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Coachella 2019

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BREAKING: Coachella 2020 Postponed Amid Coronavirus Concerns

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The fest will now take place Oct. 9,10 and 11, and Oct. 16,17 and 18
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Mar 10, 2020 - 4:17 pm

Goldenvoice has officially postponed the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival due to coronavirus concerns. The fest will now take place Oct. 9,10 and 11, and Oct. 16,17 and 18.

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— Coachella (@coachella) March 10, 2020

Goldenvoice rescheduled the popular music fest at the direction of Riverside County and local health authorities, they said in a statement. Stagecoach, which was scheduled to happen the weekend after Coachella weekend 2, will now take place Oct. 23, 24 and 25. 

All ticket purchases will be honored on new dates, Goldenvoice said. People who cannot attend new dates will be notified how to obtain refunds by Friday, March 13. 

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Tinder Teams Up With EDC, Gov Ball & More Music Fests For "Festival Mode"

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Tinder users looking for potential dates at music festivals can switch on "Festival Mode," which links users up in advance
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
May 2, 2019 - 10:50 am

Tinder users looking for singles at music festivals will now be able to link up with people in advance, the dating app has announced.

As of May, "Festival Mode" will allow app users to select "badges" belonging to the festival of their choice and see other users attending. Users will then be able to match with each other before the festival begins. Partner festivals include EDC Las Vegas, The Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, Hard Summer, Lovebox in the U.K. and more. 

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Tinder is going on tour this festival season. Find your crowd by getting in #FestivalMode. Click the link below to claim your badge to let others know which festival you're attending and find someone who wont mind that you haven't showered in a few days. https://t.co/YWR2Q3HaQT pic.twitter.com/7OUeAcbCIf

— Tinder (@Tinder) May 2, 2019

To unlock the mode, users will have to look for the festival mode card and swipe right. Access to the festival badges will begin roughly three weeks before each fest.

For more information on how to unlock festival mode, visit Tinder's website. 

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Coachella Co-Founder Paul Tollett Talks Kanye, Safety, Legacy & More

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Now in its 20th year, the desert festival has boomed into one of music's most significant annual events. Here's how its leader copes with its challenges and keeps Coachella growing
Nate Hertweck
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Jan 14, 2019 - 12:10 pm

Music festivals are king in 2019. But it wasn't always that way.

When Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival debuted in 1999, just months after the disastrous Woodstock '99, the reviews were good but the ticket sales were not. Through determination, imagination, curation, and hard work, Coachella survived and thrived, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, with last year's #Beychella as empirical evidence of its cutting-edge, culture-creating platform power. Even Goldenvoice president and Coachella co-founder Paul Tollett couldn't see his brainchild turning into the mega-event it's become two decades later.

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Paul Tollett at site of Coachella in 2004
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"The hope was that it would be annual," Tollett told the Los Angeles Times in a rare and extensive interview. We never thought about two weekends. Never thought about a country version. Never thought about a Desert Trip. Those are all things that happened along the way."

But expansion to musical and cultural ubiquity hasn't come without its challenges. Tollett admits he "lost a lot of money in 2008," due to the last-minute addition of Prince to the bill and Stagecoach, Goldenvoice's country festival held at the same site in Indio, Calif. And despite the deafening buzz of Beyonce's headlining performance last year, Teen Vogue reported rampant sexual harassment at the festival, with all 54 of the young women they interviewed at the festival describing sexual assault or harassment they experienced. Tollett addressed the issue directly and firmly in the interview.

"It spurred a lot of discussion internally, said Tollett. "We have security, of course, and all the normal things that you have at public assemblage events. But in addition to that, we want to have something specific to this. Lots of things can go wrong where crowds are. This is one more thing coming to light now more than ever, since the #MeToo era."

Tollett and his team took action, creating the brand-new Every One program to fight assault and harassment.

"We are committed to messaging, on-site support, trainings, and increased visibility and awareness for the campaign," Tollett said. "We’re challenging staff and attendees to be an integral part of this culture shift. Through these steps, we believe that we can co-create a festival culture that encourages active consent, inclusivity and community responsibility."

The new initiative was announced the same day, Jan. 3, as the lineup for 2019, let by headliners  Childish Gambino, Tame Impala and Ariana Grande, and an extended live-stream partnership with YouTube. Not long before the announcement, Kanye West very publically bowed out of what would have been his third appearance at Coachella.

