The Empire Polo Field, home of the Stagecoach Music Festival, is the setting for the Coachella Music Festival. Coachella has blossomed into a phenomenal event, showcasing a myriad of musical genres and some of the best DJ's spinning the tunes.
Plan on staying for the entire weekend to fully take part in the experience. There is one enormous area near the main entrance of the festival grounds where camping is provided. You do need to be 18 to be allowed to camp at Coachella.
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival began as a two day festival in October of 1999. The format of the event has changed several times over the years. After the first year, the event was not held again until two years later, moved earlier in the year to April and only as a one day event. The next year the event went back to a two day format. Popularity of Coachella started to grow and as of 2007 the event expanded to its current three day format, still chock full of great music, DJ's and lots of independent artists showcasing their work.
The festival has a knack for drawing bands out of hiatus or even "retirement", such as Janes Addiction, Iggy Pop and The Stooges and Bauhaus. Two of the most explosive reunions at Coachella over the years were the return of The Pixies, who have influenced hundreds of alternative rock bands since their original demise, and the controlled chaos of Rage Against the Machine, a band so electrifying live, they are capable of inciting fans to riot at any given time. This year is no different as Oxford shoegazer band Swervedriver was recently added to the bill for Sunday!
Empire Polo Field has seen many big name artists perform at the Coachella Festival, such as The Foo Fighters, The Cure, and Radiohead, along with popular underground acts such as Elbow, Interpol and Sonic Youth. Who will ever forget the memorable 2004 Flaming Lips performance with lead singer Wayne Coyne crowd surfing in a man sized space bubble?
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