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Festival No. 0000065 · Est. 1999

Coachella 2018

Coachella 2018

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Empire Polo Club - Indio, US
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  • 6LACK
    6LACK was born in Baltimore, United States, on 24 June 1992. Plays alternative r&b, contemporary r&b, hip hop, hip hop soul, pop soul, trap soul.
  • A Perfect Circle
    A Perfect Circle formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1999. Plays acoustic rock, alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, electronic, experimental rock, industrial rock, metal.
  • AC Slater
    AC Slater was born on 9 November 1979. Plays bass house, g-house, house, jackin house, techno.
  • Alan Walker
    Alan Walker was born in Northampton, Norway, on 24 August 1997. Plays club, dance, dance-pop, edm, electro house, electronic, electropop, future bass.
  • Alina Baraz
    Alina Baraz was born in Cleveland, United States, on 24 September 1993. Plays alternative r&b, ambient pop, electronic, neo soul, pop, r&b, soul, trip hop.
  • Alison Wonderland
    Alison Wonderland was born in Sydney, Australia, on 27 September 1986. Plays dance, edm, electro house, electronic, future bass, house, trap.
  • alt-J
    alt-J formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, art pop, art rock, blues rock, electronic rock, experimental rock, folktronica, indie pop.
  • Alvvays
    Alvvays formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2011. Plays alternative rock, chamber pop, dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop, power pop, rock.
  • Amine
    Amine was born in Casablanca, Morocco, on 1 January 1982.
  • Angel Olsen
    Angel Olsen was born in St. Louis, United States, on 22 January 1987. Plays alternative country, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, pop, pop rock, singer-songwriter.
  • AURORA
    AURORA formed in 2001.
  • Avalon Emerson
    Avalon Emerson was born in San Francisco, United States, on 10 November 1988. Plays downtempo, electronic, indietronica, melodic techno, tech house, techno.
  • B Boys
    B Boys formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2015. Plays punk.
  • Bane's World
  • Barclay Crenshaw
  • Bedouin
    Bedouin formed in 1997, and split up in 2003, after 6 years. Plays space rock.
  • Benjamin Booker
    Benjamin Booker was born on 14 June 1989. Plays blues rock, garage rock revival.
  • Benjamin Clementine
    Benjamin Clementine was born in London, United Kingdom, on 7 December 1988.
  • Beyoncé
    Beyoncé was born in Houston, United States, on 4 September 1981. Plays alternative r&b, americana, club, contemporary country, contemporary r&b, country, dance, dance-pop.
  • Big Thief
    Big Thief formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2015. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, indie rock, lo-fi, singer-songwriter.
  • Black Coffee
    Black Coffee was born in Durban, South Africa, on 11 March 1976. Plays edm, house.
  • Black Madonna
    Black Madonna plays alternative dance, electro-disco, house, techno.
  • Blackbear
    Blackbear was born in Daytona Beach, United States, on 27 November 1990. Plays alternative r&b, hip hop, pop rap.
  • Bleachers
    Bleachers formed in Bergen County, United States, in 2013. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
  • Boogarins
    Boogarins formed in 2012. Plays neo-psychedelia, psychedelic rock.
  • Brockhampton
    Brockhampton formed in San Marcos, United States, in January 2015, and split up on 14 January 2022, after 7 years. Plays alternative hip hop, alternative r&b, conscious hip hop, contemporary r&b, experimental, experimental hip hop, future bass, hardcore hip hop.
  • Buscabulla
    Buscabulla formed in 2011. Plays electronic, electropop, experimental, latin, pop.
  • Busy P
    Busy P was born in Paris, France, on 21 April 1975. Plays electro house, electronic, french electro, hip hop, hip house.
  • Buttertones
  • BØRNS
    BØRNS was born in Grand Haven, United States, on 7 January 1992.
  • Cardi B
    Cardi B was born in The Bronx, United States, on 11 October 1992. Plays alternative pop, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, pop, pop rap, trap, trap soul.
  • Carpenter Brut
    Carpenter Brut was born in Poitiers, France, in 1977. Plays dark wave, darksynth, electro, electronic, synthwave.
