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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has been a tradition since 1999. But it's not actually held in the city of Coachella. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption

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Word of the week

Word of the Week: Coachella began as a typo. Here's what happened next

When you think of Coachella, you probably picture the festival. But there's much more to know about the place it calls home.

Word of the Week: Coachella began as a typo. Here's what happened next

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The year the music festival died
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The Indicator from Planet Money

The year the music festival died

Is 2024 the year the music festival died? Festivals are getting canceled left and right, from Northern California to Florida to Virginia.

The year the music festival died

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Coachella's music fan fave Do LaB is back!

Under the Do LaB's colorful tent, the crowds get doused with water guns. Juliana Bernstein hide caption

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Concerts

Coachella's music fan fave Do LaB is back!

Coachella is back after being shuttered by the pandemic. We take a look at the Do LaB stage, created by three brothers, as a renegade event.

Coachella's music fan fave Do LaB is back!

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Coachella Festival Canceled In 2020, Says Public Health Commissioner

A man stands in front a poster advertising an "at home" streamed Coachella event in April in Hollywood, Calif. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Coachella Festival Canceled In 2020, Says Public Health Commissioner

The Riverside County, Calif., health commissioner gives an order on Wednesday evening that the popular festival and its country music sibling, Stagecoach, would both be canceled this year.

Coachella's Strict Radius Clause 'Sucks The Oxygen' Out Of The Festival World, Lawsuit Argues

A performance during the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 21, 2018, in Indio, Calif. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption

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Music News

Coachella's Strict Radius Clause 'Sucks The Oxygen' Out Of The Festival World, Lawsuit Argues

The largest music festival in the U.S. is being sued over its radius clause. Dave Brooks, Billboard's senior correspondent for touring and live entertainment, explains the details.

Coachella's Strict Radius Clause 'Sucks The Oxygen' Out Of The Festival World, Lawsuit Argues

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Beyoncé Marks Her Homecoming With Headlining Coachella Performance

Beyoncé headlines 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival Weekend 1 on Saturday, in Indio, Calif. Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption

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All Songs Considered

Beyoncé Marks Her Homecoming With Headlining Coachella Performance

With a brigade of over 100 dancers and guest appearances from Destiny's Child, Jay-Z and Solange, Queen Bey kept her headlining Coachella set all in the family — and set the tone for her return.

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