Cocahcella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2017 will follow last year’s edition with a live video stream via Youtube for it’s first weekend April 14-16th. The Indio,California fest which will be headlined by Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar, and Lady Gaga who is replacing Beyonce after she stepped down due her current pregnancy.The official web stream will feature 3 separate channels of live music. According to a report yesterday by Pitchfork, 51 artists on the lineup are confirmed for streaming sets including all three headlining acts as well as the xx, Bon Iver, Lorde, Schoolboy Q, New Order, Future, Father John Misty, Gucci Mane, and more. This year’s streaming offering will allow for viewers to set preferences for specific sets that will automatically switch them over to a channel with their chosen artist.
Last year’s Coachella stream was a really fun online experience. I recall staying up quite late to catch Silversun Pickups thrill it and kill it in the hot dusty valley air, while sat at home on the couch enjoying my AC. It was a quality stream that also feature artists interviews and coverage of non-music revelry of the fest.
Last month, Brian and Lou sent one lucky winner to Coachella 2017 except there was one catch: he had to get the 101WKQX logo tattooed on him. He was good sport with