Coachella Music Festival Facts & Figures

COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL The 2013 Coachella Music Festival will span two weekends April 12-14 & 19-21. The festival boasts heavy weights like the Stone Roses, Blur, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Phoenix. When Coachella launched in 1999 only 25,000 attended. Back in 1999, one-day passes to the festival sold for $50. Today, prices clock in at $116 ($349 for the weekend). PAR PA te 26-OCTURRE-6 Tickets for weekend one of the 2013 SCA En:is ATEA 1X TEATRO DEL PA PARQUE festival sold out in 20 minutes while C11 CH78 2200 passes for weekend two were gone within 24 hours. ticke The first sell out didn't come till 2004. The Cure, Flaming Lips and a Pixies reunion helped secure that feat. Perry Ferrell of Jane's Addiction has performed at Coachella nine times. Roger Waters lost his huge inflatable pig at Coachelia in 2008. Rascal Flatts announced the death of Osama Bin Laden from the Coachella stage in 2011. Midnight Indio curfew caused the plug to be pulled on The Cure in 2009. In 2010 Coachella adopted polices of no single day tickets, people can leave the festival and return, and shuttles to nearby accommodations were provided. Coachella has a strong Hollywood connection. Danny Devito is a festival regular so is green man. Scarlett Johansson performed with Jesus and Mary Chain in 2007. The first live music played on the Coachella site, Empire Polo Fields, was Pearl Jam & Tool on November 5, 1993. Six years before Coachella's launch. Camping was banned at Coachella from 1999-2002 due to riots and fires suffered at Woodstock 99. In 2011, Coachella expanded to a two-weekend event. Festival promoters considered moving the festival out of Indio California which In 2012, 134 arrests were made during weekend one. ews Issues Coctests Bings would have cancelled the 2014 event. Leaving Indio, 2014 (Update) Weekend two added an additional 101.2 Local area hotels can book up six months in advance. Hotel rates can run around $350 per night which budget options can set you back $150-$200 a night. Sources: http://coachella.latimes.com/fun-facts.html http://audiomuffin.com/5-interesting-facts-about-coachella-music-fest-2/ http://www.mypalmsprings.com/coachellafest/about-coachella-fest.html http://www.wikifestivals.com/wiki/coachella http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/promoters-consider-moving-coachella-festival-to-new-location-canceling-2014-event-20120703 http://www.coachella.com/forum/showthread.php?48874-How-quickly-do-hotels-near-Coachella-sell-out http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/10/201239/941/hotels/Yes_It%27s_Time_to_Book_Your_Hotel_Room_for_Coachella http://www.flickr.com/photos/concerttour/8018769441/in/set-72157631610025643 http://www.flickr.com/photos/concerttour/7156380546/in/set-72157629630830484 http://www.filckr.com/photos/zoomerang/492407439/ http://www.filckr.com/photos/mrsenil/3240699317/ http://www.fickr.com/photos/txspiked/492037987/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/concerttour/7641877960/in/set-72157630740631412 http://www.flickr.com/photos/wfuv/5065272657/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/usaceha/6935792383/ http://www.filickr.com/photos/marcegrez/279377434/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ourcommon/480528126/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/flockwood/2470975975/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/kashklick/3406972544/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/4843205008/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/leena/140366307/ http://www.flickr. com/photos/helenan/6994427050 http://www.flickr.com/photos/trufflepig/7471447044/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/68751915@N05/6280512549 CONCERTTOUR.ORG