2022 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Weekend 1 Indio

You probably must have heard of Coachella thanks to Ye who turned down 8 million to perform for reasons best known to him forcing the event organizers to replace him with The Weeknd who, was also reportedly threatened to quit as well if not paid as much as Ye! How crazy is that?

The Weeknd

Kanye West

For the past 20 years, thousands of music lovers flock the Greater Palm Springs for the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, one of the most renowned music festivals in the world.

This year, the festival returned to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA with the theme “Let’s Get Back” for a two weekends set for April 15^th – 17^th and April 22^nd– 24^th, 2022 with Harry styles, Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, The Weeknd, Swedish House Mafia, 88Risings Head In The Clouds Forever and more performing for both weekends.

Billie Eilish

Harry Styles

Doja Cat

Megan Thee Stallion

A festival on every true music fan’s bucket list, Coachella has a world-beating lineup of some of music’s biggest stars, covering a range of genres, including Rock, Pop, Indie, Hip-Hop and Electronic Dance Music.

The festival’s rich music history has seen it feature a wide range of artists, from rock standouts and indie bands to mainstream pop performer’s like Beyoncé, Ariane Grande and lady Gaga over its two decade long lifespan with an attendance of 250,000 audiences in 2017 from a two weekend total.

Beyoncé

Lady Gaga

After a two-year break thanks to the pandemic, it’s a wrap for the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts that passed by in a blur of memorable musical acts, fun outfits and partying.

What was your favourite and memorable performance of the first weekend?

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Meanwhile stream and download our curated Coachella playlist below;

Coachella Festival 2022