Category Archives: Coachella

Coachella 2022: big stars head to the desert with safety concerns looming

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After a two-year pause, Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and The Weeknd will be headlining at a festival with no Covid-19 restrictions

Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and The Weeknd are headed to Coachella this weekend for the first edition of the mega-festival in three years.

The California-based festival, which takes place over two weekends, is expected to draw more than 125,000 people a day. In February, the festival announced that there would be no rules regarding mask-wearing, testing and vaccination proof “in accordance with local guidelines”.

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Coachella and sister festival Stagecoach lift Covid restrictions

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Festivals will not require vaccination, testing or masking while Coachella says ‘no guarantee’ attendees won’t be exposed to Covid

In a reversal of its previous policy, the Coachella music festival will not require Covid-19 vaccination, testing or masking when it resumes this April in southern California, the organizers said.

The hugely popular festival saw up to 125,000 attendees leading up to the start of pandemic, during which it was cancelled three times.

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Solange pulls out of Coachella 2019 due to ‘production delays’

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R&B star was due to do two Saturday performances at the Californian music festival

Solange has cancelled her Coachella performance a week out from the Californian festival due to “major production delays”, organisers say.

The R&B star was slated for two Saturday performances at the festival – on 13 and 20 April – but on Sunday night it was confirmed both would be cancelled.

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