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— Coachella (@coachella) January 3, 2019

"When we were going through the stage ideas, he had some other ideas. He's played Coachella, and he knows it very well. Both times were great, and so different. The last one was pure art. He has some great [production] ideas, but we just weren't able to pull them off right now," said Tollett. "Up until Jan. 1, we were making a poster with Kanye on it. We started realizing we're probably going to have an impasse production-wise."

Coachella 2019 will take place over two weekend, April 12–14 and 19–21. Tickets are sold out, but passes may become available. You can sign up for the waitlist via the festival website.

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Coachella Announces "Every One" Initiative To Fight Harassment And Assault

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The two-weekend desert festival will take extra measures this year to "develop a festival culture that is safe and inclusive for everyone"
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
Jan 4, 2019 - 11:18 am

With news of the stacked 2019 Coachella lineup and re-upped partnership with YouTube still fresh, the iconic desert music festival has announced new measures to fight against harassment and assault. Named "Every One," the initiative outlines plans to ensure all festivalgoers feel safe and comfortable while they attend, including safety ambassadors throughout the grounds, trained counselors on-site, all-gender restrooms, ADA accessibility, and a zero tolerance policy on assault and harassment.

"We are pushing ourselves and our guests to do better and to be better," says the Coachella website. "We are taking deliberate steps to develop a festival culture that is safe and inclusive for everyone. Persons of any gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, age or ability are welcome at Coachella."

The new initiative operates in harmony with the current Code of Conduct, which does not mention harassment or assault explicitly. Last April, Teen Vogue reported "rampant" sexual harassment at Coachella 2018, saying, "Of the 54 young women who spoke to Teen Vogue for this piece during the weekend-long event, all of them had a story of sexual assault or harassment that occurred this year at Coachella." This alarming report was magnified by how similar and pervasive the accounts were, with one young woman estimating she'd been touched inappropriately 40 times over the three day weekend festival.

The festival's new measures promise to address the issue and take real action toward creating a safer environment.

"Coachella will NOT tolerate any form of assault or harassment," the Coachella website continues, "Be it sexual, physical or verbal. Anyone found to be in violation of this policy is subject to immediate removal from the festival site and law enforcement may be notified. The offender’s Festival Wristband may be revoked and no refund will be issued."

Coachella 2019 will take place April 12–14 and 19–21 in Indio, Calif. Tickets go on sale today, Jan. 4, via the festival's website.

Coachella 2019 Lineup Revealed With Extended YouTube Live-Stream Partnership

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Coachella 2019 Lineup Revealed With Extended YouTube Live-Stream Partnership

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Whether you're traveling to the desert or tuning in from your device, take a look at the stacked roster of artists primed to make this year's fest memorable
Nate Hertweck
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Jan 3, 2019 - 10:26 am

Anticipation for the Coachella lineup seems to grow each year. Today, the wait is over, as the festival has revealed its long list of performers for the two weekend event April 12–14 and 19–21. The headliners alone are cause for celebration, with Childish Gambino, Tame Impala and Ariana Grande earning top-line billing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights respectively.

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— Coachella (@coachella) January 3, 2019

With over 160 artists, the lineup—arranged in Coachella's now-iconic colorful desert sky show poster—is heavy on buzz artists, inlcuding 2018 breakout superstars Billie Eilish, Bad Bunny, Ella Mai, and Best New Artist GRAMMY nominee H.E.R. The bill also features a host of once-in-a-generation artists hitting full stride such as Janelle Monáe, Kacey Musgraves, and Solange.

But the list is as deep as it is lofty, with something for everyone scattered across the lineup's lower lines. For instance, experimental funk/pop outfit U.S. Girls, indie/electro R&B artist Blood Orange and dance duo Sofi Tukker all promise to ensure the dessert is as varied as it is hot.

Back to the headliners: Childish Gambino, Friday's main event, is nominated five times over for the upcoming 61st GRAMMY Awards. Known for their entrancing live shows, Tame Impala returns to the Coachella stage for the first time since 2015 and the first time ever as a headliner. On Sunday, Grande will close the weekend with the next blast of her meteoric rise over the past year. Grande also marks the third consecutive solo female artist headline at Coachella following in the footsteps of Beyoncé and Lady Gaga.

The best part? You don't have to make the trek to Indio, Calif., to catch your favorite artist's set. Thanks to an expanded partnership with YouTube, Coachella will be live-streamed both weekends. This mark's YouTube's ninth year as the festival's exclusive live-streaming partner.

Tickets for Coachella go on sale Friday, Jan. 4 on the festival website, and YouTube subscribers will receive an access codes via email on Jan. 4 providing the opportunity to purchase tickets via a dedicated YouTube Music member cart. The countdown to Coachella 2019 has officially begun!

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