016 |access-date=April 23, 2015 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |page=58}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hilburn |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Hilburn |date=October 12, 1999 |title=Triumph of the Anti-Woodstock |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-oct-12-ca-21327-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501112817/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/oct/12/entertainment/ca-21327 |archive-date=May 1, 2017 |access-date=April 23, 2015 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |page=1}}</ref> However, Goldenvoice lost $850,000 on the undertaking,<ref name="timeline">{{cite web |last=Fessier |first=Bruce |date=April 8, 2016 |title=Pearl Jam concert helped launch Coachella music festival |url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2016/04/08/coachella-music-festival-timeline/82773908/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804170049/https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2016/04/08/coachella-music-festival-timeline/82773908/ |archive-date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=April 9, 2016 |work=The Desert Sun}}</ref> forcing the promoter, in Tollett's words, to "struggle for almost two years to survive as a company".<ref name="indvision">{{cite news |last=Hilburn |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Hilburn |date=April 28, 2003 |title=Independent in vision, spirit and musical lineup |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-apr-28-et-hilburn28-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206084501/http://articles.latimes.com/2003/apr/28/entertainment/et-hilburn28 |archive-date=February 6, 2015 |access-date=April 24, 2015 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |page=E1}}</ref> Prominent acts, including the headliners, agreed to receive deferred compensation.<ref name="businessweek">{{cite web |last=Suddath |first=Claire |date=April 12, 2013 |title=Coachella Wins the Fight for Festival Headliners – and Profit |url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-12/coachella-wins-fight-for-festival-headliners-and-profit |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220174823/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-12/coachella-wins-fight-for-festival-headliners-and-profit |archive-date=February 20, 2014 |access-date=April 11, 2014 |work=Bloomberg Business}}</ref>
Goldenvoice reserved tentative dates for October 2000 to reprise the festival,<ref>{{cite news |author=Times staff |date=February 14, 2000 |title=Rosie's Hectic Reduced Schedule |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2000/feb/14/entertainment/ca-64117/2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426015352/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/feb/14/entertainment/ca-64117/2 |archive-date=April 26, 2015 |access-date=April 23, 2015 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |page=F2}}</ref> but ultimately canceled for that year; Tollett blamed it on the oversaturation of music festivals in Southern California.<ref name="2000cancel" /> Instead, Goldenvoice partnered with promoter Pasquale Rotella to stage the electronic dance music festival Nocturnal Wonderland at the Empire Polo Club in September 2000.<ref name="1st-upend">{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Randy |last2=Roberts |first2=Randall |date=April 11, 2019 |title=How the first Coachella upended the festival business |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-coachella-history-festival-growth-concerts-20190411-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516231336/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-coachella-history-festival-growth-concerts-20190411-story.html |archive-date=May 16, 2019 |access-date=May 17, 2019 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |date=September 4, 2000 |title=Giant Rave Keeps the Focus on Music |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-04-ca-15120-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426012948/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/sep/04/entertainment/ca-15120 |archive-date=April 26, 2015 |access-date=April 23, 2015 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |page=3}}</ref>
Goldenvoice opted to bring Coachella back in April 2001 in an attempt to beat the heat.<ref name="2000cancel" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Hiestand |first=Jesse |date=May 1, 2001 |title=Straddling Rock and Rap, Coachella Festival Sizzles |newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News}}</ref> Ticket prices were raised to $65.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shuster |first=Fred |date=April 26, 2001 |title=Musical Beat, Heat's On for Coachella Desert Festival |newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News}}</ref> Organizers encountered difficulty booking acts for the festival and due to "available talent", were forced to shorten the festival to a single day.<ref>{{cite web |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |date=April 26, 2001 |title=Trying to Be Real Cool This Time |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-apr-26-ca-55710-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003307/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/apr/26/entertainment/ca-55710 |archive-date=May 5, 2015 |access-date=April 23, 2015 |page=F6 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Issues with securing a headliner threatened to doom the event until Perry Farrell agreed to bring his reunited group Jane's Addiction to the proceedings.<ref name="phont" /> Amidst financial concerns, Tollett agreed to sell Goldenvoice to Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) in March 2001 for $7 million.<ref>{{cite web |last=Leeds |first=Jeff |date=March 7, 2001 |title=Anschutz to Buy Concert Firm Goldenvoice |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-07-fi-34279-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223231819/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/mar/07/business/fi-34279 |archive-date=February 23, 2018 |access-date=April 2, 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times |page=C2}}</ref> AEG, which had opened Staples Center in Los Angeles two years prior, purchased the promoter to help them find shows to book. The corporation wanted Tollett to continue staging Coachella, understanding that it initially would lose money;<ref name="mastermind" /> Tollett initially retained full control of Coachella as a result of the acquisition.<ref name="phont">{{cite web |last=Parker |first=Chris |date=April 18, 2013 |title=Music Fests Like Coachella Drive Concert Sales to New Heights |url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2013-04-18/music/live-music-events-like-coachella-drive-concert-sales-to-new-heights/full/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408131355/http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2013-04-18/music/live-music-events-like-coachella-drive-concert-sales-to-new-heights/full/ |archive-date=April 8, 2015 |access-date=April 3, 2015 |work=Phoenix New Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Chang |first=Vickie |date=December 16–22, 2011 |title=Gary Tovar Has His Goldenvoice |url=http://www.ocweekly.com/2011-12-15/music/goldenvoice-gary-tovar-coachella-paul-tollet-gv30/4/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407173359/http://www.ocweekly.com/2011-12-15/music/goldenvoice-gary-tovar-coachella-paul-tollet-gv30/4/ |archive-date=April 7, 2015 |access-date=April 3, 2015 |work=OC Weekly}}</ref> Like its predecessor, the 2001 festival went smoothly;<ref name="indvision" /> 32,000 people attended,<ref name="1st-upend" /> and despite taking a loss again, Tollett estimates it was a "low, low six-figure sum".<ref name="indvision" />
For its third outing, Coachella reverted to a two-day format and took place from April 27–28, 2002. Tollett said that the event was expanded to a second day after more acts began expressing interest in participating.<ref name="021702-desertsun">{{cite news |last=Graham |first=Adam |date=February 17, 2002 |title=Destination: Coachella |newspaper=The Desert Sun |pages=F1, F8}}</ref> With around 60 artists performing,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hilburn |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Hilburn |date=April 30, 2002 |title=Showdown in Desert |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |pages=F1, F4}}</ref> the festival featured headliners Björk and Oasis, along with a reunion of Siouxsie and the Banshees.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cahir |first=Jocelyn |date=April 26, 2002 |title=It's No Carrot Festival |newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News}}</ref> Palm Desert natives Queens of the Stone Age became the first local band to play the festival.<ref name="timeline" /> Multiple changes were made for that year: one less tent was used,<ref name="042802-desertsun">{{Cite news |last=Fessier |first=Bruce |date=April 28, 2002 |title=Headlining musical acts live up to potential |newspaper=The Desert Sun |page=A3}}</ref> reducing the number of stages from five to four,<ref name="021702-desertsun" /> and a fence in the middle of the polo field was removed to increase the openness of the site.<ref name="042802-desertsun" /> The strong supporting acts helped prove to the Indio community that the event could bring in money and take place without conflict. More than 55,000 people attended over the two days,<ref name="timeline" /> and for the first time, the festival nearly broke even.<ref name="indvision" />
===2003–2005=== {{anchor|2003|2004|2005}} The 2003 festival took place from April 26–27.<ref name=":0" /> Among the 82 acts booked by Goldenvoice were headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers and Beastie Boys, as well as a reunited Iggy Pop and the Stooges. Performances were held on two outdoor stages and in three tents.<ref>{{cite news |last=Patel |first=Joseph |date=April 20, 2003 |title=Building an American festival with a European influence |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=N6}}</ref> Ticket prices remained $75 per day, but were increased to $140 for a two-day pass.<ref name=":0" /> For the first time, on-site camping was offered;<ref>{{cite news |last=Hochman |first=Steve |date=February 16, 2003 |title=Coachella festival will bring out the Beasties |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-feb-16-ca-popeye16-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129025234/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-feb-16-ca-popeye16-story.html |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |access-date=March 13, 2020 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |page=E51}}</ref> the Indio City Council approved overnight camping at the site, permitting up to four people on each of the 2,252 camping spots.<ref>{{cite news |last=Guzman |first=Richard |date=March 6, 2003 |title=City Council approves arts, music festival |newspaper=The Desert Sun |page=B1}}</ref> The festival drew 60,000 people, the largest Coachella crowd to that point.<ref name="03att">{{cite magazine |last=Ault |first=Susanne |date=March 20, 2004 |title=Coachella Brand Stirs Fest Interest |magazine=Billboard |page=37 |volume=116 |issue=12}}</ref>
[[File:Radiohead Coachella 2004.jpg|thumb|Goldenvoice's Paul Tollett credits Radiohead's appearance at the 2004 festival ''(pictured)'' with elevating the festival's stature.]] In late December 2003, Van Santen died at the age of 41 from flu-related complications.<ref name="santen-obit" /> With Tollett left, he sold half of Coachella to AEG in 2004, along with the controlling interest in the festival.<ref name="mastermind" /> The 2004 event featured a lineup of more than 80 acts,<ref name="latimes-2004">{{cite news |last=Appleford |first=Steve |date=April 11, 2019 |title=Why Coachella 2004 was so important — and a lost opportunity |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-coachella-global-20190411-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508163828/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-coachella-global-20190411-story.html |archive-date=May 8, 2019 |access-date=May 17, 2019 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> with Radiohead and the Cure as headliners, along with a reunion of the Pixies. It was Coachella's first sellout, drawing a two-day total of 110,000 people. For the first time, the festival attracted attendees from all 50 US states.<ref name="timeline" /> The event was critically acclaimed; Hilburn called it "the premier pop music festival in the country", while ''Rolling Stone'' labeled it "America's Best Music Festival". Tollett said that 2004 was the turning point for Coachella, and he credited booking Radiohead with elevating the festival's stature and interest among musicians. However, he also described that year's event as a missed opportunity, as he passed on a chance to expand it to a third day that could have featured David Bowie as a headliner.<ref name="latimes-2004" />
The 2005 event ran from April 30 to May 1 and featured Coldplay and Nine Inch Nails as headliners, along with a reunion of Bauhaus. A planned reunion of Cocteau Twins was ultimately cancelled by the group.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 30, 2009 |title=Elizabeth Fraser breaks silence about aborted Cocteau Twins reunion, releases new single |url=https://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2009/11/30/elizabeth-fraser-cocteau-twins-reunion-interview-moses-solo-single/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313063304/https://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2009/11/30/elizabeth-fraser-cocteau-twins-reunion-interview-moses-solo-single/ |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |access-date=March 13, 2023 |website=Slicing Up Eyeballs |language=en-US}}</ref> Approximately 50,000 people attended each day of the festival.<ref name="05att">{{cite magazine |last=Robertson |first=Jessica |date=January 31, 2006 |title=Depeche Mode, Tool Lead '06 Coachella Lineup |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/depeche-mode-tool-lead-06-coachella-lineup-20060131 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031223925/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/depeche-mode-tool-lead-06-coachella-lineup-100562/ |archive-date=October 31, 2021 |access-date=May 4, 2017 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>
===2006–2008=== {{anchor|2006|2008}}
[[File:Daft punk at coachella.jpg|thumb|Daft Punk's performance at Coachella 2006 is frequently cited as one of the most memorable in the festival's history.]] The 2006 event featured headliners Depeche Mode and Tool. Two of the most popular performances were Madonna, who played in an overflowing dance tent, and Daft Punk, whose show featuring a pyramid-shaped stage is cited as one of the most memorable performances in Coachella history.<ref name="timeline" /> Around 120,000 concertgoers attended the event over two days,<ref name="timeline" /> garnering Goldenvoice a gross of $9 million.<ref name="06gross">{{cite news |last=Borrelli |first=Christopher |date=May 9, 2007 |title=Big summer festivals offer lots of music for the money. |newspaper=The Blade}}</ref>
[[File:Björk - Coachella.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.7|Björk, the festival's first female headliner, performing at Coachella on April 27, 2007]] In 2007, Goldenvoice inaugurated the Stagecoach Festival, an annual country music festival that also takes place at the Empire Polo Club the weekend following Coachella. The new event helped avert complications with organizing Coachella; the polo club's owner Alex Haagen III had been planning to redevelop the land unless a new profitable event could be created to make a long-term lease with Goldenvoice financially feasible.<ref name="desertmagician" /> Along with the new festival's addition, Coachella was permanently extended to three days in 2007. The headlining acts were Red Hot Chili Peppers, the reunited Rage Against the Machine, and Björk, all of whom headlined for the second time. The festival compiled a three-day aggregate attendance of over 186,000, a new best, and grossed $16.3 million.<ref name="billboard09">{{cite magazine |last=Waddell |first=Ray |date=April 21, 2009 |title=Coachella Fest Posts Second Biggest Year Ever |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/1271603/coachella-fest-posts-second-biggest-year-ever |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320073905/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/1271603/coachella-fest-posts-second-biggest-year-ever |archive-date=March 20, 2015 |access-date=January 8, 2015 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
In 2008, Coachella did not sell out for the first time since 2003. It featured headliners Prince, Roger Waters, and Jack Johnson. Waters' inflatable prop pig flew away during his set.<ref name="timeline" /> The 2008 festival drew an attendance of 151,666 and grossed $13.8 million,<ref name="billboard09" /> but lost money, due to tickets not selling out and high booking fees paid for Prince and Roger Waters.<ref name="desertmagician" /><ref name="businessweek" />
===2009–2011=== {{anchor|2009|2011}}
The 2009 festival occurred a week earlier than usual. The new dates were April 17, 18 and 19. The event featured headliners Paul McCartney, The Killers, and The Cure. On Friday, McCartney blew past the festival's strict curfew by 54 minutes.<ref name="timeline" /> Sunday, The Cure had their performance end abruptly, with the festival cutting stage power after passing their own curfew by 30 minutes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Martens |first=Todd |date=April 21, 2009 |title=McCartney gives the event a charge |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/04/coachella-paul-mccartney-the-cure-ignore-curfews-the-cost-.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112152255/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/04/coachella-paul-mccartney-the-cure-ignore-curfews-the-cost-.html |archive-date=January 12, 2015 |access-date=May 4, 2015 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |page=D9}}</ref> Notable performances included Franz Ferdinand, M.I.A. (whose 2005 encore set in a tent was a first at the fest), Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and rare appearances from artists Leonard Cohen, Dr. Dog and Throbbing Gristle. The festival drew an aggregate attendance of 152,962 and grossed $15,328,863.<ref name="09stats">{{cite magazine |last=Allen |first=Bob |date=December 19, 2009 |title=As Turnstiles Spin |magazine=Billboard |page=138 |volume=121 |issue=50}}</ref>
Organizers eliminated single-day ticket sales for 2010, and instead instituted a new policy offering three-day tickets only,<ref>{{cite web |last=Martens |first=Todd |date=January 27, 2010 |title=Coachella 2010: Say goodbye to single-day tickets |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/01/coachella-2010-say-goodbye-to-single-day-tickets.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221131754/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/01/coachella-2010-say-goodbye-to-single-day-tickets.html |archive-date=December 21, 2014 |access-date=April 2, 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> which drew mixed reactions.<ref>{{cite web |last=Martens |first=Todd |date=March 4, 2010 |title=Coachella's 2010 ticket policy inspires online petition |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/03/coachellas-2010-ticket-policy-inspires-facebook-petition.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221131755/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/03/coachellas-2010-ticket-policy-inspires-facebook-petition.html |archive-date=December 21, 2014 |access-date=April 2, 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Headliners included Jay-Z, Muse and Gorillaz, and reunions of Faith No More and Pavement.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boucher |first1=Geoff |last2=Martens |first2=Todd |date=January 19, 2010 |title=Coachella 2010: Jay-Z, Muse, Thom Yorke lead lineup |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/01/coachella-2010-jayz-muse-thom-yorke-lead-lineup.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225231934/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/01/coachella-2010-jayz-muse-thom-yorke-lead-lineup.html |archive-date=December 25, 2014 |access-date=April 3, 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Despite Tollett's reservations about holding a festival in 2010 due to the economy,<ref name="sweetmusic">{{cite web |last1=Martens |first1=Todd |last2=Pham |first2=Alex |date=April 15, 2010 |title=Coachella is sweet music to promoters |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-la-et-coachella-economics15-2010apr15-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525090743/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-la-et-coachella-economics15-2010apr15-story.html |archive-date=May 25, 2015 |access-date=May 5, 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Coachella drew 75,000 spectators each day that year, for an estimated aggregate attendance of 225,000, surpassing previous records.<ref name="10att">{{cite magazine |last=Waddell |first=Ray |date=April 21, 2010 |title=Coachella Festival Sets Attendance Record |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/958564/coachella-festival-sets-attendance-record |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410072818/http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/958564/coachella-festival-sets-attendance-record |archive-date=April 10, 2015 |access-date=April 2, 2015 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Thousands of fans broke through fences, leading to concerns about overcrowding.<ref name="timeline" /> The festival grossed $21,703,500.<ref name="10gross">{{cite magazine |last=Waddell |first=Ray |date=December 18, 2010 |title=All Night Long |magazine=Billboard |page=140 |volume=122 |issue=50}}</ref> International travel was disrupted by the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland, resulting in some European acts, such as Frightened Rabbit, Gary Numan and Delphic, canceling their appearances at the festival.<ref name="eruption">{{cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=April 16, 2010 |title=Volcano Forces Coachella Cancellations |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/38520-volcano-forces-coachella-cancellations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702233431/https://pitchfork.com/news/38520-volcano-forces-coachella-cancellations/ |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |access-date=July 2, 2018 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref>
