For the first time, theCoachella Valley Music and Arts Festivalwill stream acts on all its stages live during both weekends in the Southern California desert.
YouTubeplans to double the number of feeds it featured last year, with plans to offer six live feeds and between-set exclusives, such as artist interviews and exclusive merchandise drops.
Bad Bunny,Blackpinkand Frank Ocean are billed to headline the festival, which runs April 14-16 and April 21-23 in Indio (Riverside County). Other notable performers include Rosalia, Calvin Harris,Gorillaz, Pusha T,Bjork, Becky G, SG Lewis, Burna Boy, Earthgang, Labrinth and Chemical Brothers.
The first weekend’s stream kicks off onYouTube’s Coachella channelat 4 p.m. Friday, April 14, and runs through Sunday, April 16. Weekend two starts at the same time the following Friday, April 21, running through Sunday, April 23.
The streams will also be available within theYouTube Music app.
这个节日集repeat after the night's final performances until the live show picks back up the next day. Highlights from the weekends’ performances will be available on demand to rewatch.
YouTube Shortswill feature additional exclusive content and give viewers the opportunity to interact with several festival performers.
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