some yellow art at Coachella 2016
On April 15 of this year, the sixteenth Coachella Festival begins a two-weekend run. 100,000 attendees per day are expected, each of whom will splash out $375 on admission and considerably more on refreshments, merchandise, transport and accommodation.
While last year’s box office gross of $84, 264, 264 from 198,000 tickets sold made Coachella the most profitable music festival in the world, this year’s show, featuring reformed headliners Guns N’ Roses and LCD Soundsystem, has a shot at breaking that record. [Telegraph ]
The first weekend of Coachella 2016 is now underway!
What are you wearing? (we don’t actually care).
SET TIMES ARE HERE .
Check out our 15 Recommended Artists (that aren’t Grimes, Sufjan Stevens, Beach House, LCD Soundsystem or Guns N’ Roses).
And here’s a last minute 16th recommendation : Mbongwana Star – the critically acclaimed group that topped a ton of 2015 year end lists is here all the way from Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Don’t miss them!
WATCH FROM HOME: VIA YOUTUBE , or below.
LISTEN LIVE: On SiriusXM
CHECK OUT THE FESTIVAL MAP .
Last minute cancellations so far: Lush (oh no!) AND Skepta and Sasha (“Set times have been updated in Yuma and Sahara for today, check the Coachella App for the latest set times.”)
Watch LCD Soundsystem cover Bowie’s “Heroes” and work a bit of Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain” into “New York I Love You” during their Friday night headlining set.
Check out pics from Day 1 , Day 2 and Day 3 of Coachella 2016 Weekend 1.
People actually tried to file their taxes from the Coachella “post office.”
We’ll update this post with more as it happens. Stay tuned.
Streams:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjOLOfyn95U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvHy7jNCfs0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhMmH0AFwLc
Pictures from Coachella 2016 Day 1 (Friday):
Global Inheritance Program at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Oilver Walker
Fans at Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Fans at Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Fans at Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Fans at Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Fans at Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Fans at Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Fans at Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Fans at Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Fans at Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Fans at Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Fans at Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Fans at Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Fans at Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Fans at Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Fans at Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Fans at Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Fans at Front Bottoms at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
Guests attends Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Oilver Walker
Guests attends Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Oilver Walker
Guests attends Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Oilver Walker
Guests attends Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Oilver Walker
Guests attends Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Oilver Walker
Guests attends Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Oilver Walker
Guest attends Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Oilver Walker
Guest attends Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Oilver Walker
Mavis Staples performs on the Gobi stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, in Indio, CA on 15 April 2016.
Nate Watters
Guest attends Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Oilver Walker
Sheer Mag at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Ryan Muir
Guest attends Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Oilver Walker
Fans at Carla Morris at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
General view of the Empire Polo Fields at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, in Indio, CA on 15 April 2016.
Erik Voake
Mbongwana Star performs on the Gobi stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, in Indio, CA on 15 April 2016.
Nate Watters
Mbongwana Star performs on the Gobi stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, in Indio, CA on 15 April 2016.
Nate Watters
Mbongwana Star performs on the Gobi stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, in Indio, CA on 15 April 2016.
Nate Watters
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chris Miller
Mbongwana Star performs on the Gobi stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, in Indio, CA on 15 April 2016.
Nate Watters
Fans at Coachella in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Jesse Fulton
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chris Miller
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chris Miller
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chris Miller
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chris Miller
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chris Miller
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chris Miller
ASAP Rocky at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chad Wadsworth
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chris Miller
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chris Miller
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chris Miller
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chris Miller
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chris Miller
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Chris Miller
Mbongwana Star performs on the Gobi stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, in Indio, CA on 15 April 2016.
Nate Watters
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Will Nichols
Mbongwana Star performs on the Gobi stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, in Indio, CA on 15 April 2016.
Nate Watters
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Will Nichols
Mbongwana Star performs on the Gobi stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, in Indio, CA on 15 April 2016.
Nate Watters
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Will Nichols
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Will Nichols
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Will Nichols
Mbongwana Star performs on the Gobi stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, in Indio, CA on 15 April 2016.
Nate Watters
General atmosphere at Coachella, in Indio, CA, USA, on 15 April, 2016.
Will Nichols