Prior to the 2011 festival, Goldenvoice made several investments and improvements locally to help support Coachella. In addition to funding an additional lane for Avenue 50, which borders the festival, the promoter cleared additional space on the polo grounds by leveling a 250,000-square-foot area and moving horse stables.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martens |first1=Todd |last2=Pham |first2=Alex |date=March 27, 2012 |title=Goldenvoice's purchase of Coachella festival land applauded |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-mar-27-la-et-goldenvoice-20120327-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412004459/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/27/entertainment/la-et-goldenvoice-20120327 |archive-date=April 12, 2015 |access-date=April 3, 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Lighting and security were also enhanced to help the festival run more smoothly.<ref name="timeline" /> The headliners for that year's event were Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, Kanye West, and The Strokes, along with another 190 supporting acts.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Vozick-Levinson |first=Simon |date=May 12, 2011 |title=Kanye, Mumford, Arcade Fire Light Up the Desert |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kanye-mumford-arcade-fire-light-up-the-desert-20110512 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031223925/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kanye-mumford-arcade-fire-light-up-the-desert-60678/ |archive-date=October 31, 2021 |access-date=August 25, 2017 |magazine=Rolling Stone |pages=13, 16 |issue=1130}}</ref> The 2011 festival grossed $24,993,698<ref name="11gross">{{cite magazine |last=Waddell |first=Ray |date=December 17, 2011 |title=Back for Good? |magazine=Billboard |page=96 |volume=123 |issue=46}}</ref> from 75,000 paid attendees, for an aggregate attendance of 225,000 across the entire three-day weekend.<ref name="11att">{{cite magazine |last=Waddell |first=Ray |date=May 6, 2011 |title=Goldenvoice Releases Record-Breaking Numbers for Coachella, Big 4, Stagecoach Festivals |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/1178009/goldenvoice-releases-record-breaking-numbers-for-coachella-big-4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015205431/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/1178009/goldenvoice-releases-record-breaking-numbers-for-coachella-big-4 |archive-date=October 15, 2014 |access-date=January 8, 2015 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
===2012–2014=== {{anchor|2012|2014}}
On May 31, 2011, Goldenvoice announced that beginning with the 2012 festival, Coachella would be expanded to a second, separately-ticketed weekend, with identical lineups for each.<ref name="rs2weeks">{{cite magazine |last=Perpetua |first=Matthew |date=May 31, 2011 |title=Coachella Expands to Two Weekends in 2012 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/coachella-expands-to-two-weekends-in-2012-20110531 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031223925/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/coachella-expands-to-two-weekends-in-2012-233193/ |archive-date=October 31, 2021 |access-date=April 2, 2015 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> Explaining the decision, Tollett said that demand for tickets was up in 2011 even after "operations weren't the best [they've] ever had" in 2010 and that he did not want to satisfy that demand by allowing additional attendees to overcrowd the venue.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Waddell |first=Ray |date=June 18, 2011 |title=Coachella, Times Two: Behind the Festival's Double Weekend Plan |magazine=Billboard |page=42 |volume=123 |issue=21}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' called it a "very risky move" and said there was "no guarantee that demand [would be] high enough to sell out the same bill over two consecutive weekends".<ref name="rs2weeks" /> Nonetheless, 2012 tickets sold out in less than three hours.<ref name="2012sellout">{{cite magazine |date=January 13, 2012 |title=Coachella Sells Out |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/1099484/coachella-sells-out |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017031656/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/1099484/coachella-sells-out |archive-date=October 17, 2017 |access-date=April 2, 2015 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
thumb|left|The 2012 festival during sunset The 2012 festival featured headliners the Black Keys, Radiohead, and a twin billing of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.<ref name="timeline" /> During the latter's performances, a projection of deceased rapper Tupac Shakur appeared on-stage<ref>{{cite web |author=Gil Kaufman |date=2017-03-09 |title=Tupac, Michael Jackson, Gorillaz & More: A History of the Musical Hologram |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/musical-holograms-history-dead-7717042/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020022700/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7717042/musical-holograms-history-dead |archive-date=October 20, 2021 |access-date=2021-10-18 |website=billboard.com |publisher=Billboard |quote=the Tupac Shakur hologram that blew fans' minds at Coachella in 2012.}}</ref><ref>The optical illusion was accomplished with technology called Pepper's ghost [Cyrus Farivar, [https://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/04/tupac-hologram-merely-pretty-cool-optical-illusion.ars "Tupac "hologram" merely pretty cool optical illusion"], Arstechnica.com, April 16, 2012. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506081540/http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/04/tupac-hologram-merely-pretty-cool-optical-illusion.ars |date=May 6, 2012 }}], employed by the company Digital Domain, specializing in visual effects [Kara Warner, [http://www.mtv.com/news/1683241/tupac-hologram-tour "Tupac hologram may be coming to an arena near you"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524000207/http://www.mtv.com/news/1683241/tupac-hologram-tour/ |date=May 24, 2020 }}, MTV News, ''MTV.com'', April 16, 2012, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120420025001/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1683241/tupac-hologram-tour.jhtml archived elsewhere].</ref> (a voice actor performed his introduction lines) and began performing "Hail Mary" and "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted".<ref>{{cite web |last=Woods II |first=Wes |date=April 16, 2012 |title=Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur hologram create amazing performance at Coachella |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_20408265/dre-and-snoop-create-amazing-performance-at-coachella |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129030738/http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_20408265/dre-and-snoop-create-amazing-performance-at-coachella |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |access-date=April 2, 2015 |work=San Jose Mercury News}}</ref> Although the media referred to the technology as a "hologram", the projection was in fact created using the Musion Eyeliner system, which employs a version of Pepper's ghost.<ref>{{cite web |author=Marco della Cava |date=2014-05-22 |title=Meet the conjurers of Michael Jackson's ghost |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/05/22/michael-jackson-billboard-music-awards-illusion/9437881/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029194109/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/05/22/michael-jackson-billboard-music-awards-illusion/9437881/ |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |access-date=2021-08-13 |publisher=USA Today |quote="It's not a hologram," says Pulse Executive Chairman John Textor, sitting in the room where the Jackson effect was crafted with Patterson and visual effects supervisor Stephen Rosenbaum, who worked on Avatar.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Palmer |first=Roxanne |date=April 17, 2012 |title=How Does the Coachella Tupac 'Hologram' Work? |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/329404/20120417/tupac-hologram-works-pepper-s-ghost-musion.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628154504/http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/329404/20120417/tupac-hologram-works-pepper-s-ghost-musion.htm |archive-date=June 28, 2012 |access-date=April 2, 2015 |work=International Business Times}}</ref> Following the performance, the projection disappeared. Dr. Dre had asked permission from Shakur's mother Afeni, who said the next day that she was thrilled with the performance.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 16, 2012 |title=TUPAC'S MOM Coachella Hologram Was Frickin' AMAZING |url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/04/16/tupac-mother-afeni-shakur-coachella-hologram/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418150038/http://www.tmz.com/2012/04/16/tupac-mother-afeni-shakur-coachella-hologram/ |archive-date=April 18, 2012 |access-date=April 17, 2012 |work=TMZ}}</ref> A projection of deceased singer Nate Dogg was also planned, but Dr. Dre decided against it. The 2012 festival grossed $47,313,403 from 158,387 paid attendees across the two weekends; 80,726 tickets were sold for the first weekend, and 77,661 for the second.<ref name="12stats">{{cite magazine |last=Waddell |first=Ray |date=June 20, 2012 |title=Coachella Grosses More Than $47 Million |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/1093063/coachella-grosses-more-than-47-million |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015223328/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/1093063/coachella-grosses-more-than-47-million |archive-date=October 15, 2014 |access-date=January 8, 2015 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
thumb|Coachella grounds in 2013 Prior to the 2013 festival, it was announced that Goldenvoice had reached a deal with the city of Indio to keep the Coachella and Stagecoach Festivals there through 2030. As part of the agreement, Indio's per-ticket share of revenue would increase from $2.33 per ticket to $5.01.<ref>{{cite web |last=Newman |first=Melinda |date=April 4, 2013 |title=Coachella/Stagecoach Promoters Reach Deal to Stay in Indio Through 2030 |url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/coachella-stagecoach-promoters-reach-deal-to-stay-in-indio-through-2030 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403112844/http://www.hitfix.com/news/coachella-stagecoach-promoters-reach-deal-to-stay-in-indio-through-2030 |archive-date=April 3, 2015 |access-date=April 2, 2015 |work=HitFix}}</ref> Headlining the 2013 festival were Blur, The Stone Roses, Phoenix, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 25, 2013 |title=Check Out the 2013 Coachella Lineup |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/01/check-out-the-2013-coachella-lineup |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228015532/http://www.complex.com/music/2013/01/check-out-the-2013-coachella-lineup |archive-date=December 28, 2016 |access-date=March 3, 2013 |website=Complex}}</ref> General admission tickets sold for $349, a $34 increase from the previous year.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=May 14, 2012 |title=Coachella 2013 Returning For Two Weekends With Increased Ticket Prices |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/1096728/coachella-2013-returning-for-two-weekends-with-increased-ticket |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213052456/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/1096728/coachella-2013-returning-for-two-weekends-with-increased-ticket |archive-date=February 13, 2015 |access-date=January 8, 2015 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The festival grossed $67.2 million in ticket sales and was attended by 180,000 people, making it the top music festival in the world.<ref name="13stats">{{cite magazine |last=Waddell |first=Ray |date=April 11, 2014 |title=Coachella's Promoter on Producing the Festival, a Third Weekend, Permanent Toilets |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/coachellas-promoter-on-producing-the-festival-a-third/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415045405/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/music-festivals/6049865/coachellas-promoter-on-producing-the-festival-a-third |archive-date=April 15, 2014 |access-date=January 8, 2014 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> In July 2013, Goldenvoice finalized a $30 million purchase of 280 acres of land surrounding the Empire Polo Club, including the 200-acre Eldorado Polo Club. The land, previously leased from Eldorado, will be used to provide more space for parking and general use for the festival.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fessier |first=Bruce |date=July 12, 2013 |title=Goldenvoice purchases Indio's Eldorado Polo Club |url=http://archive.desertsun.com/article/20130711/LIFESTYLES0101/307110006/goldenvoice-paul-tollett-buys-eldorado-polo-club |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404135929/http://archive.desertsun.com/article/20130711/LIFESTYLES0101/307110006/goldenvoice-paul-tollett-buys-eldorado-polo-club |archive-date=April 4, 2015 |access-date=April 2, 2015 |work=The Desert Sun}}</ref> Tollett said the purchase was intended to "help [Goldenvoice] put in some infrastructure so [they] don't have to keep coming back and do the same things each year".<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 26, 2012 |title=Concert Promoter Purchases Coachella Grounds |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/concert-promoter-purchases-coachella-grounds-20120326 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003171330/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/concert-promoter-purchases-coachella-grounds-20120326 |archive-date=October 3, 2015 |access-date=April 27, 2015 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>
The 2014 festival, held on April 11–13 and April 18–20, featured 184 artists.<ref name="ut2014">{{cite web |last=Varga |first=George |date=April 9, 2014 |title=Coachella announces performance times |url=http://m.utsandiego.com/news/2014/apr/09/coachella-performance-times-announced/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413155217/http://m.utsandiego.com/news/2014/apr/09/coachella-performance-times-announced/ |archive-date=April 13, 2014 |access-date=April 9, 2014 |work=U-T San Diego}}</ref> A reunited Outkast headlined on Friday, Muse on Saturday, and Arcade Fire on Sunday.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pelly |first1=Jenn |last2=Minsker |first2=Evan |date=January 8, 2014 |title=Coachella 2014 Lineup Announced |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/53493-outkast-and-arcade-fire-to-headline-coachella-2014/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411140056/http://pitchfork.com/news/53493-outkast-and-arcade-fire-to-headline-coachella-2014/ |archive-date=April 11, 2014 |access-date=April 11, 2014 |work=Pitchfork Media}}</ref> General admission tickets sold out in less than 20 minutes, while all other tickets (including VIP tickets in excess of $5,000) sold out in less than 3 hours.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} That year's festival featured 96,500 daily attendees and grossed a record-breaking $78.332 million.<ref name="14boxscore">{{cite magazine |last=Waddell |first=Ray |date=July 7, 2014 |title=Coachella Breaks Boxscore Record (Again) |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/6150327/coachella-breaks-boxscore-record-again |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019030844/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/6150327/coachella-breaks-boxscore-record-again |archive-date=October 19, 2015 |access-date=October 28, 2015 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref name="15boxscore">{{cite magazine |last=Waddell |first=Ray |date=July 15, 2015 |title=Coachella Earns Over $84 Million, Breaks Attendance Records |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6633636/coachella-2015-earnings-84-million-breaks-attendance-records |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025192646/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6633636/coachella-2015-earnings-84-million-breaks-attendance-records |archive-date=October 25, 2015 |access-date=October 28, 2015 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> For the fourth consecutive year, Coachella was named the Top Festival at the Billboard Touring Awards.<ref name="15boxscore" />
===2015–2017=== {{anchor|2015|2016|2017}}
thumb|A view of the ferris wheel from the polo grounds during Coachella 2015 The 2015 festival, held on April 10–12 and 17–19,<ref name="en2015vb">{{cite web |last=James |first=Seamus |date=January 6, 2015 |title=COACHELLA 2015 LINEUP REVEALED – AC/DC, DRAKE, AND JACK WHITE TO HEADLINE |url=http://encdr.com/coachella-2015-lineup-daft-punk-acdc-drake-and-jack-white/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109172014/http://encdr.com/coachella-2015-lineup-daft-punk-acdc-drake-and-jack-white/ |archive-date=January 9, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2015 |work=encdr}}</ref> featured headliners AC/DC, Jack White, and Drake, with a surprise appearance by Madonna during the latter's weekend one performance. General admission tickets again sold out in less than 20 minutes.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} The event established new records for tickets sold (198,000) and total gross ($84,264,264) for a festival.<ref name="15boxscore" /> The festival won Pollstar's award for Major Music Festival of the Year,<ref name="pollstar15">{{cite web |date=February 12, 2016 |title=Pollstar Award Winners |url=http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=822846 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406170312/http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=822846 |archive-date=April 6, 2016 |access-date=April 9, 2016 |work=Pollstar}}</ref> marking the 10th time in 11 years that Coachella had won the award.<ref name="tollettspills">{{cite web |last=Fessier |first=Bruce |date=April 8, 2016 |title=Coachella music festival producer spills on art, Guns N' Roses |url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2016/04/08/coachella-music-festival-producer-spills-art-guns-n-roses/82767002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804170139/https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2016/04/08/coachella-music-festival-producer-spills-art-guns-n-roses/82767002/ |archive-date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=April 9, 2016 |work=The Desert Sun}}</ref>
