All Of The Things That You're Missing On Coachella Right Now

Coachella is officially on! One of the most anticipated festivals just begun with its first weekend in California taking place this very weekend.This year the festival is reloaded with artists, music, attractions and luxuries like no other year. And if you’re not going, no worries, we’ll let you know what you’re missing on.

Coachella 2017 just begun

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is an annual event best known as Coachella. It’s held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.

Founded by Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen in 1999, the festival’s origins trace back to 1993 when Pearl Jam performed at the Empire Polo Club while boycotting venues controlled by Ticketmaster. Which validated the site’s viability to held large events.

The inaugural Coachella Festival was held over the course of two days in October 1999. In the year 2000 there was no festival and then in 2001, it came back on an annual basis beginning in April 2001.

The event features musical events, that gather many musical genres from rock to EDM, as well as art installations and sculptures.

There are several stages across the grounds hosting live music. The main ones are Coachella Stage, Outdoor Theatre, Gobi Tent, Mojave Tent, and Sahara Tent. Recently the Yuma stage was inaugurated and this year the Sonora stage was also introduced.

This year the festival came back for good with a bigger umber of attendees. After receiving approval of an expansion Coachella augmented its capacity from 99,000 to 125,000. So get ready to see more flower-crowned girls and tanned bodies.

When it comes to music, this is the headline

As you may know, this year headliners were Radiohead, Beyoncé, and Kendrick Lamar. That until Beyoncé pulled out following doctor’s instructions to keep it low-key.So, the festival filled the vacancy with Lady Gaga who’s definitely having quite a year. Along with the headliners, many other cool musicians are performing in the festival that continues to thrive.

On April 14 and 21, Radiohead is headlining, in what is their third time in the Indio festival. The band comes back with their ninth studio album and landing in the US for their very first time after promoting their new album. Along with Radiohead, we can expect The XX, Travis Scott, Mac Miller, Steve Angello, Glass Animals, BANKS, DJ Shadow, Phantogram and much more.

On April 15 and 22, Lady Gaga is headlining the event being the first woman to headline the festival since Bjork in 2006. Gaga just performed the Half Time show of the Super Bowl.

Along with the monsters’ diva is performing Bon Iver, Future, DJ Snake, Martin Garrix, Two Door Cinema Club, Local Natives, Avalanches and much more.On April 16 and 23, Kendrick Lamar comes back to the festival but this time as a headliner. Lamar just dropped his album DAMN on Friday and it’s more than ready to bring the house down.

Along with Lorde, who returns to the stages and live performances we can also see, New Order, Future Islands, Hans Zimmer, DJ Khaled, Galantis, Grouplove, Kiara and more.

A.M. to the P.M., P.M. to the A.M pic.twitter.com/FRpHBTJhPI

— Coachella (@coachella) April 12, 2017

What you’ll see on your social media feed

When it comes to Coachella we all know we’re about to get a social media flood with lower crowned people, boho-chic looks and giant caterpillar sculptures.

So, Coachella is lots about the music, yes, but there are also many other experiences. This year the well-known tents are meeting luxury like no other as Marriott auctioned eight air-conditioned tents with all luxuries included.

When it comes to food Los Angeles gastronomy scene is also taking part in the festival with all kinds of food offerings to meet your needs and desires.

If you’re unable to go to Coachella, no sweat, the festival is live streaming the performances, some of them, for you to enjoy, on its official YouTube channel.