* Coachella 2016 *

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly known as Coachella) is an annual three-day music and arts festival, founded by Paul Tollett, organized by Goldenvoice and held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley.

Due to popular demand, back in 2012, Coachella organisers "stretched" the festival over two weekends. Of course, first weekend is more popular then second, but let's be honest, the best would be to attend both weekend for full on, don't-wanna-miss-the-thing, experience.

Going back to it's beginnings, first official Coachella festival happened in October 1999. Then, after the break of one year, to avoid intense heat during the summer, the festival moved from October to April. In following years Coachella became an event with impressive line-up and amazing atmosphere that attracted many people from all over the world. Nowadays the festival is happening not only over two weekends, but on several stages/tents set-up throughout the grounds, each playing live music continuously. The main stages are: Coachella Stage, Outdoor Theatre, Gobi Tent, Mojave Tent, Sahara Tent and newly introduced in 2013, Yuma stage.

Coachella is also showcasing some impressive art: installation art and sculptures, located all around festival. Every year it feels that arts get better and better. And it is very possible that it does, since apparently the amount of art that the team of the Coachella Valley Art Scene needs to choose from, increases every year. Here you can check Art of 2016.

My personal favourite one was Portals from Phillip K. Smith III, artist born in Los Angeles and raised in the festival city of Indio, California. During the day this was the place that was reflecting beautiful Californian desert light and people moving around the field, while during the night, soaked in the LED lights it was transformed into the magical place with every corner behaving differently and out worldly. I even have the photo with it.. check it out!

There are several reasons why Coachella is still one of my favourite festivals, that I keep on coming back to.

One very important one for the music lover that I am, is that no matter how hipster or mainstream it gets, Coachella never forgets to include bands I am excited about, introduces some new, awesome bands that I (could and usually) get excited about, seems to brings the best out of most of the artists that are performing and big part of the audience and continues to keep it's vibe in tune with what for me California is all about, chilled, sunny and fckng gorgeous.

Expect to hear about my desert festival extravaganza experience (maybe) again
next year. In the meantime...

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Tune in tonight (22.08.2016) to Gimme A Beat to hear all about my experience at Coachella 2016, chosen songs of the female artists that I saw on the festival and many short interviews of friendly Coachella goers that were kind enough to step away for a moment from the festival fun and answer few of my questions..

Tune in for ..

Coachella 2016 with *playlist to be added*

from 22:00 - 00:00 on:
webradio lora

featuring:
coachella youtube channel

Kisses,
Babymonster
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