In March 2016, the Indio City Council passed a measure to raise the attendance cap for Coachella from 99,000 to 125,000, stipulating that the capacity would gradually be increased, giving the city time to accommodate the crowds. Goldenvoice increased the venue size by about 50 acres along Monroe Street, Avenue 50, Avenue 52, and Polo Road.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rumer |first=Anna |date=April 6, 2016 |title=62,000-person expansion OK'd for Coachella, Stagecoach |url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2016/04/06/coachella-stagecoach-festivals-look-expand/82588442/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002043446/http://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2016/04/06/coachella-stagecoach-festivals-look-expand/82588442/ |archive-date=October 2, 2016 |access-date=April 14, 2017 |work=The Desert Sun}}</ref> The 2016 festival was held on April 15–17 and 22–24, and was headlined by a reunited LCD Soundsystem, a reunited Guns N' Roses (with original members Axl Rose, Slash, and Duff McKagan), and Calvin Harris. Ice Cube's appearance featured a reunion of N.W.A., while Guns N' Roses' first weekend performance featured a guest appearance from Angus Young of AC/DC, who headlined the previous year; the cameo occurred the same day that Rose was announced as the new singer for AC/DC. Weekend two was marked by several tributes to Prince, the 2008 headliner who died just prior to the weekend's shows. The festival sold 198,000 tickets and grossed $94.2 million.<ref name="16stats">{{cite magazine |last=Gensler |first=Andy |date=February 23, 2017 |title=Beyonce Cancels Coachella, Ticket Prices Drop 12 Percent |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7701917/beyonce-cancels-coachella-ticket-price-secondary-market |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224013709/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7701917/beyonce-cancels-coachella-ticket-price-secondary-market |archive-date=February 24, 2017 |access-date=February 23, 2017 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brooks |first=Dave |date=April 6, 2017 |title=Bonnaroo Places a Massive Bet on 2017 Headliner U2 |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7751663/bonnaroo-2017-headliner-U2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407001840/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7751663/bonnaroo-2017-headliner-U2 |archive-date=April 7, 2017 |access-date=April 6, 2017 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
In January 2017, reports circulated that AEG owner Philip Anschutz had donated to many right-wing causes, including organizations promoting LGBTQ discrimination and climate change denial.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brennan |first=Collin |date=January 4, 2017 |title=Head of Coachella's parent company AEG has donated to anti-LGBTQ and climate denial groups |url=https://consequence.net/2017/01/head-of-coachellas-parent-company-aeg-has-donated-to-anti-lgbtq-and-climate-denial-groups/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501033407/https://consequence.net/2017/01/head-of-coachellas-parent-company-aeg-has-donated-to-anti-lgbtq-and-climate-denial-groups/ |archive-date=May 1, 2019 |access-date=April 30, 2019 |website=Consequence of Sound}}</ref> The news led to calls for fans to boycott the festival.<ref>{{cite web |last=Appleford |first=Steve |date=January 11, 2019 |title=As Coachella turns 20, its press-shy co-founder gets candid about sexual harassment and why Kanye dropped out |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-paul-tollet-coachella-20190111-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430140110/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-paul-tollet-coachella-20190111-story.html |archive-date=April 30, 2019 |access-date=April 30, 2019 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Anschutz decried the controversy as "fake news", saying he would never knowingly contribute to an anti-LGBTQ organization and would cease donations to any such group of which he became aware.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=January 5, 2017 |title=AEG CEO Philip Anschutz: Anti-LGBT Reports 'Fake News' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aeg-ceo-philip-anschutz-anti-lgbt-reports-fake-news-119383/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501033407/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aeg-ceo-philip-anschutz-anti-lgbt-reports-fake-news-119383/ |archive-date=May 1, 2019 |access-date=April 30, 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>
The 2017 edition of Coachella took place from April 14–16 and April 21–23, and featured Radiohead, Lady Gaga, and Kendrick Lamar as headlining artists.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharp |first=Elliott |title=Coachella 2017 Lineup Breakdown |url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/music/stories/1331837947269/coachella-2017-lineup-breakdown |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110015311/http://www.redbull.com/us/en/music/stories/1331837947269/coachella-2017-lineup-breakdown |archive-date=January 10, 2017 |access-date=January 9, 2017 |website=Red Bull}}</ref> Beyoncé was originally announced as a headliner but was forced to withdraw at the advice of her doctors after she became pregnant; she announced that she would instead headline the 2018 festival.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sisario |first=Ben |date=February 24, 2017 |title=Beyoncé Cancels Coachella Performances |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/23/arts/music/beyonce-coachella-cancel-pregnant.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310091526/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/23/arts/music/beyonce-coachella-cancel-pregnant.html |archive-date=March 10, 2017 |access-date=April 11, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times |page=C2 |edition=New York}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=August |date=January 3, 2017 |title=Coachella's 2017 lineup reflects America and refracts its troubles |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-coachella-beyonce-kendrick-20170103-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108142114/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-coachella-beyonce-kendrick-20170103-story.html |archive-date=January 8, 2017 |access-date=January 9, 2017 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Tickets sold out within a few hours of going on sale.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hermann |first=Andy |date=January 4, 2017 |title=Coachella Is Already Sold Out |url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/coachella-is-already-sold-out-7784292 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110020909/http://www.laweekly.com/music/coachella-is-already-sold-out-7784292 |archive-date=January 10, 2017 |access-date=January 9, 2017 |newspaper=L.A. Weekly}}</ref> The event saw the debut of the new daytime-only Sonora tent.<ref>{{cite web |last=Khawaja |first=Jemayel |date=April 13, 2017 |title=The music, the fashion, the parties: an insider's guide to Coachella 2017 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/13/coachella-2017-guide-music-fashion-parties |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413215433/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/13/coachella-2017-guide-music-fashion-parties |archive-date=April 13, 2017 |access-date=April 14, 2017 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> The 2017 festival drew 250,000 attendees and grossed $114.6 million,<ref name="17stats">{{cite magazine |last=Brooks |first=Dave |date=October 18, 2017 |title=Coachella Grossed Record-Breaking $114 Million This Year: Exclusive |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8005736/coachella-festival-2017-114-million-gross |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018232048/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8005736/coachella-festival-2017-114-million-gross |archive-date=October 18, 2017 |access-date=October 19, 2017 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> marking the first time a recurring festival grossed over $100 million.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Coachella Grossed Record-Breaking $114 Million This Year: Exclusive |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8005736/coachella-festival-2017-114-million-gross |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718064959/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8005736/coachella-festival-2017-114-million-gross |archive-date=July 18, 2018 |access-date=April 15, 2018 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Between the two weekends of Coachella, scenes for the film ''A Star Is Born'', starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, were filmed on the festival grounds.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pena |first=Xochitl |date=July 12, 2018 |title=Trailer for 'A Star is Born' trailer showcases desert festivals |url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/people/2018/07/10/watch-sneak-peek-star-born-filmed-coachella-valley/770073002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127054132/https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/people/2018/07/10/watch-sneak-peek-star-born-filmed-coachella-valley/770073002/ |archive-date=November 27, 2020 |access-date=May 5, 2019 |newspaper=The Desert Sun |pages=3A–4A}}</ref>
===2018–2019=== {{anchor|2018|2019}}
thumb|The main stage in 2018 The 2018 festival featured headlining performances from the Weeknd, Beyoncé, and Eminem. Making up for her cancellation the previous year, Beyoncé became the first African-American woman to headline the festival. Her performances paid tribute to the culture of historically Black colleges and universities,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hudson |first=Tanay |date=April 15, 2018 |title=Beyoncé's Coachella Performance Had HBCU Vibes And We Are Loving It |url=http://madamenoire.com/1021553/beyonces-coachella-performance-had-hbcu-vibes-and-we-are-loving-it/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215090321/https://madamenoire.com/1021553/beyonces-coachella-performance-had-hbcu-vibes-and-we-are-loving-it/ |archive-date=February 15, 2021 |access-date=April 16, 2018 |work=MadameNoire}}</ref> featuring a full marching band and majorette dancers,<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=St. Félix |first=Doreen |date=April 16, 2018 |title=Beyoncé's Triumphant Homecoming at Coachella |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/beyonces-triumphant-homecoming-at-coachella |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215090318/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/beyonces-triumphant-homecoming-at-coachella |archive-date=February 15, 2021 |access-date=April 16, 2018 |magazine=The New Yorker |issn=0028-792X}}</ref> while incorporating various aspects of Black Greek life, such as a step show along with strolling by pledges. The performance featured on-stage appearances by fellow Destiny's Child members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams as well as Beyonce's sister Solange Knowles.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cooper |first=Brittney |date=April 16, 2018 |title=Beyoncé Brought Wakanda to Coachella |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a19827660/beyonce-coachella-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215090352/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a19827660/beyonce-coachella-review/ |archive-date=February 15, 2021 |access-date=April 19, 2018 |work=Cosmopolitan}}</ref> The performances received immediate, widespread praise,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Mikael |date=April 15, 2018 |title=Beyoncé's Coachella performance was incredible – and she knew it |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-beyonce-coachella-review-20180415-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215090255/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-beyonce-coachella-review-20180415-story.html |archive-date=February 15, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2018 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref name="nyt-beyonce-rev">{{cite news |last1=Caramanica |first1=Jon |date=April 15, 2018 |title=Review: Beyoncé Is Bigger Than Coachella |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/15/arts/music/beyonce-coachella-review.html?smid=tw-share |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215090251/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/15/arts/music/beyonce-coachella-review.html?smid=tw-share |archive-date=February 15, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2018 |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Willman |first1=Chris |date=April 15, 2018 |title=Beyonce Marches to a Different Drumline in Stunning Coachella Performance |url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/beyonce-coachella-review-1202753567/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215090357/https://variety.com/2018/music/news/beyonce-coachella-review-1202753567/ |archive-date=February 15, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2018 |work=Variety}}</ref> and were described by many media outlets as historic.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Horowitz |first1=Steven J. |date=April 15, 2018 |title=Beyonce Brings Out JAY-Z and Destiny's Child for Historic Coachella Headlining Set |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/8334610/beyonce-coachella-2018-destinys-child-jay-z |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215090340/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/8334610/beyonce-coachella-2018-destinys-child-jay-z |archive-date=February 15, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2018 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chavez |first1=Nicole |date=April 15, 2018 |title=Beyoncé makes history with Coachella performance |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/15/entertainment/beyonce-coachella-performance/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215090311/https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/15/entertainment/beyonce-coachella-performance/index.html |archive-date=February 15, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2018 |website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dzhanova |first1=Yelena |date=April 15, 2018 |title=Coachella dubbed 'Beychella' after historic Beyoncé set |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/coachella-dubbed-beychella-after-historic-beyonc-set-n866126 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215090343/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/coachella-dubbed-beychella-after-historic-beyonc-set-n866126 |archive-date=February 15, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2018 |website=NBC News}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' music critic Jon Caramanica wrote, "There's not likely to be a more meaningful, absorbing, forceful and radical performance by an American musician this year, or any year soon, than Beyoncé's headlining set".<ref name="nyt-beyonce-rev" /> Her performance garnered 458,000 simultaneous viewers on YouTube to become the festival's most viewed performance, and the entire festival had 41 million total viewers, making it the most livestreamed event ever.<ref>{{cite web |last=Korosec |first=Kirsten |date=April 17, 2018 |title=How Beyonce's Coachella Performance Broke Records |url=http://fortune.com/2018/04/17/beyonce-coachella-youtube-performance/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215090300/https://fortune.com/2018/04/17/beyonce-coachella-youtube-performance/ |archive-date=February 15, 2021 |access-date=April 20, 2018 |work=Fortune}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Honeycutt |first=Shanté |date=April 17, 2018 |title=Beyonce's Coachella Set Is the Most-Viewed Performance on YouTube Live Stream |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/8343854/beyonce-coachella-set-most-viewed-youtube-performance-live-stream |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215090324/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/8343854/beyonce-coachella-set-most-viewed-youtube-performance-live-stream |archive-date=February 15, 2021 |access-date=April 20, 2018 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
A report in ''Teen Vogue'' described "rampant" sexual harassment and assault at the 2018 festival, and the author said she was groped 22 times in 10 hours.<ref>{{cite web |last=Papisova |first=Vera |date=April 18, 2018 |title=Sexual Harassment Was Rampant at Coachella 2018 |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/sexual-harassment-was-rampant-at-coachella-2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428031309/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/sexual-harassment-was-rampant-at-coachella-2018 |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |access-date=April 27, 2019 |website=Teen Vogue}}</ref> In response, Goldenvoice announced a new initiative in January 2019 called "Every One", which comprises "fan resources and policies" to combat sexual misconduct and improve the festival's responses to such behavior. "Safety ambassadors" were made available to direct attendees to professional counselors, and specially marked locations were added for attendees to seek services or report incidents of sexual misconduct. One of the program's goals stated, "We are taking deliberate steps to develop a festival culture that is safe and inclusive for everyone".<ref>{{cite web |last=Brown |first=August |date=January 3, 2019 |title=After widespread complaints, Coachella is enacting a new anti-sexual harassment policy. But is it enough? |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-coachella-sexual-harassment-20190103-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428031309/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-coachella-sexual-harassment-20190103-story.html |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |access-date=April 27, 2019 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
Coachella celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019. Taking place from April 12–14 and 19–21, the festival was headlined by Childish Gambino, Tame Impala, and Ariana Grande.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-03 |title=Childish Gambino, Ariana Grande, Tame Impala To Headline Coachella 2019 |url=https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/01/childish-gambino-ariana-grande-coachella-2019/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715193941/https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/01/childish-gambino-ariana-grande-coachella-2019/ |archive-date=July 15, 2019 |access-date=2019-01-03 |website=TicketNews |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2 January 2019 |title=Coachella 2019: Full Lineup Announced |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/coachella-announces-2019-lineup-one-artist-at-a-time/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704125803/https://pitchfork.com/news/coachella-announces-2019-lineup-one-artist-at-a-time/ |archive-date=July 4, 2019 |access-date=3 January 2019 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref> At 25 years old, Grande became the youngest artist to headline the festival and just its fourth female headliner.<ref>{{cite web |last=Powers |first=Shad |date=April 15, 2019 |title=Coachella: Ariana Grande becomes fourth woman to headline, brings out *NSYNC members and others |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2019/04/15/ariana-grande-coachella-n-sync-nicki-minaj-diddy-mase/3470559002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415142329/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2019/04/15/ariana-grande-coachella-n-sync-nicki-minaj-diddy-mase/3470559002/ |archive-date=April 15, 2019 |access-date=April 26, 2019 |website=USA Today}}</ref> The festival was beset with several challenges. Justin Timberlake was reportedly slated to headline but had to cancel after bruising his vocal cords.<ref>{{cite web |last=Schatz |first=Lake |date=December 6, 2018 |title=Justin Timberlake cancels remaining 2018 tour dates, Coachella appearance in 2019 |url=https://consequence.net/2018/12/justin-timberlake-tour-cancelation-coachella/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421052948/https://consequence.net/2018/12/justin-timberlake-tour-cancelation-coachella/ |archive-date=April 21, 2019 |access-date=April 21, 2019 |website=Consequence of Sound}}</ref> Goldenvoice was also forced to abandon plans for Kanye West to headline, as they could not accommodate his request to build a giant dome for his performance in the middle of the festival grounds. West was instead allowed to hold the first public "Sunday Service" performance on Easter on April 21 at the venue's campgrounds.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brooks |first=Dave |date=April 3, 2019 |title=How Kanye West's Coachella Gig Was Resurrected as Easter Sunday Service |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/8505543/kanye-west-coachella-sunday-service-details |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420235358/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/8505543/kanye-west-coachella-sunday-service-details |archive-date=April 20, 2019 |access-date=April 21, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> West and a gospel choir performed an approximately 33-song set list of his songs as well as classic R&B and gospel covers.<ref name="cons">{{Cite news |author=Alex Young |date=21 April 2019 |title=Kanye brings Sunday Service to Coachella: Video + Setlist {{!}} Music News |url=https://consequence.net/2019/04/kanye-sunday-service-coachella-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422114606/https://consequence.net/2019/04/kanye-sunday-service-coachella-2/ |archive-date=April 22, 2019 |access-date=21 April 2019 |publisher=Consequence of Sound}}</ref> The first weekend of the festival suffered audio technical difficulties with several high-profile performances.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hogan |first=Marc |date=April 16, 2019 |title=Why Were There So Many Sound Problems at Coachella? |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/why-were-there-so-many-sound-problems-at-coachella/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418160611/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/why-were-there-so-many-sound-problems-at-coachella/ |archive-date=April 18, 2019 |access-date=April 26, 2019 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref> The following weekend, ''The Daily Beast'' published a report of the alleged "inhumane treatment" of the festival's security guards. The workers cited poor tent conditions, insufficient food and water, long hours in the harsh sun, minimum wages, and poor communication and coordination between the organizers and the subcontracting security firms.<ref>{{cite news |last=Zimmerman |first=Amy |date=April 20, 2019 |title=Coachella Security Guards Allege Inhumane Treatment: 'People Over Here Are Starving' |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/coachella-security-guards-allege-inhumane-treatment-people-over-here-are-starving |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426041925/https://www.thedailybeast.com/coachella-security-guards-allege-inhumane-treatment-people-over-here-are-starving |archive-date=April 26, 2019 |access-date=April 26, 2019 |newspaper=The Daily Beast}}</ref>
