Explain to us the American festival Coachella

It’s a very popular meeting. Every year, this American music festival is organized in the Coachella Valley, in the middle of the Californian desert. The 2024 edition takes place over two weekends, from April 12 to 14 and 19 to 21.

Coachella has become a very trendy festival in recent years. Many influencers go there to take photos of themselves. Lhe setting is quite exceptional, the concerts are held in the middle of the Californian desert. Festival-goers can also enjoy a Ferris wheel and discover, each year, new artistic installations, often huge or very colorful.

Many headliners

Friday April 12, Lana Del Rey opens this 2024 edition.

But during the two weekends of the festival (from April 12 to 14 and 19 to 21), there are more than a hundred groups who will perform, like Tyler, the Creator or Doja Cat.

There is also the group No Doubt, which is reforming especially for the occasion. They haven’t played together in almost 10 years.

The opportunity to recall the rock origins of Coachella, created in the early 90s, before the festival no longer turned to hip-hop for around ten years.

Very high prices

The first tickets are $500 for the weekend. That’s a little over 450 euros. You must then add the ancillary costs. If you take the shuttle to take you to the desert, it’s a hundred euros more. The same for camping, there are supplements depending on the level of comfort. LThe highest prices go up to 10,000 euros, at this price you have access to the VIP areas, you also have a golf cart, and even air-conditioned toilets. These very high prices make Coachella one of the most profitable festivals in the world.

A close friend of Donald Trump at the head of the festival

The owner of Coachella is Philip Anschutz, un billionaire whose positions are often contrary to the progressive values ​​of his festival. Indeed, the rich American, close to Donald Trump, financed conservative anti-LGBT organizations for several years.