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Coachella Announces 2022 Festival Dates
After multiple postponements due to the impact of COVID-19, Coachella will officially make its return to California in 2022. Organizers shared the news on Instagram today, announcing that Coachella has now been scheduled over two weekends next year: April 15-17 and 22-24. The announcement arrives after a tumultuous period for the iconic Indio music and arts festival, whose organizers were forced to cancel outright for the first time in 20 years back in June 2020. Citing the uncertainty of the pandemic, they eventually abandoned the fest’s planned October 2021 dates, marking its fourth postponement due to the impact of the virus. Fans can register to access the event’s 2022 pre-sale starting Friday, June 4th at 10AM PT (1PM ET). Check out the announcement below. FOLLOW...
Coachella and Stagecoach to Return in 2022, April Dates Set
As the concert calendar continues to ramp up, a sure sign that the pandemic is slowing down is the official word that Coachella and Stagecoach are back for 2022. Speaking to Billboard, Goldenvoice boss Paul Tollett said that the fest will return in April 2022, and the news was confirmed on each festival’s respective social media and official website. “We look forward to being in the desert next April with all of our friends,” Tollett said. As usual (at least pre-pandemic), Coachella will take place in mid-to-late April on the weekends of April 15-17 and 22-24. Stagecoach will follow on April 29-May 1. A lineup has yet to be revealed (since when has that dissuaded fans not to go?), but tickets for the event will go on sale on June 4 (this Friday) at 10 a.m. PST. For the 2020 ...
Coachella and Other Large-Scale Music Festivals Not Part of California’s Reopening Plan
The state of California is poised to reopen its economy by summer 2021, but it seems that large-scale music festivals and conventions will remain on hold for much longer. June 15th remains the target date for statewide reopening without the tiered system, provided that vaccines remain readily available and COVID-19 cases continue to decline. However, festivals like Coachella might have to wait until October for a return to normalcy. Citing COVID-19 safety concerns, Coachella organizers moved the festival from October 2021 to April 2022. Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Large-scale conventions and events with a capacity exceeding 5,000 will not be allowed to operate without proof of vaccine or a negative COVID-19 test for attendees until October. International atten...
Sources: Coachella is Moving to April 2022
It looks like the 2021 edition of Coachella has been dealt its final death blow. According to Variety, who spoke with two industry sources, the fabled Indio music and arts festival is planning to abandon its October 2021 dates and move to April 2022. The move would mark the music festival’s fourth postponement due to the impact of COVID-19. Citing the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, the sources noted that Coachella could present an issue concerning the spread of the virus due to its sheer size. “There’s a big difference between having two weekend [sic] of Coachella in California and throwing a country festival in Florida,” one source told Variety. Sources say the 2021 edition of Indio’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will mo...
Coachella Canceled Due To COVID-19 Pandemic, Officially
Source: Imeh Akpanudosen / Getty Astroworld, Rolling Loud and other music festivals may be preparing for their glorious returns during a deadly pandemic in 2021, but don’t count on Coachella to be one of those jamborees looking to become the next super spreader event. After being pushed back a few times during the past year, health officials officially shut down Coachella’s scheduled April 2021 date as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage out of control with no end in sight. Over the weekend Dr. Cameron Kaiser took to Twitter to announce that a public health order had been signed to put an end to any plans Coachella attendees had been making for April of this year. Due to the pandemic, Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser today (Jan. 29) signed a public health order canceling Coache...
Coachella 2021 Cancelled Following Emergency Public Health Order
Today, Riverside County’s public health officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser signed an order that has effectively cancelled both Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Music Festival, which were scheduled to take place in April 2021. Prior to 2020, Coachella had gone on annually for nearly two decades without a hitch. However, that has dramatically changed since the onset of the pandemic. In March of last year, organizers pushed the dates out to October, but continual restrictions around major events ultimately forced them to delay the event again until April 2021. Despite having their 2021 dates set since the summer of last year, public health restrictions have largely remained constant since then. Dr. Kaiser’s office released the news of the order to cancel the fe...
