Coachella And Stagecoach Ditch COVID-19 Mandates

INDIO (CNS) – The Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals will no
longer require proof of COVID-19 vaccination, testing or masking, festival
organizers announced today.

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, set for the weekends of
April 15-17 and April 22-24, and Stagecoach Country Music Festival, slated for
the weekend of April 29-May 1, changed their COVID-19 policies to be in
alignment with local guidelines, officials said.

"The event shall be presented in accordance with applicable public
health conditions as of the date of the event and which may change at any time
as determined by federal, state or local government agencies or
instrumentalities, artists or the promoter; such requirements may include,
without limitation, changes to capacity, attendance procedures and entry
requirements, such as proof of vaccination and/or negative COVID-19 test, and
other protective measures such as requiring attendees to wear face coverings,"
according to an announcement on websites for both events Tuesday.

Coachella will be headlined by Billie Eilish, Harry Styles and Ye, the
rapper formerly known as Kanye West. Other acts scheduled to perform
include rappers Lil Baby, 21 Savage, Baby Keem and Megan Thee Stallion; R&B
singers Daniel Caesar, Giveon and Ari Lennox; singer-songwriters Phoebe
Bridgers and Maggie Rogers; and dance-music acts Flume and Disclosure.

Swedish House Mafia, the reunited EDM trio, will also perform, along
with film composer Danny Elfman, the Italian rock band Maneskin, and the
regional Mexican group Grupo Firme.

Stagecoach will be headlined by Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood and
Luke Combs.

For more information regarding Coachella COVID-19 guidelines, visit
coachella.com/rules.

For more information regarding Stagecoach COVID-19 guidelines, visit
stagecoachfestival.com/health-safety#content.

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