With the lineup freshly announced, we're letting you know who you gotta see in the desert this year.
Coachella's much anticipated lineup for 2017 has officially been revealed... Get your outfits and your Instagrams ready! Despite some jaded opinions I harbor regarding the festival's overt commercialization (and the attendees this attracts), the folks at Goldenvoice deserve high marks for their headliners. Scroll through those bands in the tiny fonts too, and there are some gems to be found. For those of you braving the desert heat this spring, these are the 8 acts you can't miss.
Beyonce
Question: If you run a music festival, how do you respond when an artist releases one of the most important albums of the past quarter century? Answer: You snag them as a headliner. Coachella has never had a pop act top their billing. In fact, bookings like this at any major festival bring to mind only Lady Gaga at Lollapalooza circa 2010, and pretty much nothing else. Beyonce will command the main stage quite unlike anyone before her, putting on a show without precedent. It will be a performance as much for Coachella's first-time teenagers as it will be for the festival’s hardened music veterans. Only someone like Beyonce can bridge those gaps, bringing legitimacy to pop music on the summer's biggest stage.
