INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – We continue to get more additions for festival season in the Coachella Valley. On Wednesday, Stagecoach released the lineup for Diplo’s Honkytonk stage. This year, the lineup includes Dillstradamus (Dillon Francis & Flosstradamus) Juicy J, Marshmello, Loud Luxury, DJ Pauly D, Rebecca Black, comedians Theo Von and Caleb Pressley, Dillstradamus, Two
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Splash House will return to Palm Springs for its 13th year in August. The 2026 poolside music festival will be held on Aug 7-9 and Aug. 14-16. Organizers announced that the Hilton will replace the Riviera as a host hotel while it undergoes summer renovations. The Renaissance, Saguaro, and Air
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – More artists continue to get added to the lineup for the 2026 Coachella Music and Arts Festival. On Monday, Goldenvoice released the lineup for the Heineken House, a stage on the festival grounds. Friday’s lineup includes Zerb, Wale, Robin Schulz, Kryptogram, and Sander Kleinenberg. Saturday will feature Sean Paul (Weekend 1
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Organizers for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival released the lineup for its Quasar stage on Monday. Quasar was introduced two years ago with extended, three-hour sets. Weekend 1 will feature Pawsa on Friday, David Guetta on Saturday, and Fatboy Slim on Sunday. Weekend 2 will feature Armin Van Buuren
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Passes for the 2026 Stagecoach Music Festival went on sale today — with Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Post Malone headlining.   Passes went on sale at 11 a.m. Thursday, starting at $579 for general admission.  The three-day festival will take place April 24-26 at Empire Polo Club, 81-800 51st Ave.
Continue Reading INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The lineup for the 2026 Stagecoach Country Music Festival was released on Thursday, with Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, and Post Malone set to headline. The festival will take place April 24-April 26 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. Passes go on sale Thursday, Oct. 2 at Stagecoach.com The lineup also
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is officially sold out, organizers announced on Monday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Coachella (@coachella) Passes for both weekends are no longer available on the festival’s website. You can still sign up to join the waitlist if more passes become
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella 2026 lineup is out! The program was officially released late Monday, confirming reports that Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G will headline, with the addition of Justin Bieber. Passes will be on sale Friday, September 19, starting at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Registration for access to purchase passes is at
Continue Reading INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Two of the headliners for the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival might be set, according to a report by Rolling Stone. The Rolling Stone reported on Tuesday that Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G will be among the headliners next year. Both artists have performed at Coachella in recent years:
Continue Reading PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Splash House continues with another weekend of fun and house music in Palm Springs. Weekend 2 takes place on Aug. 15-17. Limited tickets remain on sale, according to organizers. The festivities kick off Friday night with “After Hours” at the Palm Springs Air Museum, featuring a DJ set by Disclosure.
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Arrests were up for the 2025 Stagecoach Music Festival compared to last year, according to data released by the Indio Police Department on Tuesday. There were 151 total arrests during the 3-day festival this year, marking an increase of 20% over the 124 arrests made in 2024 – and a much
Continue Reading INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The city of Indio has fined Goldenvoice $20,000 after one of Coachella’s closing sets broke curfew rules. City officials told News Channel 3 that the festival broke curfew rules by three minutes on Saturday, April 12. TMZ reports that the fine was for Travis Scott’s set, which started late following a
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Stagecoach has come to a close, and Monday morning marks the mass departure of more than 40,000 festival goers and campers. Campers are required to check out of the festival grounds early Monday, which could lead to heavy traffic on streets surrounding the Empire Polo Club and along Interstate 10. Drivers in the Coachella Valley
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s western mania in the East Valley as Stagecoach is back for its 17th year in Indio, but now it isn’t the only event hoping to bring cowboy culture to the desert. The Desert Rodeo is bringing professional rodeo and festival fusion to Thermal. Organizers say it’ll be a weekend
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Some of the country music industry’s top-tier talent, along with chart-toppers from the past and specialty acts, will be delivering performances tomorrow and throughout the weekend for the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, where thousands of fans were already arriving in anticipation of the entertainment. Â Â “Traffic conditions for early-arriving
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)  – As tens of thousands arrive in the desert for festival season, Leo Reyes, a longtime taxi driver with Coachella Valley Taxi, said he’s seen a long-term decline in the industry. “We’d have to go back a dozen years or more, and that’s prior to the rideshare phenomena,” Reyes said. “In that
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) Â – Over $100,000 worth of personal belongings, gone. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said it’s investigating multiple thefts reported at La Quinta Resort & Club during the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. One victim said at least 9 people were hit, and together they lost over
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – With prices for live music soaring, fans are turning to payment plans as a way to afford and pay for their festival tickets. More than 60% of Coachella attendees this year used the festival’s payment plan, according to Billboard, compared to 18% when the program began at the festival in 2009.
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Arrests were up again for Coachella Weekend 2 compared to last year, according to data released by the Indio Police Department on Tuesday. There were 128 total arrests during Weekend 2 this year. It’s an increase from 112 arrests in 2024 and an even bigger jump from 80 arrests in 2023.
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)Â — Drivers in the Coachella Valley are gearing up for the ‘great migration’ as thousands of festival goers head home from Coachella. Every year, the I-10 tends to get the brunt of the traffic, with some backups lasting for several hours, and some drivers are already feeling the toll. “Someone crashed into
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