[92] The 2017 festival drew 250,000 attendees and grossed $114.6million,[93] marking the first time a recurring festival grossed over $100 million.

[53] International travel was disrupted by the eruption of the Eyjafjallajkull volcano in Iceland, resulting in some European acts, such as Frightened Rabbit, Gary Numan and Delphic, canceling their appearances at the festival.

[105][106], A report in Teen Vogue described "rampant" sexual harassment and assault at the 2018 festival, and the author said she was groped 22 times in 10 hours.

[87], The 2017 edition of Coachella took place from April 1416 and April 2123, and featured Radiohead, Lady Gaga, and Kendrick Lamar as headlining artists. [115] The following weekend, The Daily Beast published a report of the alleged "inhumane treatment" of the festival's security guards. It featured headliners Prince, Roger Waters, and Jack Johnson.

[102][103][104] The New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica wrote, "There's not likely to be a more meaningful, absorbing, forceful and radical performance by an American musician this year, or any year soon, than Beyonc's headlining set".

[15] The organizers strove to recreate European music festivals with small crowds in a great setting with plenty of turntables.

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[170] That same year, YouTube live streamed performances from weekend two in 360 degrees for viewing with VR headsets. [52] Thousands of fans broke through fences, leading to concerns about overcrowding.

[112] Goldenvoice was also forced to abandon plans for Kanye West to headline, as they could not accommodate his request to build a giant dome for his performance in the middle of the festival grounds. [160] The company has sponsored a small performance venue at the festival called the "Heineken House" since 2014, where attendees can drink Heineken beers and keep their cases of Heineken refrigerated.

[85] The news led to calls for fans to boycott the festival.

[17], Tickets sold for $50 for each day; about 17,000 tickets sold for the first day, and 20,000 for the second,[16] falling short of the overall attendance goal of 70,000.

Tollett said that the event was expanded to a second day after more acts began expressing interest in participating.

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[55] Lighting and security were also enhanced to help the festival run more smoothly.

Performances were held on two outdoor stages and in three tents. And we couldn't compete with the money. [139] Paul Clemente, Coachella's art director since 2009,[140] said, "I think the level of detail and finish and artistry and scale and complexity and technology, everything is constantly getting notched up, ratcheted up. [16] The event went smoothly, with the well-behaved crowd starkly contrasting with the violence that plagued Woodstock '99; the biggest challenges to Coachella concertgoers were temperatures exceeding 100F and the decisions of which of the 80-plus acts to attend.

[129] The primary stages that have been in use since Coachella's inception are: Additional performance areas have been added over time, including: In addition to hosting live music, Coachella is a showcase for visual arts, including installation art and sculpture. [159], In December 2021, Coachella won a restraining order against Live Nation's Coachella Day One 22 festival.

[42], The 2005 event ran from April 30 to May 1 and featured Coldplay and Nine Inch Nails as headliners, along with a reunion of Bauhaus. A judge ruled that Live Nation is likely infringing trademarks by selling tickets to the event nearby.

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Her performances paid tribute to the culture of historically Black colleges and universities,[96] featuring a full marching band and majorette dancers,[97] while incorporating various aspects of Black Greek life, such as a step show along with strolling by pledges.

[116], The 2020 festival was originally scheduled to take place on April 1012 and April 1719 with Rage Against the Machine, Travis Scott, and Frank Ocean as the headlining acts.

The performances were also influenced by Black feminism, sampling Black authors and featuring on-stage appearances by fellow Destiny's Child members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams as well as sister Solange Knowles.

[109][110] At 25 years old, Grande became the youngest artist to headline the festival and just its fourth female headliner. [151] According to a 2017 profile on Tollett in The New Yorker, that year's headlining performers received $34 million.

Tollett said, "We were getting our ass kicked financially.

Approximately 50,000 people attended each day of the festival.

In 2011, the promoter staged the Big 4 festival, so-named for its quadruple billing of the most prominent bands in thrash metalAnthrax, Megadeth, Metallica, and Slayer.

Tollett said, "We have so many arguments over font sizes.

[133] Clothing retailer H&M added a small sponsored tent on the festival grounds in 2015,[161] where attendees could purchase items from the company's Coachella-inspired clothing line called "H&M Loves Coachella". [40] The festival drew 60,000 people, the largest Coachella crowd to that point.

[30] Issues with securing a headliner threatened to doom the event until Perry Farrell agreed to bring his reunited group Jane's Addiction to the proceedings. We want you to go out there, get tired, and curse the show by Sunday afternoon.

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[43], The 2006 event featured headliners Depeche Mode and Tool. Advertisements boasted free water fountains, ample restrooms, and misting tents.

[20][28] Ticket prices were raised to $65.

Organizers began permitting spectators to camp on the grounds in 2003, one of several expansions and additions in the festival's history.

[34] With around 60 artists performing,[35] the festival featured headliners Bjrk and Oasis, along with a reunion of Siouxsie and the Banshees.

The festival compiled a three-day aggregate attendance of over 186,000, a new best, and grossed $16.3 million. [70] General admission tickets sold for $349, a $34 increase from the previous year. The line on which an artist's name appears as well as their font size is a contentious topic between Goldenvoice and talent agents, as placement on the poster will often dictate an artist's future booking fee.

[58], On May 31, 2011, Goldenvoice announced that beginning with the 2012 festival, Coachella would be expanded to a second, separately-ticketed weekend, with identical lineups for each.

[152] Billboard's sources estimated that non-headline acts can earn anywhere from $500 to $100,000. [26][27], Goldenvoice opted to bring Coachella back in April 2001 in an attempt to beat the heat.

He said, "I hate it when you go to shows and you are bombarded with all this advertising. [60] Rolling Stone called it a "very risky move" and said there was "no guarantee that demand [would be] high enough to sell out the same bill over two consecutive weekends". Originally, promoters had hoped to make the event three days (Friday to Sunday) and even considered the UK group Massive Attack as the third-day headliner. [44], In 2007, Goldenvoice inaugurated the Stagecoach Festival, an annual country music festival that also takes place at the Empire Polo Club the weekend following Coachella.

[174] In January 2015, a similar agreement was reached with the organizers of the Hangout Music Festival.

"[151], Coachella has become known for the variety of distinctive apparel worn by attendees, which primarily include eclectic combinations of colors, materials, and ethnic borrowings.

[147] In 2007, Coachella teamed up with Global Inheritance to start a 10-for-1 recycling program, in which anyone who collects ten empty water bottles receives a free full one.

As of April 2018, they filed six lawsuits in the previous two years against outlets that attempted to use the Coachella name or the suffix "chella".

[179], According to a 2015 ranking by online ticket retailer viagogo, Coachella was the second-most in-demand concert ticket, trailing only the Tomorrowland festival.

The defendants included the music festival Hoodchella; the film festival Filmchella; energy company Phillips 66, which promoted a Coachella wristband giveaway that the festival's terms of services disallows; Sean Combs's event "Combschella"; Urban Outfitters; and a Whole Foods location in Palm Desert that promoted a "Wholechella" concert and tasting event.