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Over the two-plus decades from 1999-2022, 58 acts have headlined the Coachella Music and Arts Festival (59 if you count Tupac’s hologram). Among the headliners who’ve taken to the main stage multiple times are the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Cure, Bjork, Rage Against the Machine and, the all-time leader…

Frank Ocean and will not return for the second weekend of Coachella, multiple media outlets report. News of the artist canceling his headline appearance comes after Ocean’s performance at the festival last weekend was criticized for starting late, leaving out some of his hit songs and using a vocal…

Blink-182 will hit the stage tomorrow night as a last-minute addition to the 2023 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, marking Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barkerj’s first appearance together since 2014. The band’s Coachella appearance, set for Friday evening, April 14, on the festival’s…

The 2023 Coachella Music and Arts Festival lineup was revealed today and organizers made a smart move by booking Bad Bunny, the ultra-hot reggaeton superstar who had the highest-grossing tour of 2022, both in North America and internationally. Bad Bunny will play Friday April 14 & 21. Those dates…

Coachella Night 2 was, by many accounts, dominated by the festival’s youngest and oldest performers. Headliner Billie Eilish, 20, delivered what was deemed a strong, history-making performance as the festival’s youngest-ever headliner. Photos: Every Coachella Headliner Since 1999 On the other end of the spectrum was…

On the second day of Passover, halfway through Ramadan, the second night of Coachella’s first weekend, and just hours before Easter Sunday, Saturday Night Live kicked off with the Easter Bunny himself, a timely overeager hipster reference and yet another bloated political cameo skit. Does nobody think to edit these…

The Coachella Music and Arts Festival announced today that Kanye West would be replaced as a headliner at next week’s event by The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia. This year’s Coachella runs April 15th-17th & 22nd-24th. The Weeknd is a known quantity for festival organizers. He topped the bill in 2018. Swedish House…

Kanye West has pulled out of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival where he was to have headlined both of the fest’s two weekends, according to multiple media reports. There’s no replacement as of yet, and it’s not clear why he opted out. He was expected to headline the closing night of each weekend on April 17…

Vaccinations, masks and Covid tests are out at this year’s Coachella and Stagecoach festivals, according to postings on their respective official web sites. “In accordance with local guidelines, there will be no vaccination, testing or masking requirements at Coachella 2022,” reads the “Health & Safety” page for the…

UPDATE: No apology yet from Billie Eilish. But she responded to Kanye West’s tweet in his comments section. “Literally never said a thing about Travis. Was just helping a fan,” Eilish replied. EARLIER: Kanye West wants an apology from Billie Eilish. Not to him, but to fellow rapper Travis Scott, who was allegedly…

UPDATED: In addition to headliners Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Ye (formerly Kanye West) and Swedish House Mafia, who were revealed this afternoon, organizers of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival announced the entire 2022 lineup via Twitter this evening. Among the approximately 200 acts revealed this evening are…