===2020–present=== {{anchor|2020|2021|2022|2023|2024|2025|2026}}
The 2020 festival was originally scheduled to take place on April 10–12 and April 17–19 with Rage Against the Machine, Travis Scott, and Frank Ocean as the headlining acts.<ref>{{cite news |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=January 3, 2020 |title=Coachella Reveals 2020 Lineup: Rage Against the Machine, Travis Scott, Frank Ocean Headline |url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/coachella-2020-lineup-rage-against-the-machine-fka-twigs-1203455064/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103031521/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/coachella-2020-lineup-rage-against-the-machine-fka-twigs-1203455064/ |archive-date=January 3, 2020 |access-date=January 3, 2020 |work=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=January 3, 2020 |title=Coachella 2020: Full Lineup Announced |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/coachella-2020-lineup-announcement-begins/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408205516/https://pitchfork.com/news/coachella-2020-lineup-announcement-begins/ |archive-date=April 8, 2021 |access-date=January 3, 2020 |work=Pitchfork}}</ref> Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival was initially postponed until October 9–11 and October 16–18,<ref name="postponement" /> but in June, Riverside County public health officers announced Coachella and Stagecoach had been cancelled altogether due to a ban on public gatherings, as well as lockdowns and travel restrictions.<ref name="coachella2020">{{cite web |last=Kohn |first=Daniel |date=June 9, 2020 |title=Coachella 2020 Is Canceled |url=https://www.spin.com/2020/06/coachella-2020-is-canceled/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610031221/https://www.spin.com/2020/06/coachella-2020-is-canceled/ |archive-date=June 10, 2020 |access-date=June 9, 2020 |website=Spin}}</ref> On April 10, a documentary profiling the festival's 20-year history, ''Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert'', was released on YouTube to coincide with the original start date of the 2020 event.<ref>{{cite web |last=Juliano |first=Michael |date=March 31, 2020 |title=The Coachella documentary is coming to fuel your personal Couchella party |url=https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/news/the-coachella-documentary-is-coming-to-fuel-your-personal-couchella-party-033120 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423005918/https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/news/the-coachella-documentary-is-coming-to-fuel-your-personal-couchella-party-033120 |archive-date=April 23, 2020 |access-date=April 4, 2020 |work=TimeOut Los Angeles}}</ref> The 2021 festival was also cancelled as a result of pandemic restrictions in California and the threats of the COVID-19 variants.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brooks |first=Dave |date=January 29, 2021 |title=Coachella Cancels April 2021 Dates |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/9518452/coachella-canceled-april-2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129233834/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/9518452/coachella-canceled-april-2021/ |archive-date=January 29, 2021 |access-date=January 29, 2021 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
Coachella returned in 2022 on April 15–17 and April 22–24.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hutchinson |first=Kate |date=18 April 2022 |title=Coachella: high-energy hedonism, surprise stars and Covid concerns |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/18/coachella-high-energy-hedonism-surprise-stars-and-covid-concerns |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418202758/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/18/coachella-high-energy-hedonism-surprise-stars-and-covid-concerns |archive-date=April 18, 2022 |access-date=April 18, 2022 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> The headlining lineup initially comprised Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Kanye West, and Swedish House Mafia.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bloom |first1=Madison |last2=Minsker |first2=Evan |date=January 12, 2022 |title=Coachella 2022 Full Lineup Announced |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/coachella-2022-full-lineup-announced/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125124858/https://pitchfork.com/news/coachella-2022-full-lineup-announced/ |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |access-date=January 14, 2022 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref> Less than two weeks before the festival, West withdrew. The vacancy in the Sunday night headliner slot was filled by Swedish House Mafia – who previously had not been scheduled for a specific day – for a joint performance with the Weeknd.<ref>{{cite web |last=Franko |first=Vanessa |date=April 6, 2022 |title=Coachella 2022: Swedish House Mafia with the Weeknd to replace Kanye West as headliner on Sunday |url=https://www.pressenterprise.com/2022/04/06/coachella-2022-swedish-house-mafia-with-the-weeknd-to-replace-kanye-west-as-headliner-on-sunday/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406151424/https://www.pe.com/2022/04/06/coachella-2022-swedish-house-mafia-with-the-weeknd-to-replace-kanye-west-as-headliner-on-sunday/ |archive-date=April 6, 2022 |access-date=April 6, 2022 |website=Inland Valley Daily Bulletin}}</ref> While not advertised as a headlining act, Arcade Fire was added to the official 2022 schedule on April 14, a day before the festival's first weekend.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Alex |date=April 14, 2022 |title=Arcade Fire to Play Surprise Set at Coachella |url=https://consequence.net/2022/04/arcade-fire-coachella/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414185455/https://consequence.net/2022/04/arcade-fire-coachella/ |archive-date=April 14, 2022 |access-date=April 14, 2022 |website=Consequence of Sound}}</ref>
[[File:Blackpink Coachella 2023 01.jpg|thumb|right|Blackpink became the first Asian act to headline Coachella in 2023.|alt=]] The 2023 edition of Coachella, which took place from April 14–16 and April 21–23, was also beset with last-minute lineup changes. The originally announced headliners were Bad Bunny, Blackpink, and Frank Ocean; the former two were Coachella's first Latin and Asian headliners, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |last=Young |first=Alex |date=January 10, 2023 |title=Coachella Reveals Historic 2023 Lineup |url=https://consequence.net/2023/01/coachella-2023-lineup/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421044124/https://consequence.net/2023/01/coachella-2023-lineup/ |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |access-date=April 21, 2023 |website=Consequence}}</ref> In the days leading up to the first weekend, Ocean suffered leg injuries from an alleged bicycle accident on the festival grounds. The production for his performance was then scaled down extensively;<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Bucksbaum |first=Sydney |date=April 19, 2023 |title=Frank Ocean drops out of Coachella 2023 weekend 2: 'It isn't what I intended to show' |url=https://ew.com/music/music-festivals/frank-ocean-drops-out-of-coachella-2023-weekend-2-due-to-injuries/ |access-date=April 21, 2023 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> plans to utilize an ice rink with over 100 skaters were scrapped at the last minute,<ref>{{cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=April 19, 2023 |title=Behind the Frank Ocean Coachella Chaos: Skaters Describe Last-Minute Axing of Epic Ice Routine After a Month of Rehearsal |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/frank-ocean-coachella-hockey-players-podcast-ice-rink-empty-netters-1235588556/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421044126/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/frank-ocean-coachella-hockey-players-podcast-ice-rink-empty-netters-1235588556/ |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |access-date=April 21, 2023 |website=Variety}}</ref> forcing festival crew to hurriedly melt the ice surface.<ref>{{cite web |last=Singh |first=Surej |date=April 18, 2023 |title=Frank Ocean reportedly scrapped 'ice rink' after injuring ankle during Coachella rehearsals |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/frank-ocean-reportedly-injured-ankle-coachella-3431854 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418035025/https://www.nme.com/news/music/frank-ocean-reportedly-injured-ankle-coachella-3431854 |archive-date=April 18, 2023 |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=NME}}</ref> Ocean began his performance an hour late, and after exceeding the festival curfew by 25 minutes, he abruptly ended his show.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=April 17, 2023 |title=Frank Ocean Injured Ankle Before Headlining Coachella 2023 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/frank-ocean-injured-ankle-before-headlining-coachella-2023/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421045627/https://pitchfork.com/news/frank-ocean-injured-ankle-before-headlining-coachella-2023/ |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |access-date=April 21, 2023 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref> He subsequently withdrew from the second weekend, citing recommendations from his doctor. Blink-182, which reunited its classic lineup and had been added to the festival two days before it began,<ref>{{cite web |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=April 13, 2023 |title=Reunited Blink-182 added to Coachella 2023 lineup |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-04-13/blink-182-coachella-2023-lineup |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413211233/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-04-13/blink-182-coachella-2023-lineup |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |access-date=April 13, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> was promoted to fill the second weekend's headlining vacancy on Sunday night.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bloom |first1=Madison |last2=Minsker |first2=Evan |date=April 19, 2023 |title=Frank Ocean Cancels Coachella 2023 Weekend 2 Headlining Set |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/frank-ocean-will-not-headline-coachella-2023s-second-week/ |access-date=April 19, 2023 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref> After they performed, the trio of DJs Skrillex, Four Tet, and Fred Again – all of whom were added to the lineup the day before the second weekend began – concluded the festival.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bain |first=Katie |date=April 20, 2023 |title=Skrillex, Four Tet & Fred again.. to Close Out Coachella Sunday Night |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/skrillex-four-tet-fred-again-coachella-closing-set-sunday-1235311889/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421011609/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/skrillex-four-tet-fred-again-coachella-closing-set-sunday-1235311889/ |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |access-date=April 21, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> According to reports, Goldenvoice will incur more than $4 million in losses from the production costs associated with Ocean's unused ice rink, more than his booking fee for the performance. The promoters were also fined $133,000 for curfew violations from the opening weekend.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brooks |first=Dave |date=April 21, 2023 |title=Frank Ocean Dropping Out of Coachella Cost the Festival Millions |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/frank-ocean-coachella-drop-out-cost-millions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422054028/https://www.billboard.com/pro/frank-ocean-coachella-drop-out-cost-millions/ |archive-date=April 22, 2023 |access-date=April 22, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
The 2024 edition of the festival featured headliners Lana Del Rey, Tyler, the Creator, and Doja Cat plus a reunion by No Doubt, their first shows together since 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Juliano |first1=Michael |date=12 April 2024 |title=Coachella 2024 set times and streaming schedule for weekend 1: the full list you need to know |url=https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/news/coachella-2024-set-times-and-streaming-schedule-for-weekend-1-the-full-list-you-need-to-know-041224 |access-date=14 April 2024 |publisher=TimeOut}}</ref> It took nearly a month for the first weekend of Coachella to sell out, whereas it normally sells out within a week.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Steiner |first=Andy |date=2024-03-17 |title=Is This the End of Coachella? |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/is-this-the-end-of-coachella |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317170018/https://www.thedailybeast.com/is-this-the-end-of-coachella |archive-date=March 17, 2024 |access-date=2024-03-17 |work=The Daily Beast |language=en}}</ref>
The movie ''The Idea of You'' released in spring of 2024 prominently features Coachella.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gentile |first=Dan |title=Cringey trailer released for Anne Hathaway's Coachella movie |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/coachella-rom-com-idea-of-you-18710143.php |access-date=2024-04-02 |work=SFGATE |language=en}}</ref>
Coachella 2025 featured headline performances from Lady Gaga, who previously headlined in 2017, Green Day, and Post Malone. Travis Scott, who was not initially attached to a specific day, is also given headline billing and performed after Green Day on the Saturday shows. Gaga became just the second woman to headline Coachella twice, following Björk. Her show received critical acclaim and was described by several media outlets as "an all-timer experience" and one "for the history books", with the singer being called a "once-in-a-generation" performer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Horton |first=Adrian |date=2025-04-12 |title=Lady Gaga at Coachella review – a thrilling all-timer of a performance |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/12/lady-gaga-coachella |access-date=2025-04-20 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-12 |title=Lady Gaga at Coachella 2025: A Performance for the History Books |url=https://consequence.net/2025/04/lady-gaga-coachella-2025-review-setlist/ |access-date=2025-04-20 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Torchia |first=Isabella |date=2025-04-14 |title=Lady Gaga's Coachella Set Was So Earth-Shattering That People Are Saying She Changed Pop Music Forever, And I've Never Agreed More In My Life |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/bellatorchia/lady-gaga-coachella-2025 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=BuzzFeed |language=en-ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=2025-04-12 |title=Lady Gaga Proves Why She's a Once-in-a Generation Pop Icon During Coachella Set |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/lady-gaga-coachella-performance-2025-review-1235315933/ |access-date=2025-04-20 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> Green Day and Post Malone made their Coachella headlining debuts, while Scott headlined after previously being scheduled at the cancelled 2020 edition of the festival.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Surej |date=9 April 2025 |title=Coachella 2025 weekend one: line-up, stage times and how to watch online |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/coachella-2025-weekend-one-line-up-stage-times-how-to-stream-online-3853205 |publisher=NME}}</ref> On April 12, 2025, Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, became the first major orchestra to perform at Coachella.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Broadway |first1=Danielle |date=13 April 2025 |title=Classical music at Coachella? LA Philharmonic makes desert debut |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/classical-music-coachella-la-philharmonic-makes-desert-debut-2025-04-13/ |publisher=Reuters}}</ref>
