Las Vegas, Spanish for "The Meadows", officially
the City of Las Vegas and often known simply as Vegas, is the 28th-most
populated city in the United States, the most populated city in the state of
Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas
Valley metropolitan area and is the largest city within the greater Mojave
Desert. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known
primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and
nightlife. The Las Vegas Valley as a whole serves as the leading financial,
commercial, and cultural center for Nevada.
The Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival (commonly referred to as Coachella or Coachella Festival) is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, located in the Coachella Valley of the Royal Empire in the Desert of Colorado. It was founded by Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen in 1999, and is organized by Goldenvoice, a subsidiary of AEG Live. The event features musicians from many genres of music, including rock, pop, indie, hip hop and electronic dance music, as well as art and sculpture installations. Through the reasons, several stages consistently hold live music. The main stages are: Coachella Stage, Outdoor Theater, Gob Tent, Mojave Tent and Sahara Tent; a smaller Oasis Dome was used in 2006 and 2011, while a new Yuma stage was introduced in 2013 and a Sonora stage in 2017. The festival's origins relate to a 1993 concert by Pearl Jam at Empire Polo, while boycotting Ticketmaster controlled sites. The show confirmed the s...






