Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

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The great Coachella tent backslash.
CAMPING FOR THE 1%

Tone-Deaf Rich Spark Huge Backlash at Popular Music Festival

“Men used to go to war.”

Clare Donaldson

Bernie Sanders
FEEL THE BERN

Bernie Sanders Makes Surprise Coachella Appearance

The senator held a rally in L.A. earlier in the day.

Catherine Bouris

Scott Shriner of Weezer and his wife, Jillian Lauren
SAY IT AIN’T SO

Weezer Bassist Gives Update on Wife After Police Shooting

Scott Shriner also confirmed that Weezer still plans to play Coachella this weekend, even though his wife was shot by police on Tuesday.

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

FKA Twigs performs in London.
SWEPT UP

Trump Immigration Push Seemingly Hooks Coachella Headliner

The top comment on FKA Twigs’ post announcing the cancellation reads: “This is Trump’s America.”

Brett Bachman

The band, Gel, performing
NO LONGER GEL-LING

Rock Band Splits After Guitarist Put Bandmates’ Nudes Online

“It’s affected us as human beings more than we can even attempt to explain, to the point of being completely unable to do the band anymore,” the band said.

Nandika Chatterjee

Jake and Callum Robinson and Jack Carter Rhoad
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IT WAS WRITTEN

How ‘Trip of a Lifetime’ to Mexican Paradise Turned Deadly

Surf photographer who drew the map that led Jake and Callum Robinson and Jack Carter Rhoad to the idyllic beach where they were murdered tells The Daily Beast he is “heartbroken.”

Pilar Melendez

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A photo illustration showing Kid Cudi, No Doubt, Blur and Tyler the Creator performing at Coachella 2024.
BACK TO BASICS

This Was the End of Coachella—as We Knew It

Before this year’s festival, it looked like Coachella’s days may have been numbered. But after three days in the desert, this critic is seeing things in a new light.

Andy Steiner

Blur
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‘NEVER SEEING US AGAIN’

Blur Will Play Coachella Weekend 2 Despite Disastrous Set

Frontman Damon Albarn was caught on video berating the Coachella crowd for not singing along during the band’s show this past weekend.

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

Reneé Rapp and Kesha perform onstage at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
WAKE UP IN THE MORNING...

Kesha Reveals How She Feels About Diddy on Coachella Stage

She changed a lyric during a surprise appearance for Reneé Rapp’s set.

Matt Young

Grimes
‘PLZ FORGIVE ME’

Grimes Apologizes for ‘Sonic Chaos’ at Her Coachella Set

The musician said she’d learned several big lessons from a disastrous DJ set, including “if u want it done right, do it yrself” and “be a c*nt even if ppl feel bad.”

AJ McDougall

A photo illustration of a woman at Coachella sitting on the ground looking at her phone
FESTIVAL FLOP ERA

Is This the End of Coachella?

Plagued by low ticket sales and hellish logistics, the once-dominant California festival is starting to lose its luster.

Andy Steiner

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