Since 2001 the Coachella line-up has been irresistible year after year and without exception, this year’s schedule is almost too good to handle. One look at this Coachella Valley 2012 dance music festival and you’re thinking ‘I’m there‘. Sadly however, tickets to this duel weekend festival were sold out long ago. Those lucky enough to have snagged one of the two seperate weekend passes to Coachella are in for a satisfying variety of today’s hottest and most talented performers, from Radiohead to Snoop and Dr. Dre.
For three days Coachella attendees will worry about nothing more than packing their schedule with favorite artists, basking in that glorious Coachella Valley sunshine and whether or not that last drink was one too many; the last of which is highly doubtful by the way. You’ll be needing your liquids if you don’t want to miss out on any of the performances so drink up at one of the festival’s expanded bar and eating areas. There has always been a full bar available in the VIP area but a newly designed Terrace and beer garden now offer not so important people (no offense by the way) a wide selection of fancy cocktails and other alcohol too.
There is really no need to continue with lengthy and elaborate embellishments of festival wonder. The line-up itself will blow you away, so now that we’ve hopefully riled you up a little on the matter let us get down to the nitty gritty details. Here are informational tools you need to make your Coachella 2012 a journey of successful debauchery. But first, get out your tissues, because tears of joy may begin involuntarily at this beautiful arrangement of talents.
Friday
Afrojack
Alesso
Amon Tobin : ISAM Live
Arctic Monkeys
Atari Teenage Riot
Breakbot
Cat Power
Datsik
Dawes
Death Grips
EMA
Explosions in the Sky
Feed Me
Frank Ocean
GIRLS
GIVERS
Hello Seahorse!
honeyhoney
James
Jimmy Cliff with Tim Armstrong and the Engine Band
Kendrick Lamar
LA Riots
M. Ward
M83
Madeon
Madness
Manchester Orchestra
Mazzy Star
Neon Indian
Other Lives
Pulp
R3hab
Refused
Sean Kuti & Egypt 80
Swedish House Mafia
The Black Angels
The Black Keys
The Dear Hunter
The Horrors
The Midnight Beast
The Rapture
The Sheepdogs
Wolf Gang
WU LYF
Ximena Sarinana
Yuck
Saturday
A$AP Rocky
Andrew Bird
AWOLNATION
Azealia Banks
Black Lips
Bon Iver
Borgore
Buzzcocks
Childish Gambino
David Guetta
Destroyer
Destructo
Feist
fIREHOSE
Flying Lotus
Gary Clark Jr.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Grouplove
Jacques Lu Cont
Jeff MangumKaiser Chiefs
Kasabian
Kaskade
Keep Shelly in Athens
Laura Marling
Martin Solveig
Miike Snow
Mt Eden
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Pure Filth Sound
Radiohead
SBTRKT
SebastiAn
Squeeze
St. Vincent
Sub Focus
Suedehead
The Big Pink
The Head and the Heart
The Shins
The Vaccinest
tUnE-yArDs
We are Augustines
We Were Promised Jetpacks
Zeds Dead
Sunday
AraabMUZIK
At The Drive-In
AVICII
Band of Skulls
Beats Antique
Beirut
Calvin Harris
Company Flow
Dada Life
DJ Shadow
Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg
Dragonette
Fanfarlo
First Aid Kit
Fitz and the Tantrums
Florence and the Machine
Flux Pavilion & Dr. P
Gardens & Villa
Girl Talk
Gotye
Greg Ginn
Housse de Racket
Justice
La Roux
Lissie
Metronomy
Modeselektor
Morgan Page
Nero
NOISIΛOberhofer
Porter Robinson
Real Estate
Santigold
Sebastian Ingrosso
Sleeper Agent
Spector
The Gaslamp Killer
The Growlers
The Hives
The Weeknd
Thundercat
Wild Beasts
Wild Flag
Zedd
GENERAL INFO
Ages
All ages allowed (5 and under receive free admission)
Date
First weekend April 13th-15th
Second weekend April 20th-22nd
Hours
Camping opens up at 8:00 AM the Thursday before each weekend
Venue opens at 11:00 AM each day (rain or shine folks!)
Address
EMPIRE POLO CLUB
81-800 AVENUE 51
INDIO, CA 92201
Click HERE for a Google Maps location.
Tickets
General admission festival tickets are SOLD OUT unfortunately but for those looking to drop some dough on a VIP experience, you can find what is called the Lake Eldorado Camping and Festival pass on sale HERE.
For those of you looking for a bit more than the typical VIP pass there is a rather pricey option known as the Safari Tent On-Site Lodging pass available HERE.
Travel packages are offered through Coachella that offer a hotel of your choice, shuttle transportation, and General Admission passes to the festival. Click HERE for more information and bookings.
Shuttles will also be available and should be booked ahead of time. Each shuttle will run within walking distance of various hotels in the area and operate from 11AM until 60 minutes after the music ends each evening. Click HERE for shuttle booking.
Hotels
If you have decided to avoid pricey travel packages and are simply looking for a safe place to rest after each day of festival madness, here are some hotels in close proximity to the event.
Each of the following hotels are located only 4 miles from the venue.
Best Western Date Tree Hotel
760-347-3421
City Center Motel
760-347-5180
Deluxe Inn Motel
760-347-0177
Economy Inn
760-775-2229
Here’s some Skrillex from last year’s festival:
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