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The 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival kicked off at the Empire Polo Field in Indio on Friday, April 11.Festivalgoers gather near the Ferris wheel, a popular landmark at Coachella, during the opening day of Weekend One of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 11, 2025. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer)Characters from “Yo Gabba Gabba!” pose in front of the Spectra art installation during the opening day of Weekend One of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 11, 2025.
(Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer)Jonathan Lopez of Sacramento poses in front of “Take Flight” by Isabel + Helen during the opening day of Weekend One of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 11, 2025. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer)Festivalgoers relax beneath “Le Grand Bouquet” by Uchronia, one of the featured art installations at Coachella, with the Spectra tower visible in the background, during the opening day of Weekend One of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 11, 2025. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer)Plex the robot from “Yo Gabba Gabba!” greets festivalgoers during the opening day of Weekend One of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 11, 2025.
(Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer)Festivalgoers celebrate as gates open during the opening day of Weekend One of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 11, 2025. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer)Show Caption1 of 6Festivalgoers gather near the Ferris wheel, a popular landmark at Coachella, during the opening day of Weekend One of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 11, 2025. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer)ExpandThe three-day weekend fest, which stretches across two weekends (the second weekend runs April 18-20), boasts a star-studded lineup with headliners Lady Gaga, Green Day, and Post Malone, as well as other artists such as Travis Scott, Missy Elliott, Benson Boone, Megan Thee Stallion, and Charli xcx.
New this year is the Red Bull Mirage near the Quasar Stage. Additionally, some of the returning stages have moved around this year, such as the Do Lab, which is now by the Sahara Tent. Also returning this year are the hidden speakeasy bars that are tucked away throughout the festival grounds.
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