Coachella has revealed the line-up for its 2020 installment, scheduled to take place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California on April 10-12 and April 17-19. Among the artists slated to participate are Rage Against The Machine, Run The Jewels, Thom Yorke, Lil Uzi Vert, and Code Orange. The full roster can be viewed above.
At this point, you’ve probably heard of Coachella, even if you don’t know exactly what goes on there. You’ve seen the elaborate bohemian fashion that accompanies it, you’ve heard of the artists who are headlining, and you’ve looked at Instagram snaps of celebrities living their best lives out in the sun. But you still very well may be asking: What is Coachella? It’s a highly reasonable question.
Basically, Coachella is a giant annual music festival in Indio, California. The festival has grown tremendously since its first year in 1999 and it’s now way more than just a weekend to listen to good music.The Basics
Officially named “The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival” (also dubbed “Coachella” or even just “Chella”), the festival has a pretty interesting backstory. It all started when the band Pearl Jam got in a fight with Ticketmaster over their service fees, claiming they were financially targeting both fans and artists. Because of this, Pearl Jam started to look into alternate venues for their Vs tour that didn’t include Ticketmaster.
The band ended up using the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, CA, which is where the festival is still held today. In 2012, the festival got so big that organizers turned it into two separate weekends.
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