Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly known as Coachella, Coachellafest or Coachella Festival) is an annual three-day music and arts festival, founded by Paul Tollett, organized by Goldenvoice (a subsidiary of AEG Live) and held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley. The event features many genres of music, including rock, indie, hip hop and electronic music as well as large sculptural art. The event has several stages-tents that have been constructed throughout the grounds, with each playing live music continuously for the duration of the festival. The main stages are: Coachella Stage, Outdoor Theatre, Gobi Tent, Mojave Tent, and the Sahara Tent (2006 and 2011 also saw the addition of a smaller Oasis Dome).
The festival is renowned for showcasing many of the popular and emerging acts in music, as well as established artists and reunion performances. Notable appearances include: Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, Throbbing Gristle, Paul McCartney, Prince, Radiohead, Oasis, Daft Punk, Roger Waters, Madonna, The Cure, Florence and the Machine, Arcade Fire, Kanye West, The Black Keys, Rage Against The Machine, At the Drive-In, Beck, Gorillaz, Björk, Nine Inch Nails, The Strokes, The Chemical Brothers, Pavement, MGMT, The White Stripes, Jay-Z, Tool, The Prodigy, Beastie Boys, Swedish House Mafia, Kaskade, Afrojack, Alesso, David Guetta, Avicii, Odd Future, Porter Robinson, Calvin Harris, and Bon Iver.
The Coachella Music Festival takes place within a desert setting (the city of Indio is a part of the California Desert), with daytime temperatures frequently rising to over 110 °F (43 °C).
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