Arts & Entertainment
Coachella, Stagecoach Music Festivals Canceled For April 2021
The festivals held annually at the Empire Polo Club in Indio were paused in 2020, and now again in 2021.
COACHELLA VALLEY, CA — Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser on Friday signed a public health order canceling the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival slated for April.
"We look forward to when the events may return," Kaiser said on social media.
The two popular events held annually at the Empire Polo Club in Indio attract hundreds of thousands of music lovers from around the globe. According to Kaiser's order, given the concerts' high attendance rates, any COVID-19 infections would be "infeasible, if not impossible" to trace those at risk.
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The two musical festivals are produced by Goldenvoice, which has not released a public statement.
There is no word as to whether the festivals might return later in the year.
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The 2020 Coachella and Stagecoach shows were postponed to 2021.
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