  • Cash Cash
    Cash Cash formed in Roseland, United States, in 2006. Plays electronic, pop.
  • Cherry Glazerr
    Cherry Glazerr formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2012. Plays dream pop, garage punk, indie rock, noise pop, pop, psychedelic rock, punk, rock.
  • CHIC
    CHIC formed in New York, United States, in 1976. Plays contemporary r&b, dance-pop, disco, electronic, funk, r&b, synth funk.
  • Chloe x Halle
    Chloe x Halle formed in Mableton, United States, in 2011. Plays alternative r&b, r&b, soul.
  • Chris Liebing
    Chris Liebing was born on 11 December 1968. Plays electronic, hard techno, minimal techno, schranz, tech house, techno.
  • Chromeo
    Chromeo formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2001. Plays dance-pop, electro-disco, electro-funk, electropop, funktronica, nu disco, synth funk, synth-pop.
  • Conway
    Conway was born on 16 February 1982. Plays boom bap, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, hip hop.
  • Cuco
    Cuco was born in Inglewood, United States, on 26 June 1998. Plays bedroom pop, indie pop.
  • Daniel Caesar
    Daniel Caesar was born in Toronto, Canada, on 5 April 1995. Plays alternative r&b, contemporary r&b, r&b.
  • David Byrne
    David Byrne was born in Dumbarton, United States, on 14 May 1952. Plays art pop, art rock, crossover prog, experimental rock, pop rock, post-punk, rock.
  • Declan McKenna
    Declan McKenna was born in Enfield, United Kingdom, on 24 December 1998. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
  • Dej Loaf
    Dej Loaf was born in Warren, United States, on 8 April 1991.
  • Delta Heavy
    Delta Heavy plays deep house, drum and bass, electronic, jungle.
  • Deorro
    Deorro was born on 30 August 1991. Plays big room house, dutch house, edm, electro house, house, latin house, melbourne bounce.
  • Django Django
    Django Django formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2009. Plays alternative dance, art rock, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, indie pop, indie rock, indie surf.
  • Dreams
  • Ekali
    Ekali was born on 22 September 1991. Plays electronic, future bass, trap edm.
  • Elohim
  • Eminem
    Eminem was born in St. Joseph, United States, on 17 October 1972. Plays boom bap, conscious hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, horrorcore, pop rap, trap.
  • Fazerdaze
    Fazerdaze was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 19 January 1993. Plays bedroom pop, dream pop, indie pop.
  • FIDLAR
    FIDLAR formed in Los Angeles, United States, in April 2009. Plays garage punk, garage rock, skate punk, surf.
  • First Aid Kit
    First Aid Kit formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
  • Flatbush Zombies
    Flatbush Zombies formed in Flatbush, United States, in 2011.
  • Fleet Foxes
    Fleet Foxes formed in Seattle, United States, in 2006. Plays alternative rock, chamber folk, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock.
  • French Montana
    French Montana was born in Rabat, United States, on 9 November 1984. Plays east coast hip hop, hip hop.
  • Giraffage
    Giraffage plays dream pop, electronic, lo-fi.
  • Greta Van Fleet
    Greta Van Fleet formed in Frankenmuth, United States, in 2012. Plays blues rock, hard rock, rock.
  • Haim
    Haim formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2006. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, leftfield, pop, rock.
  • Hannah Wants
    Hannah Wants was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 19 June 1986.
  • Hayley Kiyoko
    Hayley Kiyoko was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 3 April 1991. Plays alternative pop, contemporary r&b, electropop, pop, synth-pop.
  • Helado Negro
    Helado Negro was born in 1980. Plays indie rock, indietronica, post-rock.
  • Highly Suspect
    Highly Suspect formed in Massachusetts, United States, in 2009. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, rock.
  • HITO
  • Hundred Waters
    Hundred Waters formed in Gainesville, United States, in 2011. Plays electronic, indie pop, indie rock.
  • Ibeyi
    Ibeyi formed in 2012. Plays contemporary r&b, downtempo, electronic, experimental, leftfield, soul.
