Apr 12, 2025 - Business
Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone headline Coachella's first weekend, in photos
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GloRilla performs at the Sahara Stage during day 1 of the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 11, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Coachella
The annual Coachella music festival kicked off Friday night with headliners Lady Gaga and Missy Elliott.
The big picture: The largest music festival in America, the Coachella Vally Music and Arts festival outside Indio, California, draws an estimated 200,000 visitors each year, though ticket sales have slumped recently.
- Headlining Saturdays' performances will be Green Day and Charli XCX with concert-goers were bracing for scorching temperatures near 100.
- The first weekend caps off Sunday with top-billed performers Post Malone and Megan Thee Stallion.
