For those about to rock, we salute you. This weekend April 10 marks the beginning of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival and AC/DC will be the frontline at the first night of the festival. Jack White will set the stage on fire on Saturday as Drake sets sail for the big Sunday night.
This year's Coachella marks the first full length debut of the 2015 edition of Aussie veteran musicians AC/DC. Fans anticipate the band's line-up following the band's explosive performance at this year's Grammy Awards in support of their new album Rock or Bust with the tour kicking off in Holland this May. Aussie's AC/DC - musicians aged 60-70 years old - is one of the biggest acts to grace the Coachella stage with more than 40 years in the music industry under their belt. Youtube is set to live stream the event as a continuing tradition that has stretched for five years in a row.
Established back in 1999 by founder Paul Tollett, the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival organized by Goldenvoice draws crowds of more than 80,000 people. In order to curb the high ticket demands, the festival now promotes identical roster for three nights over two consecutive weekends since 2012. The festival, held under the desert sun of Indio in Southern California, is renowned for being the venue where top acts of the 80s and 90s reunite or kick off a tour in hopes of drawing a new generation of followers.
The music festival will also feature visual artists consigned to showcase their work within the festival grounds. Camping and parking grounds have also been tightly secured for festival-goers that would need accommodation. Details of these accommodations can be found in the Official Coachella Website.
Coachella Music Festival draws crowds of thousands to see a collection of starting and established musicians in a variety of genres ranging from rock, hiphop, dance and pop. Billboard catalogues some of the most memorable performances from the Beastie Boys, Prince, Blur and Lana Del Rey, as testament to Coachella's reputation of being the biggest musical event of the year.
AC/DC's Friday headline will include Tame Impala, Interpol, Steely Dan, Alabama Shakes, Lykke Li, Ghostface Lotus to name a few. Jack White's Saturday roster showcases dozens of other musicians including The Weekend, alt-J, Belle and Sebastian, Bad Religion, and Kasabian. Drake closes the Sunday roster that will include Florence + the Machine, David Guetta, Marina and the Diamonds, St. Vincent, and Ryan Adams.
AC/DC blazes the Coachella stage on Friday April 10 with a repeat performance on 17, Jack White headlines Saturday April 11 and 18, and Drake performs on April 12 and 19.
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