Coachella 2026 took place between April 10–19. It featured headlines of Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G (noted as the first Latina artist to headline the festival),<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=September 25, 2025 |title=Karol G Wants to Represent Latinos at Coachella: 'I Feel a Responsibility' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/karol-g-coachella-performance-interview-1235434999/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250926123645/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/karol-g-coachella-performance-interview-1235434999/ |archive-date=September 26, 2025 |access-date=September 26, 2025 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> and Anyma.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Delgado |first=Sara |date=September 16, 2025 |title=See the Full Coachella 2026 Lineup Here |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/coachella-2026-lineup-and-schedule |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250916110512/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/coachella-2026-lineup-and-schedule |archive-date=September 16, 2025 |access-date=September 16, 2025 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 16, 2025 |title=Coachella 2026: Sabrina Carpenter and Justin Bieber to Headline |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5q8zg0zy9o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250916114805/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5q8zg0zy9o |archive-date=September 16, 2025 |access-date=September 16, 2025 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> Several artists became the first from their native countries to perform at the festival, including the girl group Katseye,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Arnaldo |first=Steph |date=September 16, 2025 |title=Bini, Katseye to Perform at Coachella 2026 |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/music/bini-katseye-performing-acts-lineup-coachella-2026/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250916112337/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/music/bini-katseye-performing-acts-lineup-coachella-2026/ |archive-date=September 16, 2025 |access-date=September 16, 2025 |website=Rappler |language=en-PH}}</ref> Bini,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Iglesias |first=Iza |date=September 16, 2025 |title=Bini Makes History with Coachella 2026 debut |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/09/16/entertainment-lifestyle/show-times/bini-makes-history-with-coachella-2026-debut/2184889 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250916112043/https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/09/16/entertainment-lifestyle/show-times/bini-makes-history-with-coachella-2026-debut/2184889 |archive-date=September 16, 2025 |access-date=September 16, 2025 |work=The Manila Times |language=en-PH}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Pareño |first=Elijah |date=September 16, 2025 |title=Bini to Perform Coachella 2026 as First Filipino Girl Group |url=https://rollingstonephilippines.com/music/pop/bini-perform-coachella-2026/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250916154911/https://rollingstonephilippines.com/music/pop/bini-perform-coachella-2026/ |archive-date=September 16, 2025 |access-date=September 16, 2025 |website=Rolling Stone Philippines |language=en-PH}}</ref> Noga Erez,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nirman |first=Adi |date=2026-04-12 |title=Noga Erez makes history as first Israeli singer at Coachella {{!}} Israel Hayom |url=https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/04/12/with-a-bloody-nose-and-a-broken-heart-israeli-singer-noga-erez-made-coachella-history/ |access-date=2026-04-13 |language=en-US}}</ref> and Joost Klein.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-04-18 |title=Eurovision 2024’s Joost Klein performs in second Coachella 2026 show |url=https://www.aussievision.net/post/eurovision-2024-s-joost-klein-performs-in-second-coachella-2026-show |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260418194118/https://www.aussievision.net/post/eurovision-2024-s-joost-klein-performs-in-second-coachella-2026-show |archive-date=2026-04-18 |access-date=2026-04-18 |work=Aussievision |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-09-25 |title=🇳🇱 Joost will perform at Coachella |url=https://thateurovisionsite.com/2025/09/25/joost-will-perform-at-coachella/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260418194258/https://thateurovisionsite.com/2025/09/25/joost-will-perform-at-coachella/ |archive-date=2026-04-18 |access-date=2026-04-18 |work=That Eurovision Site |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Location and festival grounds== {{overlay |image=Coachella-festival-2016-satellite-view.jpg|width=250|height=220|overlay1=Coachella Stage|overlay1colour=blue|overlay1top=12 |overlay1left=108 |overlay1tip=Coachella Stage|overlay2=Outdoor Theatre|overlay2top=10 |overlay2left=170|overlay2tip=Outdoor Theatre|overlay3=Gobi|overlay3top=90|overlay3left=180|overlay3tip=Gobi|overlay4=Mojave|overlay4top=119|overlay4left=180|overlay4tip=Mojave|overlay5=Sahara|overlay5top=160|overlay5left=180|overlay5tip=Sahara|overlay6=Yuma|overlay6colour=yellow|overlay6top=100|overlay6left=55|overlay6tip=Yuma|overlay7=Heineken House|overlay7top=110|overlay7left=125|overlay7tip=Heineken House|overlay8=Despacio|overlay8top=145|overlay8left=75|overlay8tip=Despacio|overlay9=The Do LaB|overlay9top=185|overlay9left=125|overlay9tip=Despacio|legendbox=yes |border=yes |columns=2|float=right|legend1title=Layout and performance areas for 2016 festival}}
Coachella takes place in Indio, California, located in the Inland Empire region's Coachella Valley within the Colorado Desert. Temperatures during the festival's history have ranged from {{convert|43|F|lk=on}} on April 14, 2012, to {{convert|106|F|lk=on}} on April 21, 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=hello@amykett.com |date=April 2014 |title=Temperature: Highest/Lowest |magazine=Camp |publisher=Urb Magazine |page=2 |issue=5}}</ref> The festival is hosted at the 78-acre Empire Polo Club;<ref name="youtube" /> when accounting for land used for parking and camping, the event covers a footprint of approximately 642 acres.<ref name="2017changes-pe">{{cite web |last=Márquez |first=Liset |date=April 16, 2017 |title=Why Coachella 2017 was the biggest ever |url=https://www.pressenterprise.com/2017/04/14/how-the-coachella-2017-grounds-have-changed-grown-since-the-year-before/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506185617/https://www.pe.com/2017/04/14/how-the-coachella-2017-grounds-have-changed-grown-since-the-year-before/ |archive-date=May 6, 2019 |access-date=May 6, 2019 |website=The Press-Enterprise}}</ref> The site is about 125 miles (200 km) east of Los Angeles.<ref name="sweetmusic" />
During the festival, several stages continuously host live music. Two outdoor stages are used, along with several tents named after deserts.<ref name="ds-2017changes">{{cite web |last=Fessier |first=Bruce |date=April 6, 2017 |title=New Coachella changes include Antarctic dome, punk rock tent and neighborhood eateries |url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2017/04/07/new-coachella-changes-include-antarctic-dome-punk-rock-tent-and-neighborhood-eateries/304703001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804134538/https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2017/04/07/new-coachella-changes-include-antarctic-dome-punk-rock-tent-and-neighborhood-eateries/304703001/ |archive-date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=May 12, 2019 |website=The Desert Sun}}</ref> The primary stages that have been in use since Coachella's inception are: * '''Coachella Stage''' – the main stage that draws the largest crowds. This outdoor stage is where the headlining acts perform. * '''Outdoor Theatre''' – a smaller outdoor stage adjacent to the Coachella Stage * '''Mojave''' – a mid-size tent<ref name="2018changes-ds">{{cite news |last=Fessier |first=Bruce |date=March 24, 2018 |title=Coachella's new Sahara tent may be revolutionary |url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2018/03/22/coachella-2018-sahara-tent-expanding-and-moving-big-and-shady-way/450995002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029043359/https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2018/03/22/coachella-2018-sahara-tent-expanding-and-moving-big-and-shady-way/450995002/ |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |access-date=May 18, 2019 |newspaper=The Desert Sun |pages=1A, 4A, 5A}}</ref> named after the Mojave Desert that hosts acts across multiple genres and varying stages of development.<ref name="ds-2017changes" /> In 2017, it was moved behind an access road. A year later, it received further changes, as it was enlarged and moved again, this time to the Sahara's previous spot near the rose garden.<ref name="2018changes-ds" /> * '''Gobi''' – a mid-size tent named after the Gobi Desert that hosts acts across multiple genres and varying stages of development.<ref name="ds-2017changes" /> Like the Mojave, it was moved behind an access road in 2017.<ref name="2018changes-ds" /> * '''Sahara''' – a large, hangar-like tent named after the Sahara Desert. It generally hosts the top electronic dance music acts.<ref name="ds-2017changes" /> In 2013, the tent was expanded in size, reaching a height of 80 feet. Further changes were made in 2018, as it was built 25 percent larger and relocated west from the row of tents near the Empire Polo Club's rose garden to a spot on the Eldorado Polo Club near the festival entrance. The new location offers more shade and alleviates issues with foot traffic.<ref name="2018changes-ds" /><ref name="2018changes-pe">{{bulleted list|{{cite web |last=Larsen |first=Peter |date=April 13, 2018 |title=Coachella 2018: The festival's beloved Sahara Tent is totally different – here's how |url=https://www.pressenterprise.com/2018/04/13/coachella-2018-the-festivals-beloved-sahara-tent-is-totally-different-heres-how/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506175554/https://www.pe.com/2018/04/13/coachella-2018-the-festivals-beloved-sahara-tent-is-totally-different-heres-how/ |archive-date=May 6, 2019 |access-date=May 6, 2019 |website=The Press-Enterprise}}|{{cite web|url=https://www.pressenterprise.com/2018/04/13/coachella-2018-your-first-look-at-how-the-festival-grounds-are-totally-different-this-year/|title=Coachella 2018: Your first look at how the festival grounds are totally different this year|website=The Press-Enterprise|first=Vanessa|last=Franko|date=April 13, 2018|access-date=May 6, 2019|archive-date=May 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506175552/https://www.pe.com/2018/04/13/coachella-2018-your-first-look-at-how-the-festival-grounds-are-totally-different-this-year/|url-status=live}}}}</ref> The stage was also moved from one of the open ends of the structure to one of its sides, allowing a wider field of view to attendees.<ref name="2018changes-pe" />
Additional performance areas have been added over time, including: * '''Yuma''' – a small indoor tent introduced in 2013<ref name="yuma-latimes">{{cite news |last=Brown |first=August |date=April 13, 2013 |title=Rave's comfort zone |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-coachella-yuma-tent-electronic-dance-20130413-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610155425/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-coachella-yuma-tent-electronic-dance-20130413-story.html |archive-date=June 10, 2020 |access-date=May 19, 2019 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |pages=A1, A8}}</ref> that primarily hosts emerging DJs.<ref name="ds-2017changes" /> The tent was intended to be "a sophisticated space that dials down the noise and strobe lights in favor of thoughtful sounds and underground acts".<ref name="yuma-latimes" /> * '''Sonora''' – a small indoor tent introduced in 2017 to host punk rock and Latin acts<ref name="ds-2017changes" /> * '''Heineken House''' – a small venue introduced in 2014. It was dedicated to "legendary musical performances" and "live mash-ups from a wide array of musical artists".<ref name="mw-heineken">{{cite press release |title=Heineken® House Makes Coachella Debut |date=April 3, 2014 |publisher=Heineken |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/heineken-house-makes-coachella-debut-2014-04-03 |access-date=May 19, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804170832/https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/heineken-house-makes-coachella-debut-2014-04-03 |archive-date=August 4, 2019 |agency=MarketWatch}}</ref> Originally designed as a walled structure to provide a club-like atmosphere, it was redesigned in 2019 to feature an open beer garden layout with a slanted roof, eliminating the long waiting lines and giving more visibility to attendees.<ref>{{cite web |last=Boucher |first=Rachel Kirkpatrick |date=April 22, 2019 |title=Heineken Tears Down the Walls of Its House at Coachella |url=https://www.eventmarketer.com/article/heineken-house-revamp-coachella-2019/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610171544/https://www.eventmarketer.com/article/heineken-house-revamp-coachella-2019/ |archive-date=June 10, 2020 |access-date=May 19, 2019 |website=Eventmarketer.com}}</ref> * '''Despacio''' – a small indoor tent used in 2016. Co-created by James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem, the venue played "slow-simmering disco and vintage club music" on vinyl with the intention of creating a joyful setting. It featured a 50,000 watt sound system and air conditioning.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brown |first=August |date=April 17, 2016 |title=Coachella 2016: The Despacio tent is a slower, joyful take on festival dance culture |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-coachella-2016-despacio-dance-culture-20160417-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513034053/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-coachella-2016-despacio-dance-culture-20160417-story.html |archive-date=May 13, 2019 |access-date=May 12, 2019 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Yoshida |first=Emily |date=April 28, 2016 |title=Inside Despacio, James Murphy and 2manyDJs' dance music utopia |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/28/11521376/despacio-lcd-soundsystem-james-murphy-2manydjs-coachella-panorama |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513034047/https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/28/11521376/despacio-lcd-soundsystem-james-murphy-2manydjs-coachella-panorama |archive-date=May 13, 2019 |access-date=May 12, 2019 |website=The Verge}}</ref> * '''Antarctic''' – an indoor dome introduced in 2017 to screen 360-degree immersive videos. The structure is 120 feet in diameter, features 11,000 square feet in projection space and air conditioning, and can seat 500 people. Obscura Digital produced the film shown in 2017.<ref name="ds-2017changes" /><ref name="hp-19">{{cite magazine |last=Bein |first=Kat |date=April 12, 2019 |title=See Rüfüs Du Sol's Immersive 'Underwater' Video at Coachella's HP Antarctic Dome |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8506956/rufus-du-sol-underwater-video-coachella-hp-2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618071130/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8506956/rufus-du-sol-underwater-video-coachella-hp-2019 |archive-date=June 18, 2019 |access-date=May 18, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
==Art== thumb|Two art installations from Coachella 2014: Lightweaver and Escape Velocity. The latter piece was one of several giant moving art installations designed by Poetic Kinetics for past Coachella festivals. In addition to hosting live music, Coachella is a showcase for visual arts, including installation art and sculpture. Many of the pieces are interactive, providing a visual treat for attendees.<ref name="natlconvo">{{cite web |last=Fessier |first=Bruce |date=April 9, 2015 |title=Coachella promoters working to improve festival |url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2015/04/09/coachella-music-art-stars-launch-national-conversation/25551237/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209222516/https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2015/04/09/coachella-music-art-stars-launch-national-conversation/25551237/ |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |access-date=April 23, 2015 |work=The Desert Sun}}</ref> Throughout the years, the art has grown in scale and outrageousness.<ref name="behindart">{{cite web |last=Cook |first=Everett |date=April 17, 2015 |title=Behind the facade: Art at Coachella |url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2015/04/17/behind-facade-art-coachella/25964357/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928060540/https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2015/04/17/behind-facade-art-coachella/25964357/ |archive-date=September 28, 2020 |access-date=April 23, 2015 |work=The Desert Sun}}</ref> Paul Clemente, Coachella's art director since 2009,<ref name="campart">{{cite magazine |last=Glazer |first=Joshua |date=April 2014 |title=Inside Edition: Art |magazine=Camp |publisher=Urb Magazine |page=24 |issue=5}}</ref> said, "I think the level of detail and finish and artistry and scale and complexity and technology, everything is constantly getting notched up, ratcheted up. We're obviously constantly trying to, for lack of a better word, outdo ourselves and make it better for the fans."<ref name="behindart" />
In Coachella's early years, art was mostly recycled from the previous year's Burning Man festival, due to smaller budgets.<ref name="campart" /> Between 2010 and 2015, Goldenvoice shifted its focus from renting pieces to commissioning them specifically for the festival, increasing their budget. Artists are given access to the grounds just 10 days before the festival, giving them a tight timeframe in which to assemble their pieces.<ref name="behindart" /> Due to the high cost of re-assembly, only about half of them appear again outside of Coachella.<ref name="natlconvo" /> Describing the festival's importance to art, Cynthia Washburn of art collective Poetic Kinetics said, "With all the exposure here, I think Coachella is becoming as attractive for artists as it is for the musicians."<ref name="beyondsnail">{{cite web |last=Gottlieb |first=Benjamin |date=April 24, 2013 |title=Beyond the Snail: The Art and Imagination of the Coachella Festival |url=http://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/counties/riverside/coachella-festival-art-installations.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154118/http://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/counties/riverside/coachella-festival-art-installations.html |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=April 1, 2015 |website=KCET}}</ref> In 2013, Clemente considered about 300 art proposals, the most in the festival's history for the time.<ref name="beyondsnail" /> Poetic Kinetics has designed several giant moving art installations for past Coachella festivals, including a snail in 2013 ("Helix Poeticus"), an astronaut in 2014 ("Escape Velocity"), and a caterpillar that "metamorphosized" into a butterfly in 2015 ("Papilio Merraculous").<ref>{{cite web |last=Mendoza |first=Mariecar |date=April 18, 2015 |title=Coachella 2015: Giant butterfly greets fans a day early during second weekend |url=http://www.sbsun.com/events/20150418/coachella-2015-giant-butterfly-greets-fans-a-day-early-during-second-weekend |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408202259/http://www.sbsun.com/events/20150418/coachella-2015-giant-butterfly-greets-fans-a-day-early-during-second-weekend |archive-date=April 8, 2016 |access-date=March 27, 2016 |work=The San Bernardino Sun}}</ref> The collective reprised the astronaut for the 2019 festival ("Overview Effect"), with weathering affects applied to the design.<ref>{{cite web |last=Franko |first=Vanessa |date=April 12, 2019 |title=Coachella's astronaut has returned, go behind the scenes with how Poetic Kinetics brought it back |url=https://www.pressenterprise.com/2019/04/12/coachellas-astronaut-has-returned-go-behind-the-scenes-with-how-poetic-kinetics-brought-it-back/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421174627/https://www.pe.com/2019/04/12/coachellas-astronaut-has-returned-go-behind-the-scenes-with-how-poetic-kinetics-brought-it-back/ |archive-date=April 21, 2019 |access-date=May 19, 2019 |website=The Press-Enterprise}}</ref>
==Organization== As the host city to Coachella and the Stagecoach Festival, Indio provides several services such as police and fire protection, private security, medical services, outside law enforcement, and city staff services. These services for the three weekends of festivals totaled $2.77 million in 2012.<ref name="indio-gv">{{cite news |last=Peña |first=Xochitl |date=April 19, 2013 |title=Making a Music Mecca |url=http://www.desertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013304180060 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613083610/http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013304180060&nclick_check=1 |archive-date=June 13, 2022 |access-date=May 1, 2019 |newspaper=The Desert Sun |pages=A1, A12}}</ref> All public safety needs are coordinated by Indio's police department, requiring them to liaise with nearly 12 agencies, including police departments from nearby cities, the sheriff's department, California Highway Patrol, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, American Medical Response, and the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.<ref name="indio-gv" /> To avoid disturbing local residents, a curfew for music performances is enforced; since 2010, it has been 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, an hour later than the previous curfew,<ref name="indio-gv" /> and midnight on Sunday nights.<ref name="tollettspills" /> Per a 2013 agreement with the City of Indio, Goldenvoice must pay a fine of $20,000 if it exceeds the curfew by five minutes, plus $1,000 for each additional minute beyond that. The fines benefit the city's General Fund, which covers operating costs, public work services, and the police and fire departments.<ref>{{cite web |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=April 17, 2023 |title=Coachella Fined $117,000 for Breaking City Curfew All Three Nights |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/coachella-fined-dollar117000-for-breaking-city-curfew-all-three-nights/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418002534/https://pitchfork.com/news/coachella-fined-dollar117000-for-breaking-city-curfew-all-three-nights/ |archive-date=April 18, 2023 |access-date=April 17, 2023 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref>
