Thousands arrive to the Coachella Valley ready to rock out at Power Trip; Several roads closed
The Coachella Valley is seeing visitors from around the globe as the Power Trip music festival kicks off Friday night.
We've seen heavy traffic this afternoon on eastbound Interstate 10 coming into the Coachella Valley. A lot of fans are here to enjoy some iconic metal bands.
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"I've been waiting for this concert for six months. Why is it? I mean, it's, it's one of the biggest concerts ever. I mean, we have Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Metallica. I mean, everybody's involved. so it's, this is a great thing," said Joseph Miyazaki, who is visiting from Visalia, CA.
Ozzy Osbourne dropped out a few months ago. He was replaced by Judas Priest.
Tonight's headliners are Guns n' Roses and Iron Maiden.
No conflicts, all POWER. Get ready to bring the noise to Indio. Download the app & set schedule reminders for yourself so you don’t miss a riff. See you in the desert soon!
— Power Trip (@Powertriplive) September 19, 2023
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If you're not going to the festival, you may want to avoid the area near the Empire Polo grounds.
On Friday of the festival through Monday, the following roads will be closed:
- Avenue 49 between Hjorth Street and Monroe Street
- Avenue 50 between Madison Street and Jackson Street
- Hjorth Street between Avenue 49 and Avenue 50
- Madison Street between Avenue 49 and Avenue 52
The following streets will be primary access routes for the festival on October 5-8, but significant traffic is expected:
- Jefferson Street, southbound, from Interstate 10 to Avenue 52
- Washington Street, southbound, from I-10 to Avenue 52
- Monroe Street, southbound, from I-10 to Avenue 52
- Avenue 48 between Jefferson and Jackson streets
- Highway 111 at Jefferson Street
- Highway 111 at Monroe Street
- I-10 exit eastbound at Jefferson Street
- I-10 exit eastbound at Monroe Street
- I-10 exit eastbound at Washington Street
