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Coachella: Office Kovacs's Colossal Cacti art installation, 2019 Hundreds of tents and parked cars fill the festival grounds at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, with mountains visible in the background. Megan Thee Stallion at Coachella, 2022 Diljit Dosanjh stands backstage wearing a black turban and black shirt, with one hand on his hip, at the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. Diljit Dosanjh, wearing a white turban and traditional attire, performs on stage with a microphone against a vivid red background at the 2023 Coachella Festival. Wu-Tang Clan members stand in a row onstage, performing with microphones raised under colorful stage lights at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. Wu-Tang Clan members Method Man, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa perform on stage at a nightclub in front of a large crowd, with the yellow Wu-Tang Clan logo displayed behind them.
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Coachella: Office Kovacs's Colossal Cacti art installation, 2019
Coachella: Office Kovacs's Colossal Cacti art installation, 2019 The Colossal Cacti art installation by Office Kovacs on the grounds of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, 2019.

Coachella

music festival, Indio, California, United States
Also known as: Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
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Coachella, annual rock festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, featuring music on multiple stages. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival began in October 1999 as a two-day festival. Beck and Rage Against the Machine headlined, and more than 25,000 people attended, but the festival failed to make money. It was held just months after the disastrous Woodstock ’99, and it was unclear if promoters could turn a profit on a...

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