  • ILLENIUM
    ILLENIUM was born in Chicago, United States, on 26 December 1990. Plays club, dance, drum and bass, dubstep, edm, electronic, electronica, future bass.
  • Jackmaster
    Jackmaster was born in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 1 November 1986, and died on 12 October 2024, aged 37. Plays house.
  • Jacob Banks
    Jacob Banks was born on 24 July 1991. Plays hip hop, r&b, soul.
  • Jamie Jones
    Jamie Jones was born in Caernarfon, United Kingdom, in 1980. Plays afro house, bassline, club, dance, deep house, deep tech, disco, edm.
  • Jamiroquai
    Jamiroquai formed in Ealing, United Kingdom, in 1992. Plays acid jazz, alternative dance, dance-pop, dance-rock, disco, electro-disco, electronic, funk.
  • Japanese Breakfast
    Japanese Breakfast formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 2013. Plays indie pop, indie rock.
  • Jason Bentley
    Jason Bentley was born in Jamaica Plain, United States, on 27 July 1970.
  • Jean Michel Jarre
    Jean Michel Jarre was born in Lyon, France, on 24 August 1948. Plays ambient, electronic, electronica, instrumental, new age, progressive electronic, progressive trance.
  • Jessie Ware
    Jessie Ware was born in Hammersmith, United Kingdom, on 15 October 1984. Plays contemporary r&b, dance, dance-pop, disco, electronic, electronica, neo soul, pop.
  • Jidenna
    Jidenna was born in Wisconsin Rapids, United States, on 4 May 1985. Plays hip hop, pop, r&b.
  • John Maus
    John Maus was born in Austin, United States, on 23 February 1980. Plays art pop, hypnagogic pop, lo-fi, minimal synth, minimal wave, post-punk, synth-pop.
  • Jorja Smith
    Jorja Smith was born in London, United Kingdom, on 11 June 1997. Plays alternative r&b, neo soul, sophisti-pop.
  • Joseph Capriati
    Joseph Capriati was born in Caserta, Italy, on 25 July 1987. Plays tech house, techno.
  • Jungle
    Jungle formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2013. Plays dancehall, electronic, funk, funktronica, nu disco, smooth soul, synth funk.
  • Justin Martin
    Justin Martin plays bass house, bassline, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, deep house, drum and bass.
  • Kali Uchis
    Kali Uchis was born in Alexandria, United States, on 17 July 1994. Plays alternative r&b, contemporary r&b, latin pop, neo soul.
  • Kamaiyah
    Kamaiyah was born on 13 March 1992. Plays ratchet music, trap.
  • Kamasi Washington
    Kamasi Washington was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 18 February 1981. Plays bebop, contemporary jazz, jazz, jazz fusion, spiritual jazz.
  • Kelela
    Kelela was born in Washington, D.C., United States, on 6 June 1983. Plays alternative r&b, grime.
  • King Krule
    King Krule was born in London, United Kingdom, on 24 August 1994. Plays alternative rock, art rock, electronic, hip hop, indie rock, jazz fusion, neo-psychedelia, post-punk.
  • Kittens
  • Knox Fortune
    Knox Fortune plays indie pop.
  • Kygo
    Kygo was born on 11 September 1991. Plays club, dance, deep house, downtempo, edm, electronic, electronica, house.
  • Kölsch
    Kölsch was born on 9 February 1977. Plays edm, house.
  • L.P.
    L.P. was born on 18 March 1981. Plays pop rock, singer-songwriter.
  • LANY
    LANY formed in Nashville, United States, in 2014. Plays indie pop.
  • Lion Babe
  • Los Angeles Azules
    Los Angeles Azules formed in Mexico City, Mexico, in 1976. Plays cumbia, cumbia mexicana, cumbia sonidera, latin.
  • Louis the Child
    Louis the Child formed in Chicago, United States, in 2012. Plays bass house, club, dance, dubstep, edm, electronic, electronica, future bass.
  • LÉON
    LÉON was born in 1994. Plays indie pop.
  • Maceo Plex
  • Magic Giant
    Magic Giant formed in 2014. Plays folk.