===Environmental sustainability=== {{See also|Environmentalism in music}}[[File:TRASHed Coachella 2013 GI.jpg|thumb|right|Coachella features Global Inheritance's TRASHed: Art of Recycling campaign, in which artists from across the US design recycling bins.]] Organizers of Coachella manage its carbon footprint by partnering with the organization Global Inheritance to promote several environmentally friendly initiatives. Global Inheritance's original project was its "TRASHed :: Art of Recycling" campaign, which challenges local artists to design and decorate recycling bins that are placed across the festival grounds.<ref name="sustaingame">{{cite web |last=Murphy |first=Rosalie |date=April 19, 2015 |title=Sustainability becomes a game for Coachella festivalgoers |url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2015/04/19/recycling-bins-sustainability-polar-bear-coachella/26022817/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804115831/https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2015/04/19/recycling-bins-sustainability-polar-bear-coachella/26022817/ |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |access-date=April 23, 2015 |work=The Desert Sun}}</ref> Another program is "Carpoolchella"; launched in 2007,<ref name="sustaingame" /> it rewards festivalgoers who carpool in groups of four or more and display the word "Carpoolchella" on their cars by entering them in a drawing to win VIP tickets for life.<ref>{{cite book |last=Jones |first=Meegan |title=Sustainable Event Management: A Practical Guide |publisher=Routledge |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-415-84019-4 |location=New York |page=146}}</ref> Through the 2014 festival, the program had 140,000 participants and more than 70 winners of lifetime festival passes.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Real |first=Jack |date=April 2015 |title=Carpoolchella |magazine=Camp |publisher=Urb Magazine |page=2 |issue=6}}</ref> In 2007, Coachella teamed up with Global Inheritance to start a 10-for-1 recycling program, in which anyone who collects ten empty water bottles receives a free full one. In 2009, the festival introduced $10 refillable water bottles, which purchasers could refill at water stations inside the festival and within the campgrounds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Inheritance |url=http://www.globalinheritance.org:3000/ |access-date=2021-01-31 |website=www.globalinheritance.org}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Other programs used at the festival include solar powered DJ booths and seesaws used to charge mobile phones.<ref name="sustaingame" />
About 600 staffers are required to collect the litter that accumulates during the festival. Resources are sorted individually on site before being taken to local landfills and recycling centers. Goldenvoice maintains a goal to "divert 90 percent of [its] recyclable and compostable materials". In 2013, staff diverted over 577,720,000 pounds of materials, comprising 36,860 tons of aluminum cans, 105,000 tons of cardboard, 65,360 tons of PET plastic, 47,040 tons of scrap metal, and 34,600 tons of glass.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Madill |first=Leslie |date=April 2014 |title=The Pick-Up Artists |magazine=Camp |publisher=Urb Magazine |page=8 |issue=5}}</ref>
===Camping=== thumb|Campers in 2007 In 2003, Coachella began allowing tent camping as an option for festival lodging. The campground site is on a polo field adjacent to the venue grounds and has its own entrance on the south side of the venue. 2010 introduced many new features, such as re-entry from the campsite to the festival grounds, parking next to your tent, and recreational vehicle camping spots (recreational vehicle camping was offered one year only). For that festival, there were more than 17,000 campers. At the 2012 event, on-site facilities included recycling, a general store, showers, mobile phone charging stations and an internet cafe with free WiFi.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2012 |title=On-Site Camping |url=http://www.coachella.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218064903/https://www.coachella.com/ |archive-date=December 18, 2020 |access-date=June 9, 2012 |website=Coachella.com}}</ref>
==Talent booking== Tollett begins to book artists for each festival as early as the previous August. In addition to agent pitches and artists discovered online, the lineup is culled from acts booked by Goldenvoice for their other 1,800 shows each year. Tollett uses the promoter's ticketing figures for insight into whom to book, saying: "There are AEG shows all across the country, and I see all their show lists and ticket counts. So I see little things that are happening maybe before some others, because they don't have that data."<ref name="cooltoalist" /> The booking process takes approximately six months.<ref name="mastermind" /> According to the ''Los Angeles Times'', booking fees for most artists playing the festival allegedly start at $15,000 and extend into the "high six figures." Top-billed artists for 2010 were expected to receive over $1 million.<ref name="lat-hiddencosts">{{cite web |last=Martens |first=Todd |date=April 15, 2010 |title=Coachella and destination festivals: the hidden costs |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/coachella-and-destination-festivals-the-hidden-costs.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402171600/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/coachella-and-destination-festivals-the-hidden-costs.html |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=April 1, 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> ''Billboard''{{'}}s sources estimated that non-headline acts can earn anywhere from $500 to $100,000.<ref name="cooltoalist">{{cite magazine |last=Ringen |first=Jonathan |date=March 30, 2015 |title=Coachella's Career-Making Magic: It Takes Artists From Cool to A-List |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6516519/coachella-career-boosts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402073251/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6516519/coachella-career-boosts |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=April 3, 2015 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> According to a 2017 profile on Tollett in ''The New Yorker'', that year's headlining performers received $3–4 million.<ref name="mastermind" /> Beyoncé's 2018 performances and Ariana Grande's 2019 performances reportedly garnered them each $8 million.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mizoguchi |first=Karen |date=April 19, 2019 |title=Ariana Grande and Beyoncé Were Paid the Same for Coachella — $4M Per Weekend for Total of $8M: Report |url=https://people.com/music/coachella-2019-ariana-grande-beyonce-paid-8-million/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419230251/https://people.com/music/coachella-2019-ariana-grande-beyonce-paid-8-million/ |archive-date=April 19, 2019 |access-date=April 19, 2019 |website=People}}</ref>
In booking the festival, Goldenvoice uses radius clauses that can prevent acts from performing in the vicinity of Coachella for a certain amount of time before and after the festival. The promoter has allowed some of Coachella's acts to make appearances in the region prior to the festival and between weekends, but only at events and venues owned or controlled by Goldenvoice's parent company AEG; one such example was Jay-Z's concert at Staples Center in 2010.<ref name="lat-hiddencosts" /><ref name="kpcc-bendrules">{{cite web |last=Cuevas |first=Steven |date=April 17, 2012 |title=Coachella organizers bend rules on bands playing non-festival venues |url=http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/04/17/32062/coachella-organizers-bend-rules-bands-playing-non-/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114847/http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/04/17/32062/coachella-organizers-bend-rules-bands-playing-non-/ |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |access-date=April 1, 2015 |website=KPCC}}</ref><ref name="npr-coachella">{{cite web |last=Walters |first=Amy |date=April 24, 2012 |title=Marooned in L.A. For A Week, Coachella Bands Make Do |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2012/04/26/151060151/marooned-in-l-a-for-a-week-coachella-bands-make-do |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402181218/http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2012/04/26/151060151/marooned-in-l-a-for-a-week-coachella-bands-make-do |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=April 1, 2015 |work=NPR Music}}</ref> Goldenvoice now promotes these events, dubbed "Localchella", as a series of small warm-up shows for Coachella in Southern California.<ref>{{cite web |last=Woods |first=Wes |date=January 26, 2015 |title=Coachella 2015: Localchella brings Interpol, Kimbra and more to L.A. area between festival weekends |url=http://www.dailybulletin.com/events/20150126/coachella-2015-localchella-brings-interpol-kimbra-and-more-to-la-area-between-festival-weekends |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120750/http://www.dailybulletin.com/events/20150126/coachella-2015-localchella-brings-interpol-kimbra-and-more-to-la-area-between-festival-weekends |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=April 1, 2015 |work=Inland Valley Daily Bulletin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Brown |first=August |date=February 25, 2013 |title=Goldenvoice announces Coachella warm-up shows |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2013-feb-25-la-et-ms-goldenvoice-announces-coachella-warmup-shows-20130225-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402190403/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/25/entertainment/la-et-ms-goldenvoice-announces-coachella-warmup-shows-20130225 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=April 1, 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> In May 2018, AEG and its subsidiaries were sued by the Oregon-based Soul'D Out Festival for anti-competitive practices related to Coachella's radius clause. As part of the lawsuit, the clause's details were revealed. They stipulate that any artist performing at Coachella:<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brooks |first=Dave |date=June 20, 2018 |title=Coachella's Radius Clause Details Exposed in Legal Fight With Oregon Festival |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/8462036/coachella-radius-clause-details-exposed-lawsuit-oregon-festival |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501184510/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/8462036/coachella-radius-clause-details-exposed-lawsuit-oregon-festival |archive-date=May 1, 2019 |access-date=April 19, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref name="brand-protect">{{cite news |last=Roberts |first=Randall |date=April 13, 2018 |title=If you infringe on fest name, expect a big lawsuitchella |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-coachella-trademark-20180405-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428023805/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-coachella-trademark-20180405-story.html |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |access-date=April 27, 2019 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |page=A1, A8}}</ref> * Cannot perform at any other North American festival from December 15 to May 1. * Cannot play any hard ticket shows in Southern California from December 15 to May 1. * Cannot "advertise, publicize or leak" performances for competing festivals in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, or Arizona, or headlining performances in Southern California taking place after May 1 until after May 7. * Cannot announce festival appearances for the other 45 US states until after the January announcement of Coachella's lineup, except for South by Southwest, Ultra Music Festival, and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. * Cannot publicize concerts in California, Arizona, Washington, or Oregon until after the January announcement of Coachella's lineup, except for performances in Las Vegas casinos.
Goldenvoice attempts to release the lineup poster as close to New Year's Day as possible, so that Coachella is the first major festival of the year to announce its lineup. This gives the promoter a competitive advantage over other festivals, many of which end up sharing headliners by the time they are all announced.<ref name="mastermind" /> The Coachella lineup poster lists its music artists across several lines in gradually decreasing font sizes in descending order of prominence. The line on which an artist's name appears as well as their font size is a contentious topic between Goldenvoice and talent agents, as placement on the poster will often dictate an artist's future booking fee. Tollett said, "We have so many arguments over font sizes. I literally have {{wt|en|go to the mat|gone to the mat}} over one point size."<ref name="mastermind" />
==Promotion and commercial partnerships== Organizers were initially resistant to accepting sponsorship deals that would help Coachella turn a higher profit. In 2003, Tollett estimated that Goldenvoice could earn an additional $300,000 to $500,000 by adding a corporate sponsor to the festival name, but he did not want to violate the purity of the event. He said, "I hate it when you go to shows and you are bombarded with all this advertising. It just shows a lack of respect for your audience and the music."<ref name="indvision" /> Organizers have relaxed their opposition over the years. Brewing company Heineken N.V. has maintained a sponsorship with Coachella since 2002, and is the "official brew" of the festival.<ref>{{cite press release |title=The Roots And De La Soul Headline A Newly Designed Heineken House At Coachella |date=April 4, 2019 |publisher=Heineken USA |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-roots-and-de-la-soul-headline-a-newly-designed-heineken-house-at-coachella-300824798.html |access-date=May 19, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404183901/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-roots-and-de-la-soul-headline-a-newly-designed-heineken-house-at-coachella-300824798.html |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |agency=PR Newswire}}</ref> The company has sponsored a small performance venue at the festival called the "Heineken House" since 2014, where attendees can drink Heineken beers and keep their cases of Heineken refrigerated.<ref name="mw-heineken" /> Clothing retailer H&M added a small sponsored tent on the festival grounds in 2015,<ref>{{cite web |last=Glazer |first=Mikey |date=March 19, 2015 |title=Coachella 2015: H&M Pops New Tent of Virtual Reality, 360-Degree Professional Selfies (Exclusive) |url=http://www.thewrap.com/coachella-2015-hm-pops-new-tent-of-virtual-reality-360-degree-professional-selfies-exclusive/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417050055/http://www.thewrap.com/coachella-2015-hm-pops-new-tent-of-virtual-reality-360-degree-professional-selfies-exclusive/ |archive-date=April 17, 2015 |access-date=April 24, 2015 |work=TheWrap}}</ref> where attendees could purchase items from the company's Coachella-inspired clothing line called "H&M Loves Coachella".<ref>{{cite web |last=Geslani |first=Michelle |date=March 27, 2015 |title=H&M unveils Coachella-inspired clothing line |url=https://consequence.net/2015/03/hm-unveils-coachella-inspired-clothing-line/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401071909/https://consequence.net/2015/03/hm-unveils-coachella-inspired-clothing-line/ |archive-date=April 1, 2015 |access-date=April 1, 2015 |work=Consequence of Sound}}</ref> Information technology company HP has sponsored the Antarctic dome since 2017,<ref name="hp-19" /> in addition to hosting a promotional tent.<ref name="variety-hp">{{cite web |last=Khatchatourian |first=Maane |date=April 24, 2017 |title=Coachella's Antarctic Dome Takes Viewers on Psychedelic Audio-Visual Journey |url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/coachella-antarctic-dome-sensory-experience-1202393325/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610200338/https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/coachella-antarctic-dome-sensory-experience-1202393325/ |archive-date=June 10, 2019 |access-date=May 19, 2019 |website=Variety}}</ref> HP's promotions included allowing attendees to design and print bandanas and tote bags, capture light drawing GIFs, design kaleidoscopes, and interact with a motion-reactive wall.<ref name="hp-19" /><ref name="variety-hp" /> Tollett still objects to having the primary stages and tents sponsored: "I wouldn't let sponsors' logos on the stages. I feel like when the band is playing it should be you and the band, and it's a sacred moment."<ref name="mastermind" />
Since 2011, YouTube has live streamed performances from Coachella.<ref name="yt-stream-23-bb">{{cite magazine |last=Brooks |first=Dave |date=January 17, 2023 |title=YouTube Renews Coachella Deal Through 2026 |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/youtube-coachella-livestreaming-deal-through-2026/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508155814/https://www.billboard.com/pro/youtube-coachella-livestreaming-deal-through-2026/ |archive-date=May 8, 2023 |access-date=May 8, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Initially, the first weekend was streamed across three separate channels.<ref name="youtube">{{cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=March 31, 2015 |title=YouTube to Live-Stream Coachella Music Fest for Free for 5th Year Running |url=https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/youtube-to-live-stream-coachella-music-fest-for-free-for-5th-year-running-1201463642/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402171951/http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/youtube-to-live-stream-coachella-music-fest-for-free-for-5th-year-running-1201463642/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=April 1, 2015 |work=Variety}}</ref><ref>[https://www.engadget.com/2016/04/11/coachella-2016-livestream-youtube/ Stream Coachella performances live on YouTube this weekend] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405050508/https://www.engadget.com/2016/04/11/coachella-2016-livestream-youtube/ |date=April 5, 2017 }}. Billy Steele. April 11, 2016. ''Engadget''. Retrieved April 13, 2016</ref> In 2014, AXS TV began broadcasting the second weekend on television;<ref>{{cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Gerrick D. |date=November 18, 2014 |title=AEG to televise Coachella, Stagecoach, more festivals on AXS TV next year |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6032605/coachella-festival-to-air-live-on-youtube-axs-tv |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629010258/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6032605/coachella-festival-to-air-live-on-youtube-axs-tv |archive-date=June 29, 2015 |access-date=April 3, 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> over 20 hours of live performances from the 2015 festival were broadcast on AXS TV.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gallo |first=Phil |date=April 2, 2015 |title=Coachella Festival to Air Live on YouTube, AXS TV |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6032605/coachella-festival-to-air-live-on-youtube-axs-tv |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629010258/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6032605/coachella-festival-to-air-live-on-youtube-axs-tv |archive-date=June 29, 2015 |access-date=April 3, 2015 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Performances from the 2015 festival were also broadcast live on Sirius XM satellite radio for the first time.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gardner |first=Elysa |date=April 7, 2015 |title=Coachella to be broadcast live |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/04/07/siriusxm-to-broadcast-coachella/25414503/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408191511/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/04/07/siriusxm-to-broadcast-coachella/25414503/ |archive-date=April 8, 2015 |access-date=April 7, 2015 |work=USA Today}}</ref> In 2019, YouTube expanded its content for the festival livestream, which included a stream of both weekends of the festival for the first time. Weekend one included a premiere of Donald Glover's film ''Guava Island'', while weekend two featured ''Coachella Curated'', programming hosted by radio personality Jason Bentley that took "a deep dive into the festival experience" by offering "encore and live performances, artist commentary, mini-docs, animated adventures and more".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Shaffer |first=Claire |date=April 11, 2019 |title=YouTube Expands Coachella Streaming: What to Expect, How to Watch |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/youtube-coachella-streaming-features-weekends-820927/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412055907/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/youtube-coachella-streaming-features-weekends-820927/ |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |access-date=April 12, 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> ''Coachella Curated'' was reprised for the 2022 festival's second weekend.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 19, 2022 |title=YouTube Livestream – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival |url=https://coachella.com/youtube-livestream |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419113338/https://coachella.com/youtube-livestream |archive-date=April 19, 2022 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=Coachella's Official Website |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, Coachella's streaming agreement with YouTube was renewed through 2026,<ref name="yt-stream-23-bb" /> and for the first time, performances from all six stages were streamed, covering both weekends.<ref>{{cite web |last=Garcia |first=Thania |date=April 3, 2023 |title=Coachella 2023 to Livestream All Stages Across Both Weekends on YouTube |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/coachella-livestream-six-stages-2023-1235571960/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508155814/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/coachella-livestream-six-stages-2023-1235571960/ |archive-date=May 8, 2023 |access-date=May 8, 2023 |website=Variety}}</ref>
