The Celebrities' Favorite
Every year, hundreds of artists and celebrities gather at the Coachella festival held for 20 years in the Indo desert (California)
The Coachella festival held in the United States is the one that gathers the most celebrities and influencers per square meter each year worldwide. It is a music festival, but the most important thing for those who attend is that it has become a global showcase for the styles that will be worn during the summer and a point of visibility and promotion for the famous.
Coachella Festival
This festival has been held for 20 years at the Empire Polo Club, a polo club located in Indo (California). The site is located in the middle of the desert, although it is surrounded by exclusive golf courses. Despite this, temperatures are very high during the day and extremely cold at night. Another drawback of its location is that sandstorms often break out, which can mar the musical performances.
Although its location and the temperatures it endures are not the most pleasant for enjoying several days of music, it is one of the most attended in the world and one where tickets sell out very easily.
The festival is always held before the arrival of summer and is usually set in April over two weekends. This year Coachella was held from April 13 to 15 and from April 20 to 22. Tickets go on sale every year in January. This year they sold out within a few hours.
The price for three-day passes was 429 Dollars, or about 350€ if you chose a general admission ticket. If you wanted a VIP pass, you would have to pay the hefty sum of 999 Dollars, about 800€ at the exchange rate.
Also, since it is such a remote place far from any population center, you will need to find transport to get there and lodging. The festival has spaces set up for camping, and the price is 90€, but the problem is that these are very far from the event site, and you will have a journey of more than an hour.
If you decide to go by car, you can use the parking lots located a 45-minute walk from the entrance to the grounds. Once inside, the distances between stages are very large, and it will be practically impossible to arrive on time to all the concerts. On the other hand, forget about having a beer or smoking a cigarette while watching your favorite singers, as it is completely forbidden in the concert areas. If you want to do so, you must go to the enclosed spaces designed for these purposes, which, by the way, are very far from the performance areas.
What makes Coachella special?
But what is it that makes so many people want to attend this festival? Nothing more and nothing less than the large number of celebrities who gather at the venue during its celebration: model Alessandra Ambrosio and Paris Hilton are some of the festival’s regulars.
It is a great showcase for fashion and the looks that will be worn during the summer. Although there are a series of essentials that all the famous people who travel there share, these are short denim shorts, fringes, hats, cowboy boots, floral kimonos. Also, some people come with carefully studied makeup and hairstyles based on long hippie-style hair or braids that are anything but spontaneous.
It is therefore the ideal window for Instagrammers and Influencers from all over the world who, like Dulceida, decide to visit this festival to promote themselves. You can rub shoulders with the stars in any corner as it is full of personalities.
Music and Art Festival
But you must not forget the main purpose of this festival, although everything focuses on the famous, the most important thing is the music. Over 3 days, about 200 musical performances take place featuring some of the most important artists on the world stage. This year the highlight was Beyoncé’s performance; alongside her, rapper Eminem and Jamiroquai headlined this edition. Other important groups that gathered last April were The Weeknd, St. Vincent, Los Ángeles Azules, Chromeo, and Odesza among others.
Besides the musical performances, there are art exhibitions spread throughout the grounds where works by renowned artists mix with those of emerging ones who want to showcase their art in the biggest media showcase of festivals.
The festival takes place over 2 consecutive weekends; the concerts and performances held during these 6 days are the same. That is, the artists who perform the first weekend will also perform the second, which means a double opportunity to see your favorite artists.
However, although the performances are the same, the price that passes can reach on resale is not equal. The first weekend is the most sought after of the two since the big brands hold their main parties then. Also, more celebrities attend it. Another point that makes the first weekend special is that during the concerts, stars bring surprise guest artists who are not announced on the bill.
Usually, the most powerful and well-known artists perform alongside the main artists during the first weekend of the festival. In the second, although there are also surprise guests in the performances, these tend to be less known.
If next year you want to attend the Coachella Festival, start saving to get your ticket and, above all, arm yourself with patience when trying to get tickets. You will have to be very alert not to miss out and live one of the most exclusive experiences of your life enjoying the best music and rubbing shoulders with the famous.