  • Marian Hill
    Marian Hill formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 2013. Plays electropop.
  • MHD
    MHD was born in Vendée, France, on 10 September 1994. Plays afro trap, hip hop, pop rap, trap.
  • Michael Mayer
    Michael Mayer was born on 11 December 1971. Plays edm, electronic, microhouse, minimal techno, tech house, techno.
  • Migos
    Migos formed in Lawrenceville, United States, in 2008, and split up on 25 June 2023, after 15 years. Plays hip hop, southern hip hop, trap.
  • Miguel
    Miguel was born in San Pedro, United States, on 23 October 1985. Plays alternative r&b, contemporary r&b, neo soul, pop, psychedelic pop, r&b.
  • Mild High Club
    Mild High Club formed in 2013. Plays bedroom pop, dream pop, hypnagogic pop, indie pop, jazz fusion, jazz pop, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic.
  • Moon Boots
    Moon Boots was born in Prospect Heights, United States, on 27 June 1984.
  • Moses Sumney
    Moses Sumney was born on 19 May 1991. Plays alternative r&b, art pop.
  • Motor City Drum Ensemble
  • MØ
    MØ was born in Odense, Denmark, on 13 August 1988. Plays dance-pop, electropop, indie pop, synth-pop.
  • Neighbourhood
    Neighbourhood formed in 2008.
  • Nile Rodgers
    Nile Rodgers was born in New York, United States, on 19 September 1952. Plays club, contemporary r&b, dance, dance-rock, disco, pop, r&b.
  • Noname
    Noname was born on 18 September 1991. Plays hip hop, jazz rap.
  • Nothing But Thieves
    Nothing But Thieves formed in Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom, in 2012. Plays alternative rock, pop rock, rock.
  • ODESZA
    ODESZA formed in Seattle, United States, on 11 June 2012. Plays chillwave, electronic, electropop, future bass, indietronica, progressive house.
  • Omar-S
  • Otoboke Beaver
    Otoboke Beaver formed in Kita-ku, Japan, on 10 August 2009. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, j-rock, noise, punk, punk rock.
  • Pachanga Boys
    Pachanga Boys formed in 2009.
  • Party Favor
    Party Favor plays electronic, festival trap, trap, trap edm.
  • Peggy Gou
    Peggy Gou was born on 3 July 1991. Plays dance, edm, electronic, house, techno.
  • Perfume Genius
    Perfume Genius was born in Des Moines, United States, on 25 September 1981. Plays ambient pop, art pop, baroque pop, chamber pop, electronic, experimental, indie pop, indie rock.
  • Petit Biscuit
    Petit Biscuit was born in Rouen, France, on 10 November 1999. Plays chillout, electro, electronic.
  • Portugal. The Man
    Portugal. The Man formed in Wasilla, United States, in 2004. Plays experimental, indie pop, indie rock, math rock, neo-psychedelia, pop, progressive.
  • Post Malone
    Post Malone was born in Syracuse, United States, on 4 July 1995. Plays alternative r&b, cloud rap, contemporary r&b, country, hip hop, pop rap, r&b, trap.
  • Princess Nokia
    Princess Nokia was born on 14 June 1992. Plays hip hop, r&b, trap.
  • Pvris
    Pvris formed in Lowell, United States, in April 2012. Plays alternative rock, electronic rock, pop, pop rock, post-hardcore.
  • Rebolledo
  • Rezz
    Rezz was born on 28 March 1995. Plays edm, electro house, electronic, midtempo bass, techno.
  • Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
    Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2013. Plays indie rock, jangle pop.
  • Ron Gallo
    Ron Gallo was born in New Jersey, United States, in 1987. Plays singer-songwriter.
  • Russ
    Russ was born in Secaucus, United States, on 26 September 1992. Plays alternative r&b, contemporary r&b, pop rap.
  • San Holo
    San Holo was born in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, on 26 November 1990. Plays edm, electronic, future bass, trap.
  • Señor Kino
    Señor Kino formed in 2014. Plays garage rock, punk, surf, surf rock.