For 2016, organizers partnered with Vantage.tv to offer virtual reality (VR) content for the festival. Ticket holders received a cardboard VR viewer inspired by Google Cardboard in their Coachella welcome package that could be used with the Coachella VR mobile app (which was released on Android, iOS, and Samsung Gear VR). Content included 360-degree panoramic photos of previous events, virtual tours of the 2016 festival site, interviews, and performances.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brennan |first=Collin |date=March 10, 2016 |title=Coachella 2016 will be broadcast in virtual reality |url=https://consequence.net/2016/03/coachella-2016-will-be-broadcast-in-virtual-reality/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311104609/https://consequence.net/2016/03/coachella-2016-will-be-broadcast-in-virtual-reality/ |archive-date=March 11, 2016 |access-date=March 11, 2016 |work=Consequence of Sound}}</ref> That same year, YouTube live streamed performances from weekend two in 360 degrees for viewing with VR headsets.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brennan |first=Collin |date=April 22, 2016 |title=Webcast: 360-degree live stream of Coachella 2016 Weekend 2 |url=https://consequence.net/2016/04/webcast-360-degree-live-stream-of-coachella-2016-weekend-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501105724/https://consequence.net/2016/04/webcast-360-degree-live-stream-of-coachella-2016-weekend-2/ |archive-date=May 1, 2016 |access-date=April 23, 2016 |work=Consequence of Sound}}</ref>
The success of Coachella has led its organizers to partner with other American music festivals. In 2003, Goldenvoice agreed to work with the organizers of Field Day, a New York-based festival modeled after Coachella, to help promote and produce the event,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hochman |first=Steve |date=April 20, 2003 |title=Coachella concept gets a Long Island accent |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-apr-20-ca-popeye20-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923095841/http://articles.latimes.com/2003/apr/20/entertainment/ca-popeye20 |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |access-date=April 24, 2015 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> although the show was completely overhauled from its original vision.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |date=June 6, 2003 |title=Festival to go on but in new form |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jun-06-et-quick6.1-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018005731/http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jun/06/entertainment/et-quick6.1 |archive-date=October 18, 2015 |access-date=April 24, 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> In September 2014, Goldenvoice announced it had entered into a joint venture with Red Frog Events to help them promote and produce their Firefly Music Festival.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Waddell |first=Ray |date=September 17, 2014 |title=Exclusive: Coachella and Firefly Founders Team Up on Joint Venture |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6251743/coachella-goldenvoice-firefly-red-frog-joint-venture |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123034902/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6251743/coachella-goldenvoice-firefly-red-frog-joint-venture |archive-date=January 23, 2015 |access-date=January 16, 2015 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> In January 2015, a similar agreement was reached with the organizers of the Hangout Music Festival.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sisario |first=Ben |date=January 12, 2015 |title=Coachella Organizers in Deal With Hangout Music Festival |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/13/business/media/coachella-organizers-in-deal-with-hangout-music-festival.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115232011/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/13/business/media/coachella-organizers-in-deal-with-hangout-music-festival.html |archive-date=January 15, 2015 |access-date=January 16, 2015 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>
Goldenvoice claimed it spent $700,000 in 2015 on "media and related content to promote Coachella".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=January 30, 2016 |title=Coachella Sues Hoodchella Over Festival Name |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/coachella-sues-hoodchella-over-festival-name-20160130 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131082500/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/coachella-sues-hoodchella-over-festival-name-20160130 |archive-date=January 31, 2016 |access-date=January 31, 2016 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>
===Brand protection=== Goldenvoice has actively protected the Coachella brand. As of April 2018, they filed six lawsuits in the previous two years against outlets that attempted to use the Coachella name or the suffix "chella". The defendants included the music festival Hoodchella; the film festival Filmchella; energy company Phillips 66, which promoted a Coachella wristband giveaway that the festival's terms of services disallows; Sean Combs's event "Combschella"; Urban Outfitters; and a Whole Foods location in Palm Desert that promoted a "Wholechella" concert and tasting event. Another lawsuit was filed in September 2021 against radio presenter RaaShaun Casey (also known as DJ Envy) for his hip hop and auto show "Carchella", which he agreed to rename to "DJ Envy's Drive Your Dreams Car Show".<ref>{{cite web |last=Malt |first=Andy |date=October 5, 2021 |title=DJ Envy agrees to drop Carchella name following legal action from Coachella |url=https://completemusicupdate.com/article/dj-envy-agrees-to-drop-carchella-name-following-legal-action-from-coachella/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005143121/https://completemusicupdate.com/article/dj-envy-agrees-to-drop-carchella-name-following-legal-action-from-coachella/ |archive-date=October 5, 2021 |access-date=October 5, 2021 |website=Complete Music Update}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Malt |first=Andy |date=September 29, 2021 |title=Coachella sues Carchella |url=https://completemusicupdate.com/article/coachella-sues-carchella/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005155959/https://completemusicupdate.com/article/coachella-sues-carchella/ |archive-date=October 5, 2021 |access-date=October 5, 2021 |website=Complete Music Update}}</ref> According to Goldenvoice's attorneys in one lawsuit, the litigation is one way the promoter attempts to "extensively police unauthorized use of the Coachella Marks". Although the Coachella name has been in use by a town in the Coachella Valley since before the festival was founded, the festival's success has imbued the name with "secondary meaning", allowing Goldenvoice to trademark it.<ref name="brand-protect" />
In December 2021, Coachella won a restraining order against Live Nation's Coachella Day One 22 festival. A judge ruled that Live Nation is likely infringing trademarks by selling tickets to the event nearby.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Donahue |first=Bill |date=December 20, 2021 |title=Coachella Wins Restraining Order Against Live Nation Over Copycat Festival |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/coachella-restraining-order-copycat-festival/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220215535/https://www.billboard.com/pro/coachella-restraining-order-copycat-festival/ |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |access-date=December 20, 2021 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
==Impact and legacy== [[File:Bassnectar Live at Coachella Wknd 2.jpg|thumb|Fans attend a performance by Bassnectar at the Sahara tent in 2013.]] According to a 2015 ranking by online ticket retailer Viagogo, Coachella was the second-most in-demand concert ticket, trailing only the Tomorrowland festival.<ref name="viagogo">{{cite web |last=Peña |first=Xochitl |date=February 4, 2015 |title=Ticket site: Coachella No. 2 most popular music fest |url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/2015/02/02/coachella-world-music-arts-festival-viagogo-tomorrowland/22777769/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031223927/https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/2015/02/02/coachella-valley-music-arts-festival-viagogo-tomorrowland/22777769/ |archive-date=October 31, 2021 |access-date=February 10, 2015 |work=The Desert Sun}}</ref>
Coachella is considered a trendsetter in music and fashion. Singer Katy Perry said, "The lineup always introduces the best of the year for the rest of the year."<ref name="cooltoalist" />
Coachella has become known for the variety of distinctive apparel worn by attendees, which primarily include eclectic combinations of colors, materials, and ethnic borrowings.<ref>{{cite news |author=Michelle Persad |date=April 20, 2015 |title=The Most 'Coachella' Outfits At Coachella 2015 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/17/best-coachella-outfits_n_7087630.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418163307/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/17/best-coachella-outfits_n_7087630.html |archive-date=April 18, 2017 |access-date=April 18, 2017 |work=HuffPost}}</ref> Some activists and journalists have criticized the latter as being cultural appropriation, particularly non-natives wearing Native American-inspired headdresses and body paint.<ref>{{cite web |title=WTF Coachella?! You're a One Stop Cultural Appropriation Festival! |url=http://lastrealindians.com/wtf-coachella-youre-a-one-stop-cultural-appropriation-festival/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419003042/http://lastrealindians.com/wtf-coachella-youre-a-one-stop-cultural-appropriation-festival/ |archive-date=April 19, 2017 |access-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Andrews |first1=Jessica |date=April 14, 2017 |title=Dear White Women, We Need to Talk About Coachella |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/coachella-cultural-appropriation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414210357/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/coachella-cultural-appropriation |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |access-date=2021-04-14 |website=Teen Vogue}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Leasca |first1=Stacey |title=5 things you should stop wearing to Coachella immediately |url=https://www.insider.com/this-year-dont-wear-these-5-problematic-things-at-coachella-2017-4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031223929/https://www.insider.com/this-year-dont-wear-these-5-problematic-things-at-coachella-2017-4 |archive-date=October 31, 2021 |access-date=2021-04-14 |website=Insider}}</ref>
According to a 2012 economic impact study, Coachella brought $254.4 million to the desert region that year;<ref>{{cite web |last=McGovern |first=Kyle |date=October 26, 2012 |title=Desert Windfall: Coachella Pulled in $254 Million for California Region in 2012 |url=https://www.spin.com/2012/10/coachella-indio-goldenvoice-profits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005152936/http://www.spin.com/2012/10/coachella-indio-goldenvoice-profits/ |archive-date=October 5, 2015 |access-date=February 10, 2015 |work=Spin}}</ref> of that total, Indio received $89.2 million in consumer spending and $1.4 million in tax revenue.<ref name="viagogo" /> Goldenvoice's other festival at the Empire Polo Club, Stagecoach, has been called a "cousin" of Coachella, but it has grown at a faster pace, eventually selling out for the first time in 2012 with 55,000 attendees.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Randy |date=April 30, 2012 |title=Stagecoach succeeds by promoting from within |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-apr-30-la-et-stagecoach-festival-20120430-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306060506/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/30/entertainment/la-et-stagecoach-festival-20120430 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |access-date=January 27, 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Together, the two festivals were estimated by experts to have a global impact of $704.75 million in 2016;<ref name="pe16">{{cite web |last=Buck |first=Fielding |date=March 22, 2016 |title=COACHELLA: Coachella, Stagecoach have $700 million global impact |url=https://www.pressenterprise.com/2016/03/22/coachella-coachella-stagecoach-have-700-million-global-impact/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323054044/http://www.pe.com/articles/goldenvoice-797762-coachella-year.html |archive-date=March 23, 2016 |access-date=March 22, 2016 |work=The Press-Enterprise}}</ref> approximately $403.2 million of that was expected to impact the Coachella Valley,<ref name="pe16" /> $106 million of which would go to businesses in Indio.<ref name="16economicimpact">{{cite web |last=Rumer |first=Anna |date=March 22, 2016 |title=Coachella festival, Stagecoach generate $704M in 2016 |url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/local/indio/2016/03/22/goldenvoice-concerts-coachella-economic-impact/82141410/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908081324/http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/local/indio/2016/03/22/goldenvoice-concerts-coachella-economic-impact/82141410/ |archive-date=September 8, 2017 |access-date=April 9, 2016 |work=The Desert Sun}}</ref> The city was expected to gain $3.18 million in ticket taxes from the two festivals in 2016.<ref name="16economicimpact" />
The success of Coachella led to Goldenvoice holding additional music festivals at the Empire Polo Club. It founded the country music festival Stagecoach in 2007 and continues to hold it on an annual basis. In 2011, the promoter staged the Big 4 festival, so-named for its quadruple billing of the most prominent bands in thrash metal—Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica, and Slayer.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Appleford |first=Steve |date=January 26, 2011 |title=Inside the Plans for the 'Big 4' Metal Reunion |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/inside-the-plans-for-the-big-4-metal-reunion-249288/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527055230/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/inside-the-plans-for-the-big-4-metal-reunion-249288/ |archive-date=May 27, 2019 |access-date=May 27, 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> In 2016, Goldenvoice staged Desert Trip, which featured older rock oriented and legacy acts such as the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, and Bob Dylan.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brown |first=August |date=October 5, 2016 |title='Old-chella'? Whatever. The all-star lineup at Desert Trip proves you can still rock over 70 |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-desert-trip-parties-20161003-snap-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418070118/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-desert-trip-parties-20161003-snap-story.html |archive-date=April 18, 2017 |access-date=April 14, 2017 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
==Festival summary by year== {{see also|Coachella Festival line-ups}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Edition ! Year ! Dates ! class="unsortable"| Headliners ! Gross<br /> revenues ! Attendance or sales ! {{Abbr|Avg.|Average}} daily<br /> attendance/sales<!--Calculated from Attendance / Sales column divided by relevant number (e.g. days, weekends, etc) --> |- |{{sort|01|1st}} |1999 |October 9–10 |{{hlist|Beck|Tool|Rage Against the Machine}} |{{N/A}} |37,000 {{small|(sales)}}<ref name="rsreview99" /> |18,500 <!-- Calculated from 37,000 total sales divided by 2 days --> |- |{{sort|02|2nd}} |2001 |April 28 |Jane's Addiction |{{N/A}} |32,000 {{small|(attendance)}}<ref name="1st-upend" /> |32,000 |- |{{sort|03|3rd}} |2002 |April 27–28 |{{hlist|Björk|Oasis}} |{{N/A}} |55,000 {{small|(attendance)}}<ref name="timeline" /> |27,500 <!-- Calculated from 55,000 total attendance divided by 2 days --> |- |{{sort|04|4th}} |2003 |April 26–27 |{{hlist|Beastie Boys|Red Hot Chili Peppers}} |{{N/A}} |60,000 {{small|(attendance)}}<ref name="03att" /> |30,000 <!-- Calculated from 60,000 total attendance divided by 2 days --> |- |{{sort|05|5th}} |2004 |May 1–2 |{{hlist|Radiohead|The Cure}} |{{N/A}} |110,000 {{small|(attendance)}}<ref name="timeline" /> |55,000 <!-- Calculated from 110,000 total attendance divided by 2 days --> |- |{{sort|06|6th}} |2005 |April 30 – May 1 |{{hlist|Coldplay|Nine Inch Nails}} |{{N/A}} |100,000 {{small|(attendance)}}<ref name="05att" /> |50,000 <!-- Calculated from 100,000 total attendance divided by 2 days --> |- |{{sort|07|7th}} |2006 |April 29–30 |{{hlist|Depeche Mode|Tool}} |$9 million<ref name="06gross" /> |120,000 {{small|(attendance)}}<ref name="timeline" /> |60,000 <!-- Calculated from 120,000 total attendance divided by 2 days --> |- |{{sort|08|8th}} |2007 |April 27–29 |{{hlist|Björk|Red Hot Chili Peppers|Rage Against the Machine}} |$16.3 million<ref name="billboard09" /> |187,000 {{small|(attendance)}}<ref name="billboard09" /> |62,333 <!-- Calculated from 187,000 total attendance divided by 3 days --> |- |{{sort|09|9th}} |2008 |April 25–27 |{{hlist|Roger Waters|Prince / Portishead|Jack Johnson}} |$13.8 million<ref name="billboard09" /> |152,000 {{small|(attendance)}}<ref name="billboard09" /> |51,000 <!-- Calculated from 152,000 total attendance divided by 3 days --> |- |{{sort|10|10th}} |2009 |April 17–19 |{{hlist|Paul McCartney|The Killers|The Cure}} |$15.3 million<ref name="09stats" /> |153,000 {{small|(attendance)}}<ref name="09stats" /> |51,000 <!-- Calculated from 153,000 total attendance divided by 3 days --> |- |{{sort|11|11th}} |2010 |April 16–18 |{{hlist|Jay-Z|Muse|Gorillaz}} |$21.7 million<ref name="10gross" /> |225,000 {{small|(attendance, {{Abbr|agg.|Aggregate}})}}<ref name="10att" /> |75,000 |- |{{sort|12|12th}} |2011 |April 15–17 |{{hlist|Kings of Leon|Arcade Fire|Kanye West / The Strokes}} |$24.9 million<ref name="11gross" /> |225,000 {{small|(attendance, {{Abbr|agg.|Aggregate}})}}<ref name="11att" /> |75,000 |- |{{sort|13|13th}} |2012 |{{hlist|April 13–15|April 20–22}} |{{hlist|The Black Keys|Radiohead|Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg}} |$47.3 million<ref name="12stats" /> |158,000 {{small|(sales)}}<ref name="12stats" /> |79,000 <!-- Calculated from 158,000 three-day passes sold divided by 2 weekends --> |- |{{sort|14|14th}} |2013 |{{hlist|April 12–14|April 19–21}} |{{hlist|The Stone Roses / Blur|Phoenix|Red Hot Chili Peppers}} |$67.2 million<ref name="13stats" /> |180,000 {{small|(attendance)}}<ref name="13stats" /> |90,000 <!-- Calculated from 180,000 total attendance divided by 2 weekends --> |- |{{sort|15|15th}} |2014 |{{hlist|April 11–13|April 18–20}} |{{hlist|Outkast|Muse|Arcade Fire}} |$78.3 million<ref name="14boxscore" /> |579,000 {{small|(attendance, {{Abbr|agg.|Aggregate}})}}<ref name="14boxscore" /> |96,500 <!-- Calculated from 579,000 aggregate six-day attendance divided by 6 days--> |- |{{sort|16|16th}} |2015 |{{hlist|April 10–12|April 17–19}} |{{hlist|AC/DC|Jack White|Drake}} |$84.2 million<ref name="15boxscore" /> |198,000 {{small|(sales)}}<ref name="15boxscore" /> |99,000 <!-- Calculated from 198,000 three-day passes sold divided by 2 weekends--> |- |{{sort|17|17th}} |2016 |{{hlist|April 15–17|April 22–24}} |{{hlist|LCD Soundsystem|Guns N' Roses|Calvin Harris}} |$94.2 million<ref name="16stats" /> |198,000 {{small|(sales)}}<ref name="16stats" /> |99,000 <!-- Calculated from 198,000 three-day passes sold divided by 2 weekends--> |- |{{sort|18|18th}} |2017 |{{hlist|April 14–16|April 21–23}} |{{hlist|Radiohead|Lady Gaga|Kendrick Lamar}} |$114.6 million<ref name="17stats" /> |250,000 {{small|(attendance)}}<ref name="17stats" /> |125,000 |- |{{sort|19|19th}} |2018 |{{hlist|April 13–15|April 20–22}} |{{hlist|The Weeknd|Beyoncé|Eminem}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |- |{{sort|20|20th}} |2019 |{{hlist|April 12–14|April 19–21}} |{{hlist|Childish Gambino|Tame Impala|Ariana Grande}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |- |— |2020 |{{N/A|''Scheduled:'' {{hlist|class=inline|April 10–12|April 17–19}}<br>''Rescheduled:'' {{hlist|class=inline|October 9–11|October 16–18}}}} |{{N/A|''Scheduled:'' {{hlist|class=inline|Rage Against the Machine|Travis Scott|Frank Ocean}}<ref name="coachella2020" />}} |colspan="3" {{N/A|''Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.''<ref name="coachella2020" />}} |- |— |2021 |{{N/A|''Scheduled:'' {{hlist|class=inline|April 9–11|April 16–18}}}} |{{N/A}} |colspan="3" {{N/A|''Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.''<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Moon |first1=Sarah |last2=Waldrop |first2=Theresa |date=January 29, 2021 |title=Coachella, Stagecoach festivals canceled again because of the coronavirus pandemic |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/29/us/coachella-stagecoach-canceled/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130002247/https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/29/us/coachella-stagecoach-canceled/index.html |archive-date=January 30, 2021 |access-date=January 31, 2021 |website=CNN}}</ref>}} |- |{{sort|21|21st}} |2022 |{{hlist|April 15–17|April 22–24}} |{{hlist|Harry Styles|Billie Eilish|Swedish House Mafia & The Weeknd<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 April 2022 |title=Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Swedish House Mafia and the Weeknd top the Coachella 2022 lineup |url=https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/news/harry-styles-billie-eilish-swedish-house-mafia-and-the-weeknd-top-the-coachella-2022-lineup-040622 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415162208/https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/news/harry-styles-billie-eilish-swedish-house-mafia-and-the-weeknd-top-the-coachella-2022-lineup-040622 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |access-date=25 April 2023 |website=Time Out}}</ref>}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |- |- |{{sort|22|22nd}} |2023 |{{hlist|April 14–16|April 21–23}} |{{hlist|Bad Bunny|Blackpink|Frank Ocean (Weekend 1)|Blink-182 (Weekend 2)|Calvin Harris}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |- |- |{{sort|23|23rd}} |2024 |{{hlist|April 12–14|April 19–21}} |{{hlist|Lana Del Rey|Tyler, the Creator|Doja Cat|No Doubt}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |- |- |{{sort|24|24th}} |2025 |{{hlist|April 11–13|April 18–20}} |{{hlist|Lady Gaga|Green Day|Post Malone|Travis Scott}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |- |- |{{sort|25|25th}} |2026 |{{hlist|April 10–12|April 17-19}} |{{hlist|Sabrina Carpenter|Justin Bieber|Karol G|Anyma}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |- |- |}
