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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, held annually across two consecutive three-day weekends in April at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California—with Weekend 1 running from April 9, 2027 through April 11 and Weekend 2 running from April 16 through April 18—is the world's most influential contemporary music festival and cultural trendsetter. Produced by Goldenvoice, Coachella blends genre-defying musical lineups, monumental visual architecture, and desert fashion into an iconic global phenomenon.
The origins of Coachella trace back to November 1993, when alternative rock icons Pearl Jam boycotted Ticketmaster and staged an outdoor concert at the Empire Polo Club in the desert. Inspired by the pastoral beauty of the desert polo lawns framed by the Santa Rosa Mountains, promoter Paul Tollett launched the inaugural Coachella festival in October 1999.
Over 25 years, Coachella evolved into music's most prestigious stage, hosting historic sets from Daft Punk's legendary 2006 pyramid performance and Beyoncé's monumental 2018 Homecoming celebration to Blackpink, Bad Bunny, and Prince.
The festival footprint spans hundreds of manicured green acres, anchored by the massive open-air Coachella Stage and Outdoor Theatre. High-energy electronic dance music erupts inside the colossal Sahara Tent beneath thousands of kinetic LED lights, while the air-conditioned Yuma Tent recreates the subterranean atmosphere of an underground Berlin nightclub.
Between stages, festival-goers navigate towering architectural installations, including the 150-foot Le Grande Wheel Ferris wheel, the spiraling rainbow observation pavilion Spectra, and kinetic art balloons soaring against the sunset sky.
Coachella dictates seasonal fashion and digital aesthetics. Attendees embrace bohemian, cyberpunk, and haute-couture desert streetwear, while over 40,000 music fans camp on-site in lush tent and vehicle cities. The dining program brings culinary pop-ups from acclaimed Los Angeles restaurateurs alongside sunset family banquets by Outstanding in the Field.
Through an exclusive long-term partnership with YouTube, Coachella streams six stages live in 4K resolution to tens of millions of fans across every continent. With real-time stage switching, backstage artist interviews, and instant video replays, Coachella remains the definitive festival experience of the 21st century.
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Coachella 2027 is scheduled for April 9, 2027. The countdown timer at the top of the page updates the days remaining in real time.
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival takes place over two consecutive three-day weekends at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, located in the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley east of Palm Springs. For the 2027 edition, Weekend 1 runs from April 9, 2027 through April 11, and Weekend 2 runs from April 16 through April 18.
Coachella was founded in 1999 by Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen of Goldenvoice (a subsidiary of AEG Presents). The festival was created following Pearl Jam's historic 1993 concert at the Empire Polo Club boycotting Ticketmaster.
The polo grounds feature seven primary performance stages: the open-air Coachella Stage (Main Stage) and Outdoor Theatre, the colossal Sahara Tent (electronic dance music and hip-hop), the Mojave and Gobi tents (indie rock, pop, and global acts), the Yuma Tent (underground house and techno nightclub), and the Sonora Tent (punk, Latin rock, and emerging bands).
The festival's visual skyline is dominated by the 150-foot 'Le Grande Wheel' Ferris wheel and monumental interactive art sculptures commissioned annually from international architects, such as the Spectra seven-story rainbow color tower designed by NEWSUBSTANCE and Robert Bose's kinetic Balloon Chain.
Coachella is renowned for its gourmet food lineup, featuring pop-up restaurants by Michelin-starred Los Angeles and New York chefs, the Indio Central Market food hall, and the 'Outstanding in the Field' multi-course farm-to-table family-style banquet served on long wooden tables amidst the polo fields at sunset.
Over 40,000 festival-goers camp on-site in Car Camping, Preferred Car Camping, and Tent Camping lots on the lush polo grass fields, enjoying yoga sessions, the silent disco, a 24-hour general store, and the legendary campsite DJ after-parties.
Attendees must register personalized RFID cloth wristbands linked to the official Coachella app. Wristbands are scanned at turnstiles and security checkpoints entering the venue and campgrounds to prevent ticket counterfeiting.
Daytime temperatures in Indio frequently exceed 35°C (95°F) before dropping sharply after sunset to 15°C (59°F). High winds across the San Jacinto Mountains can create dust storms, making bandanas, sunglasses, sunscreen, and hydration backpacks essential festival gear.
Coachella sets are legendary for unannounced guest appearances, where headliners bring out iconic collaborators (such as Beyoncé's 2018 Destiny's Child reunion, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's 2012 Tupac hologram, and Billie Eilish bringing out Damon Albarn).
Goldenvoice partners with YouTube to livestream all six main stages simultaneously in 4K resolution across both weekends on the official Coachella YouTube channel, featuring multiview feeds, exclusive backstage interviews, and replay loops for global time zones.