  • Sigrid
    Sigrid was born in Alesund, Norway, on 5 September 1996. Plays electropop, europop, pop, synth-pop.
  • Sir Sly
    Sir Sly formed in 2012. Plays indie pop.
  • Skip Marley
    Skip Marley was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on 4 June 1996.
  • Slow Magic
    Slow Magic plays electronic.
  • Snail Mail
    Snail Mail was born in Baltimore, United States, on 16 June 1999. Plays folk, indie pop, indie rock, lo-fi, pop, rock.
  • Snakehips
    Snakehips formed on 27 September 2010.
  • Soulwax
    Soulwax formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, dance, dance-punk, electro house, electroclash, electronic, indie rock, new rave.
  • St. Vincent
    St. Vincent was born in Tulsa, United States, on 28 September 1982. Plays art pop, electronic, indie pop, indie rock, rock.
  • Sudan Archives
    Sudan Archives plays alternative folk, electro, experimental electronic, r&b, singer-songwriter, soul.
  • SZA
    SZA was born in St. Louis, United States, on 8 November 1989. Plays alternative r&b, chillwave, contemporary r&b, electronic, hip hop soul, neo soul, pop, r&b.
  • Talaboman
    Talaboman plays deep house, electronic, house, nu disco.
  • Tank and the Bangas
    Tank and the Bangas formed in New Orleans, United States, in 2011. Plays contemporary r&b, hip hop, jazz, neo soul, slam poetry, spoken word.
  • Tash Sultana
    Tash Sultana was born on 18 June 1995. Plays singer-songwriter.
  • The Blaze
    The Blaze formed in Paris, France, in 2015. Plays afro house, club, dance, deep house, edm, electronic, electronica, french house.
  • The Bronx
    The Bronx formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 1 June 2002. Plays hard rock, hardcore punk, mariachi, metalcore, post-hardcore, punk rock.
  • The Delirians
  • The Drums
    The Drums formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2008. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, new wave, pop, post-punk revival, surf rock.
  • The Marias
    The Marias formed in 2016. Plays bedroom pop, dream pop, indie pop, lo-fi, psychedelic pop, psychedelic soul, synth-pop.
  • The Priests
    The Priests formed in 2008. Plays classical.
  • The Regrettes
    The Regrettes formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2015, and split up in 2023, after 8 years. Plays punk rock, riot grrrl, rock.
  • The War On Drugs
    The War On Drugs formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 2005. Plays dream pop, heartland rock, indie rock, neo-psychedelia.
  • The Weeknd
    The Weeknd was born in Scarborough, Canada, on 16 February 1990. Plays alternative r&b, contemporary r&b, dance-pop, hypnagogic pop, pop, r&b, synth-pop.
  • They
  • Tom Misch
    Tom Misch was born in London, United Kingdom, on 25 June 1995. Plays jazz-funk, neo soul, nu jazz.
  • TroyBoi
    TroyBoi plays electronic, trap edm.
  • Tyler, The Creator
    Tyler, The Creator was born in Hawthorne, United States, on 6 March 1991. Plays hardcore hip hop, hip hop, horrorcore, neo soul, west coast hip hop.
  • Vance Joy
    Vance Joy was born in Melbourne, Australia, on 1 December 1987. Plays alternative rock, folk pop, indie folk, indie pop, singer-songwriter.
  • Vince Staples
    Vince Staples was born in Long Beach, United States, on 2 July 1993. Plays hip hop, west coast hip hop.
  • Whethan
    Whethan was born in Chicago, United States, on 25 May 1999. Plays edm, electronic, electropop, future bass, hyperpop, trap edm.
  • WIZKID
    WIZKID was born in Lagos, Nigeria, on 16 July 1990. Plays afrobeat, afrobeats, pop.
  • X Japan
    X Japan formed in Tateyama, Japan, in 1982. Plays glam, heavy metal, metal, power metal, progressive metal, speed metal, visual kei.
  • Xie
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  • Yaeji
    Yaeji was born in Flushing, United States, on 6 August 1993. Plays downtempo, edm, hip hop, house.