Coachella and Stagecoach 2021’s April Dates Canceled
For those of you hoping that Coachella and Stagecoach would be back this April, well, sorry. To what should come as a surprise to no one, this year’s Coachella, which was announced to take place on April 9-11 and April 16-18, is canceled. Stagecoach was supposed to take place from April 23-25. Riverside County (where Coachella takes place) Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser announced the news of the cancellation in a tweet. “Due to the pandemic, Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser today (Jan. 29) signed a public health order canceling Coachella Valley Music and Arts, Stagecoach Country Music festivals planned for April 2021. We look forward to when the events may return,” the tweet read. Due to the pandemic, Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser today (Jan. 29) signed a publi...
Coachella On Pause Until At Least Fall 2021, Says Palm Springs Mayor
As it stands, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is still scheduled for April 9th-11th and April 16th-18th, 2021, with other large gatherings—including Stagecoach Music Festival and The Dinah—following suit with spring dates. However, a recent interview with Palm Springs Mayor Christy Holstege reveals the city does not have any plans to host large-scale events until at least the fall of 2021. The interview aired January 13th on Channel Q‘s popular 103.1 FM segment, “The Morning Beat with AJ and Mikalah.” While calling into the show, Holstege discussed current pandemic conditions in Palm Springs, the state of the city’s tourism industry, and high hopes for the future. “We’ve been focused on, you know, making sure that everyone’s wearing ...
The 2021 Coachella Dates Have Been Rescheduled—For the Third Time
Thanks to the unrelenting wrath of COVID-19, the 2021 edition of Coachella has been postponed yet again. The 2020 iteration of the fabled Indio, California music and arts fest had been scheduled to go down back in April before being rescheduled for this month. However, organizers then pulled the plug on those dates due to the impact of the virus and announced that Coachella would return over the course of two weekends in April 2021. According to a new report by Rolling Stone, Coachella will be postponed a third time. Sources who have spoken directly with the festival’s promoters—AEG and Goldenvoice—told Rolling Stone that they were told to abandon the April dates and prepare for October 2021. One of those sources claimed that the fest is “100% moving.” R...
TOKiMONSTA Signs With WME, Hits Career Milestone
Already in the midst of a busy release schedule for her new remix album, TOKiMONSTA is making moves on the back end of the industry, today announcing a change in talent representation from Paradigm to the William Morris Endeavor (WME) agency, one of Hollywood’s largest. This shift marks a career milestone for TOKiMONSTA, confirming her upward trajectory with a big league contract. Her future under WME includes the release of a companion remix album for her sixth studio album, Oasis Nocturno, and a confirmed Coachella 2021 performance. TOKiMONSTA’s long-awaited time in the spotlight came in 2017 with the release of her fifth full-length project, Lune Rouge, which was nominated at the Grammys for “Best Dance/Electronic Album” that year. She made history, be...
Coachella Producer Goldenvoice Launches “GV Black” to Support Black Community Representation
In a new effort to expand representation for Black voices within its organization and its festivals, Goldenvoice has launched a new organizational unit called “GV Black.” Goldenvoice, producer of famed California-based music festivals Coachella, Stagecoach, and more, has shared the announcement of the new team’s creation on Coachella’s social media channels. The statement opens with a commitment to raising awareness of the violence that has disproportionately impacted the Black community in the United States. Goldenvoice’s announcement comes in the wake of prolonged nationwide protests against police brutality, sparked by the death of George Floyd back in May 2020. Goldenvoice notes, however, that their commitment to diversity will extend ...
Eric Andre: Legalize Everything Adds Some Much-Needed Danger to Stand-up Comedy: Review
The Pitch: Eric Andre never stops performing. On his cult hit The Eric Andre Show, he’s not just interviewing guests and using himself as a canvas on which to paint Jackass-style feats of physical cruelty. No, he’s doing an impression of a talk show host. When he begrudgingly runs to the microphone at the top of each show to do Leno-style monologues, they seem to all but destroy him mentally. He does Man on the Street bits that are thinly veiled perverse pranks. He promises guests like Arnold Schwarzenegger, only to bring out comedy writer Bruce Vilanch on a rebel scooter. He runs into the audience as often as he allows the audience to run on stage. Because of this, his live shows are closer in spirit to the running of the bulls than any kind of comedy showcase. But chaos has always been h...
