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Where Is Coachella 2024’s Location?

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It’s never too early to look forward to Coachella, especially after 2023 headliners Bad Bunny and Blackpink staged such unprecedented sets. Uproxx‘s Philip Cosores credited the scene of the annual festival as much as the impressive performances for its ringing success.

“While YouTube can give you the feel of a performance and show you what’s happening, that shared emotion of being in the same space stays on the polo fields,” he wrote. “Year after year, while people knock Coachella for changing — I prefer evolving and growing — it only takes one trip out there to realize that it’s still expertly curated, featuring some of the most exciting rising and established acts in music, and full of moments of pure joy.”

In June, Coachella announced its 2024 dates as April 12-14 and April 19-21. It’s safe to assume that, yet again, it will all go down at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Simultaneously, registration to access the 2024 Advance Sale was opened, and hotel packages or Safari Campground reservations were available to purchase on the spot.

If you visit Coachella’s official website now, there is the option to join waitlists for Weekend 1 or Weekend 2. There is also still booking information for festival passes, hotel packages, Safari Campground reservation, shuttle service, and payment plans.

Who Owns Coachella?

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Though Coachella quite literally just happened, it’s time to start thinking about next year’s, which hopefully won’t have as much drama. In 2024, it’ll take place from April 12 to 14 and April 19 to 21. Tickets have already been on sale as of last month.

The owner of Coachella has sparked some controversy in the past. His name is Philip Anschutz, who owns the festival through AEG. The billionaire has been considered a polarizing figure because he and his foundation have donated money to organizations that are both anti-LGBT and support climate change denial. However, in 2017, he shared a statement to address the situation.

“Recent claims published in the media that I am anti-LGBTQ are nothing more than fake news — it is all garbage,” he wrote. “I unequivocally support the rights of all people without regard to sexual orientation. We are fortunate to employ a wealth of diverse individuals throughout our family of companies, all of whom are important to us — the only criteria on which they are judged is the quality of their job performance; we do not tolerate discrimination in any form.”

He continued, “Both The Anschutz Foundation and I contribute to numerous organizations that pursue a wide range of causes. Neither I nor the Foundation fund any organization with the purpose or expectation that it would finance anti-LGBTQ initiatives, and when it has come to my attention or the attention of The Anschutz Foundation that certain organizations either the Foundation or I have funded have been supporting such causes, we have immediately ceased all contributions to such groups.”

When Is The Coachella Lineup Announced For 2024?

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This year’s Coachella was quite the event. Though Frank Ocean’s highly anticipated performance was a bewildering experience and he later dropped off the festival, there were plenty of triumphant moments. Blackpink killed it, Gorillaz brought out Bad Bunny and Beck, Saweetie joined Latto onstage, and Skrillex’s set was one big massive party with Fred Again.., and Four Tet.

So it’s only natural that the countdown until the next Coachella begins. It wasn’t until January 10 that this year’s lineup was revealed, and it then took place during the weekends of April 14 to 16 and 21 to 23.

To be fair, The Indio, California-based festival has already started teasing next year’s jamboree. “Wherever you are, the desert isn’t far,” they tweeted earlier this month. “Coachella returns April 12-14 and April 19-21.” A playful accompanying graphic in the post announced that registration is open for access to the 2024 Advance Sale, which began on June 16.

An array of hotel package options are shown on the festival’s website: La Quinta Hotel Packages, Indio Hotel Packages, Indian Wells Hotel Packages, Palm Desert Hotel Packages, and Palm Springs/Rancho Mirage Hotel Packages. Prices range from $3,099 (plus fees) to $10,999 (plus fees). Shuttle services and safari camping are also currently available to book on the website.

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Announces 2024 Weekend Dates

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Coachella 2024 dates are loaded. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is planned for April 12 to 14 and April 19 to 21 of 2024.

The ticket sales for Coachella 2024 will commence this Friday, June 16, at 2:00 p.m. EST. To secure their tickets, fans must have an AXS account. General admission prices will start at $499.99 USD, while VIP Passes will begin at $1,069 USD. An alternative payment plan allows fans to make an initial payment of $99 USD and settle the remaining balance through six equal payments on the 15th of each month. Don’t miss out! Register for the advance ticket sale on Coachella’s website today.

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How To Buy Tickets For Coachella 2024

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It feels like this year’s Coachella festival just ended: It’s been less than two months, as the second weekend wrapped up on April 23. The 2023 festival is indeed still fresh in many attendees’ minds, but Goldenvoice is already looking ahead: Today (June 12), they revealed the dates for next year’s festival (April 12 to 14 and 19 to 21) and shared ticketing info.

So, here’s how to buy tickets for Coachella 2023: Starting June 16 (this Friday) at 11 a.m. PT, the 2024 Advance Sale will launch on the Coachella website. Interested parties can register for this sale right now.

While it’ll be a minute before you can secure actual festival passes, there are other logistics to consider that can be taken care of ahead of then. Most notably, hotel packages, shuttle services, and safari camping are currently available to book via Coachella and Valley Music Travel. There are plenty of options: La Quinta Hotel Packages, Indio Hotel Packages, Indian Wells Hotel Packages, Palm Desert Hotel Packages, and Palm Springs/Rancho Mirage Hotel Packages. The bad-but-expected news is that none of them are cheap, with prices ranging from range from $3,099 to $10,999 (and neither of those figures include additional fees).

The good news, at least in terms of festival passes, is that payment plans are available.

When Will Tickets For Coachella 2024 Go On Sale?

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“Largely, Coachella has become the place to put on the best show of your life,” Uproxx’s Philip Cosores surmised after attending Coachella 2023.

