article from The Telegraph outlines decline of seminal So.Cal concert venue.

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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has long been an anomaly – a festival without mud, where alcohol has historically been restricted, and the glamorous guestlist has always overshadowed the music. It’s the anti-Glasto – and this year, the wheels have finally come off its gilded carriage.

Even before Albarn appeared to announce Blur were calling it quits, this had been a disastrous Coachella. Headline performances were plagued by technical issues. Lana Del Rey’s spot on the first Saturday (the festival runs identical bills over two consecutive weekends) saw the singer battle with a microphone that continually cut out. Del Rey and her crew were finally forced to do an impromptu sound-check mid-set – not the stuff of which golden festival memories are made."

entire article at:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/coachella-became-world-worst-music-162941418.html