The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, or just Coachella, is one of the best music festivals in the US.
Coachella is held annualy in a small town called Indio in Southern California's Colorado Desert region. Its origins might be traced back to a 1993 Pearl Jam concert.
1993 was a year that several bands started speaking out about what they considered to be ridiculously high processing fees that Ticketmaster was adding to every ticket they sold. Pearl Jam was one of the bands at the time, and in protest they deliberately sought out a venue that wasn’t controlled by Ticketmaster. This brought them to the Empire Polo Club in Indio.
Once Pearl Jam proved the venue could work, and it allowed the inaugural Coachella Festival to be held in October 1999 over two days, just three months after the disastrous 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 currently held on consecutive three-day weekends in April, with each weekend having identical lineups.
In 2017 there are is going to be held yet another Coachella, which certainly might blow your mind. The variety of artist is high and everyone can find something for themselves. Let us know if you agree in the comment below. Below you can find the lineup
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