==Awards and nominations== ===Billboard Touring Awards=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Category ! Work ! Result ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |- | 2011 | rowspan="2"| Top Festival | rowspan="2"| Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival | {{won}} |<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 10, 2011 |title=Billboard Touring Awards: U2, Journey, Jason Aldean Win Big |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/465192/billboard-touring-awards-u2-journey-jason-aldean-win-big |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131115214831/http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/465192/billboard-touring-awards-u2-journey-jason-aldean-win-big |archive-date=November 15, 2013 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|2012 | {{won}} |rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite magazine |last=Waddell |first=Ray |date=October 30, 2012 |title=Roger Waters, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Coldplay, Kenny Chesney Among 2012 Billboard Touring Awards Finalists |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/1083227/roger-waters-bruce-springsteen-madonna-coldplay-kenny-chesney |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116050236/https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/1083227/roger-waters-bruce-springsteen-madonna-coldplay-kenny-chesney |archive-date=November 16, 2018 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- |Top Boxscore | Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, April 13–22 | {{won}} |- | 2013 | rowspan="5"| Top Festival | rowspan="5"| Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 14, 2013 |title=Bon Jovi, One Direction, P!nk Among Big Winners at 2013 Billboard Touring Awards |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5793048/billboard-touring-awards-winners-bon-jovi-one-direction-pink-coachella |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131115214303/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5793048/billboard-touring-awards-winners-bon-jovi-one-direction-pink-coachella |archive-date=November 15, 2013 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- | 2014 | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hampp |first=Andrew |date=November 20, 2014 |title=One Direction, Lionel Richie & Katy Perry Win at Billboard Touring Awards |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/bb-touring-conference/6327215/one-direction-touring-awards-winners |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115070146/http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/bb-touring-conference/6327215/one-direction-touring-awards-winners |archive-date=November 15, 2015 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- | 2015 | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite magazine |last=Angermiller |first=Michele Amabile |date=November 20, 2015 |title=One Direction, Ed Sheeran, & The Grateful Dead Big Winners at Billboard Touring Awards |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6770115/billboard-touring-conference-winners-one-direction-ed-sheeran |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424105907/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6770115/billboard-touring-conference-winners-one-direction-ed-sheeran |archive-date=April 24, 2019 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- | 2016 | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite magazine |last=Angermiller |first=Michele Amabile |date=November 10, 2016 |title=Bon Jovi, Scooter Braun Honored; Bruce Springsteen, Adele, Coldplay & Justin Bieber Big Winners at Billboard Touring Awards |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7572589/bon-jovi-scooter-braun-honored-springsteen-adele-coldplay-bieber-billboard-touring-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111145952/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7572589/bon-jovi-scooter-braun-honored-springsteen-adele-coldplay-bieber-billboard-touring-awards |archive-date=November 11, 2016 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- | 2017 | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite magazine |last=Cirisano |first=Tatiana |date=November 15, 2017 |title=Billboard's Touring Awards: See the Full Winners List |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/bb-touring-conference/8038427/touring-conference-awards-winners-list-2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115235041/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/bb-touring-conference/8038427/touring-conference-awards-winners-list-2017 |archive-date=November 15, 2017 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |}
===International Dance Music Awards=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Category ! Work ! Result ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |- | 2008 | rowspan="9"| Best Music Event | rowspan="9"| Coachella – Indio, California | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |year=2008 |title=Nominees |url=http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821123719/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2008 |archive-date=August 21, 2016 |access-date=September 15, 2018 |website=Winter Music Conference}}</ref> |- | 2009 | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Nominees |url=http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308114612/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2009 |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |access-date=September 15, 2018 |website=Winter Music Conference}}</ref> |- | 2010 | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Nominees |url=http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902012059/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2010 |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |access-date=September 15, 2018 |website=Winter Music Conference}}</ref> |- | 2011 | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |year=2011 |title=Nominees |url=http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325150119/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2011 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 |access-date=September 15, 2018 |website=Winter Music Conference}}</ref> |- | 2012 | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |year=2012 |title=Nominees |url=http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129012626/http://wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2012 |archive-date=January 29, 2012 |access-date=September 15, 2018 |website=Winter Music Conference}}</ref> |- | 2013 | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |year=2013 |title=Nominees |url=http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307192804/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2013 |archive-date=March 7, 2013 |access-date=September 15, 2018 |website=Winter Music Conference}}</ref> |- | 2014 | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |year=2014 |title=Nominees |url=http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312213510/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2014 |archive-date=March 12, 2014 |access-date=September 15, 2018 |website=Winter Music Conference}}</ref> |- | 2015 | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |year=2015 |title=Nominees |url=http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406132231/http://wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2015 |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |access-date=September 16, 2018 |website=Winter Music Conference}}</ref> |- | 2016 | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |year=2016 |title=Nominees |url=http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630054523/http://wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2016 |archive-date=June 30, 2016 |access-date=September 15, 2018 |website=Winter Music Conference}}</ref> |- | 2020{{efn|No award ceremony was held in 2017. In 2018 winners were chosen by the Winter Music Conference themselves. 2019 marks the first year of public voting since the Winter Music Conference's restructure.<ref name="Decoded">{{Cite web |date=February 26, 2019 |title=The 33rd annual International Dance Music Awards (IDMA) announces nominees – Decoded Magazine<!-- Bot generated title --> |url=https://www.decodedmagazine.com/the-33rd-annual-international-dance-music-awards-idma-announces-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329112842/https://www.decodedmagazine.com/the-33rd-annual-international-dance-music-awards-idma-announces-nominees/ |archive-date=March 29, 2019 |access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref>}} | rowspan="1"| Best Festival | rowspan="1"| Coachella | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |title=WMC – 34th Annual International Dance Music Awards |url=https://wintermusicconference.com/idma/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917034200/https://wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2015 |archive-date=September 17, 2018 |access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> |- |}
===Pollstar Awards=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Category ! Result ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 1999 | rowspan="4"| Music Festival of the Year | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web |title=Pollstar Concert Industry Awards Winners Archives – by year: 1999 |url=http://www.pollstaronline.com/PCIA-Static/1999winners.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131141829/http://www.pollstaronline.com/PCIA-Static/1999winners.htm |archive-date=January 31, 2012 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |- | 2002 | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |title=Pollstar Concert Industry Awards Winners Archives – by year: 2002 |url=http://www.pollstaronline.com/PCIA-Static/2002winners.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402003819/http://www.pollstaronline.com/PCIA-Static/2002winners.htm |archive-date=April 2, 2012 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |- | 2003 | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web |title=Pollstar Concert Industry Awards Winners Archives – by year: 2003 |url=http://www.pollstaronline.com/PCIA-Static/2003winners.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318231350/http://www.pollstaronline.com/PCIA-Static/2003winners.htm |archive-date=March 18, 2012 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |- | 2004 | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web |title=Pollstar Concert Industry Awards Winners Archives – by year: 2004 |url=http://www.pollstaronline.com/PCIA-Static/2004winners.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422040734/http://www.pollstaronline.com/PCIA-Static/2004winners.htm |archive-date=April 22, 2012 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |- | 2005 | Music Festival of the Year (non-touring) | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |title=17th Annual Pollstar Awards Categories |url=http://www.pollstaronline.com/CIC2006/Awards17/awardscategories.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060420205127/http://www.pollstaronline.com/CIC2006/Awards17/awardscategories.htm |archive-date=April 20, 2006 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |- | 2006 | rowspan="2"|Music Festival of the Year | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web |date=February 9, 2007 |title=The 18th Annual Concert Industry Awards |url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/the-18th-annual-concert-industry-awards-4052 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |- | 2007 | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web |date=February 11, 2008 |title=Concert Industry Awards Winners |url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/concert-industry-awards-winners-2325 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311123137/https://www.pollstar.com/article/concert-industry-awards-winners-2325 |archive-date=March 11, 2021 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |- | 2008 | rowspan="3"|Music Festival of the Year (non-touring) | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web |title=Pollstar Awards Archive – 2008 |url=https://www.pollstar.live/AwardsArchive/awards2008.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428200621/https://www.pollstar.live/AwardsArchive/awards2008.htm |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |- | 2009 | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Jay |date=February 18, 2010 |title=21st Annual Pollstar Awards Winners List |url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/21st-annual-pollstar-awards-winners-list-15660 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031223958/https://www.pollstar.com/article/21st-annual-pollstar-awards-winners-list-15660 |archive-date=October 31, 2021 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |- | 2010 | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web |date=February 6, 2011 |title=Concert Industry Awards Winners |url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/concert-industry-awards-winners-18811 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428200631/https://www.pollstar.com/article/concert-industry-awards-winners-18811 |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |- | 2011 | Major Music Festival of the Year (non-touring) | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Jay |date=February 4, 2012 |title=Best Of The Best – Concert Industry Awards Winners |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2012/02/04/best-of-the-best-concert-industry-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428200625/https://www.pollstar.com/News/best-of-the-best-concert-industry-awards-winners-22572 |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |- | 2012 | rowspan="6"|Major Music Festival of the Year | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Jay |date=February 8, 2013 |title=Pollstar Awards Results |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2013/02/08/pollstar-awards-results/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428200619/https://www.pollstar.com/article/pollstar-awards-results-26294 |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |access-date=April 7, 2023 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |- | 2013 | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web |date=February 22, 2014 |title=Pollstar Awards Winners |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2014/02/22/pollstar-awards-winners-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428200621/https://www.pollstar.com/article/pollstar-awards-winners-31823 |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |access-date=April 7, 2023 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |- | 2014 | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |title=Pollstar Awards Archive |url=https://www.pollstar.live/AwardsArchive/awards2014.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428200626/https://www.pollstar.live/AwardsArchive/awards2014.htm |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |- | 2015 | {{won}} | <ref name="pollstar15" /> |- | 2016 | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |date=November 11, 2016 |title=Pollstar Awards Nominees |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2016/11/11/pollstar-awards-nominees-5/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428200625/https://www.pollstar.com/article/pollstar-awards-nominees-49447 |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |- | 2017 | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web |last=Borba |first=Ryan |date=February 12, 2018 |title=Pollstar Awards Winners: Tom Petty, Cara Lewis, Gregg Perloff, Bruno Mars |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2018/02/12/pollstar-awards-winners-tom-petty-cara-lewis-gregg-perloff-bruno-mars/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428200621/https://www.pollstar.com/News/pollstar-awards-winners-tom-petty-cara-lewis-gregg-perloff-bruno-mars-134515 |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |- | 2018 |Music Festival of the Year (over 30K attendance) | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |date=February 14, 2019 |title=Ed Sheeran, Beyoncé & Jay-Z, Paradigm Agency Win Big at Pollstar Awards |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/ed-sheeran-beyonce-paradigm-win-pollstar-awards-1203140347/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210004757/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/ed-sheeran-beyonce-paradigm-win-pollstar-awards-1203140347/ |archive-date=December 10, 2020 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=Variety}}</ref> |- |2019 |Music Festival of the Year (US Only; over 30K attendance) | {{nom}} |<ref>{{cite web |title=Nominees 31st Annual Pollstar Awards |url=https://2020awards.pollstar.live/nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405173019/https://2020awards.pollstar.live/nominees/ |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |- |2022 |Music Festival of the Year (Global; over 30K attendance) | {{nom}} |<ref>{{cite web |last=Speer |first=Debbie |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Voting Opens for 34th Annual Pollstar Awards: Everything You Need To Know |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2022/11/11/voting-opens-for-34th-annual-pollstar-awards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111231357/https://news.pollstar.com/2022/11/11/voting-opens-for-34th-annual-pollstar-awards/ |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |- |2024 |Music Festival of the Year (Global: over 30K attendance) | {{nom}} |<ref>{{cite web |date=February 7, 2024 |title=Pollstar 2024 Awards |url=https://www.pollstar.live/website/54914/pollstar-awards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126095604/https://www.pollstar.live/website/54914/pollstar-awards/ |archive-date=November 26, 2023 |access-date=February 8, 2024 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> |}
==Explanatory notes== {{Notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Coachella}} {{Portal|Rock music}} * [http://www.coachella.com The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival official website] * [http://mydesert.com/coachella Coachella Music Festival | The Desert Sun] * [https://www.youtube.com/coachella Coachella channel on YouTube]
{{Coachella}} {{Rock festivals}} {{Anschutz}} {{Music venues of California}} {{Authority control}}
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