Excitement for this April’s edition of the annual festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California began in earnest when Coachella revealed the lineup in January, and the anticipatory cycle for Coachella 2024 started over again today, June 12.

“Wherever you are, the desert isn’t far,” Coachella tweeted. “Coachella returns April 12-14 and April 19-21.”

The tweet includes a video of a magical, mirror-like door appearing in several recognizable metropolises worldwide to transport music fans back to Coachella. It announces that registration is now open for access to the 2024 Advance Sale, which is scheduled to begin this Friday, June 16, at 11 a.m. PT.

It just takes one click to Coachella’s official website to arrive at the “Register Now” portal, and while there, fans can go ahead and purchase hotel packages and Safari Campground reservations here. Accompanying shuttle passes will become available this Friday, June 16, and registration for access to those is available now.

There are several hotel package options: La Quinta Hotel Packages, Indio Hotel Packages, Indian Wells Hotel Packages, Palm Desert Hotel Packages, and Palm Springs/Rancho Mirage Hotel Packages. Prices range from $3,099 (plus fees) to $10,999 (plus fees).

Information about payment plan options is also available here.

What Are The Coachella Festival Dates For 2024?

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Coachella was a rousing success in April, Frank Ocean’s unfortunate ankle injury and subsequent canceled Weekend 2 headlining set that reportedly cost the iconic annual festival millions of dollars notwithstanding.

Coachella 2023 made history with headliners Bad Bunny and Blackpink, and the Coachella powers that be are surely already brainstorming how to one-up itself in 2024. We won’t know who next year’s headliners for a while still, but today (June 12), we at least learned the dates to circle on the calendar.

“Wherever you are, the desert isn’t far,” Coachella tweeted. “Coachella returns April 12-14 and April 19-21. Register now to access the 2024 Advance Sale beginning Friday, June 16 at 11 am PT at coachella.com.”

The official website provides loads of ticketing information, including the chosen platform (AXS). “Festival passes are valid for the full weekend (and only the weekend) you purchased,” it reads, additionally noting a payment plan option of $99 down at the initial checkout this week while the remaining balance can be paid off over six equally divided payments through this December.

There are also hotel packages and Safari Campground available to reserve now here. The accompanying shuttle passes will go on sale beginning this Friday, June 16 at 10 a.m. PT, but registration for access is available now.

Frank Ocean & Rosalía Song “Changes” Leaks Online

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A collaboration between Frank Ocean and Rosalía leaked online, Monday night. The track, which is reportedly titled, “Changes,” hit the internet with a music video as well. The Frank Ocean Updates fan page on Twitter claims the director of the music video, Hidji Films, is responsible for the leak. He allegedly tried to sell a copy of the project despite already being paid.

It’s unclear whether the song is intended to be part of a larger roll-out for a new album from either artist; however, some fans have noticed that Ocean wears the same slippers in the music video that he wore for Coachella. During his set at the iconic music festival, Ocean teased that a new album is on the way.

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Frank Ocean performs at the 2017 Panorama Music Festival on Randall’s Island in New York on July 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / ANGELA WEISS (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

“It’s been so long. Everybody talks about how long it’s been. ‘It’s been so long, it’s been so long.’ But I have missed you,” Frank told the audience between songs. “I want to talk about why I’m here, because it’s not because of a new album. It’s because — not that there’s not a new album… but there’s not right now. Chill, chill, chill. No, it’s not right now.”

Unfortunately for fans of Frank Ocean, the set didn’t exactly go off without a hitch. He was forced to end the show early due to local curfew restrictions after showing up an hour after his scheduled start time. The event also wasn’t live-streamed and when a fan attempted to edit together videos from the audience to make a concert film, Coachella hit him with a cease-and-desist. After backlash to the performance, Ocean dropped out of the festival’s second weekend citing a leg injury sustained during rehearsals. “It was chaotic,” he said in a statement. “There is some beauty in chaos. It isn’t what I intended to show but I did enjoy being out there and I’ll see you soon.”

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Frank Ocean Fan Hit With Cease-&-Desist Over Unofficial Coachella Concert Film

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Coachella has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a fan of Frank Ocean who edited together over 150 videos of the elusive singer’s latest set at the festival to make an unofficial concert film. The fan, Brian Kinnes, recently sat down for an interview with Variety, during which he revealed he combed through clips from different fans for over 80 hours of editing to finish the project.

Before receiving the cease-and-desist letter, he told Variety he didn’t think he’d face any legal action. “I’m not concerned with any legal repercussions because I do not plan on making a single penny from it,” Kinnes told the outlet. “I will continue to upload it in places that [Ocean’s] legal team will not be able to find. I don’t know if I should tell that to a reporter… but it deserves to exist online.”

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INDIO, CA – APRIL 20: Frank Ocean performs at day 1 of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at The Empire Polo Club on April 20, 2012 in Indio, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

Coachella’s parent company, AEG, now wants Kinnes to remove all references to Coachella from his website and all social media accounts. Kinnes says that despite demands to “take all actions necessary to preclude it from appearing under a different URL,” he is confident that “the video is going to be online forever,” as “hundreds of people were able to download it before everything got shut down, and those people are re-uploading it.”

“I’m just combining what’s already publicly available,” Kinnes said of the film. “Essentially, [AEG’s] claims are pretty frivolous and almost completely baseless.” He also says that he has no ill will toward Frank Ocean regarding the whole incident. “I do think that if Frank saw the video, he would have a certain level of appreciation for the way I captured the performance,” Kinnes said. “I don’t think he would have any issues with it.” Kinnes has since reached out to a legal consultant and believes AEG doesn’t have a legitimate case. “It feels like a massive overreach of power by a corporation that is struggling with their image,” he said.

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