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  • 1. What change did Goldenvoice announce on May 31, 2011, for the 2012 festival?
A) It expanded to two weekends with identical lineups.
B) It moved to a brand new location in Indio.
C) It reduced the number of stages to save costs.
D) It transitioned to a digital-only streaming event.
  • 2. What was Tollett's primary reason for not wanting to overcrowd the venue in 2012?
A) The fire department revoked the festival's permit.
B) The city of Indio prohibited larger crowd sizes.
C) He wanted to maintain a quality experience despite high demand.
D) There were not enough artists to entertain more people.
  • 3. How quickly did the 2012 Coachella tickets sell out?
A) Over the course of three weeks.
B) In less than twenty-four hours.
C) In less than three hours.
D) In under twenty minutes.
  • 4. Who were the headliners for the 2012 festival?
A) Outkast, Muse, and Arcade Fire.
B) Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Black Keys.
C) Blur, The Stone Roses, and Phoenix.
D) The Black Keys, Radiohead, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg.
  • 5. What technology was used to create the projection of Tupac Shakur in 2012?
A) The Musion Eyeliner system using Pepper's ghost.
B) An actual high-definition hologram projector.
C) A series of LED screens placed in a circular formation.
D) A laser-based light show projection.
  • 6. How did Afeni Shakur feel about the Tupac projection at Coachella?
A) She was thrilled with the performance.
B) She was offended and filed a lawsuit.
C) She requested that it be removed immediately.
D) She did not comment on the performance.
  • 7. Which other deceased rapper did Dr. Dre consider projecting in 2012?
A) Nate Dogg.
B) The Notorious B.I.G.
C) Big Pun.
D) Eazy-E.
  • 8. What was the total gross revenue of the 2012 festival?
A) $47,313,403
B) $67.2 million
C) $78.332 million
D) $30 million
  • 9. Until what year did Goldenvoice agree to keep Coachella and Stagecoach in Indio?
A) 2020
B) 2040
C) 2025
D) 2030
  • 10. What happened to Indio's per-ticket share of revenue in the 2013 agreement?
A) It was eliminated entirely.
B) It increased to $5.01.
C) It decreased to $1.00.
D) It remained the same at $2.33.
  • 11. Which artists headlined the 2013 Coachella festival?
A) Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Blur.
B) Blur, The Stone Roses, Phoenix, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
C) Outkast, Muse, and Arcade Fire.
D) The Black Keys, Radiohead, and Dr. Dre.
  • 12. How much did general admission tickets cost for the 2013 festival?
A) $400
B) $349
C) $315
D) $383
  • 13. How much land did Goldenvoice purchase in July 2013?
A) 500 acres.
B) 100 acres.
C) 280 acres.
D) 200 acres.
  • 14. What was the purpose of the land purchase in 2013?
A) To add infrastructure and more space for parking and general use.
B) To satisfy environmental requirements from the city.
C) To create a secondary, smaller music festival.
D) To build a permanent hotel for attendees.
  • 15. Who were the headliners for the 2014 festival?
A) Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Outkast.
B) The Black Keys, Radiohead, and Blur.
C) Outkast, Muse, and Arcade Fire.
D) Phoenix, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Muse.
  • 16. How quickly did general admission tickets for the 2014 festival sell out?
A) In under a week.
B) In less than 20 minutes.
C) In less than 1 hour.
D) In less than 3 hours.
  • 17. What was the total gross revenue of the 2014 festival?
A) $85.5 million
B) $67.2 million
C) $47.3 million
D) $78.332 million
  • 18. How many artists performed at the 2014 festival?
A) 158 artists.
B) 184 artists.
C) 200 artists.
D) 96 artists.
  • 19. What award was Coachella given for the fourth consecutive year in 2014?
A) Top Festival at the Billboard Touring Awards.
B) Best Live Production of the Year.
C) Most Sustainable Music Festival.
D) Best Regional Economic Contributor.
  • 20. When was the inaugural Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival held?
A) April 27–28, 2002
B) March 2001
C) September 2000
D) October 9–10, 1999
  • 21. Which of these was a headliner at the first Coachella festival?
A) Jane's Addiction
B) Rage Against the Machine
C) Oasis
D) Björk
  • 22. What nickname did Coachella earn by booking acts based on artistry rather than radio popularity?
A) The global stage
B) The desert sensation
C) The indie powerhouse
D) The anti-Woodstock
  • 23. How much did tickets cost for each day of the inaugural 1999 festival?
A) $100
B) $65
C) $75
D) $50
  • 24. What was the total attendance goal for the inaugural Coachella festival?
A) 70,000
B) 17,000
C) 55,000
D) 32,000
  • 25. What was a major challenge for concertgoers during the inaugural festival?
A) Crowd violence
B) Temperatures exceeding 100 °F
C) Lack of parking
D) Lack of water
  • 26. Which publication named the 1999 festival the festival of the year?
A) Pollstar
B) Los Angeles Times
C) Billboard
D) Rolling Stone
  • 27. How much money did Goldenvoice lose on the 1999 festival?
A) $7 million
B) $850,000
C) $500,000
D) $100,000
  • 28. What festival did Goldenvoice stage at the Empire Polo Club in September 2000?
A) Coachella 2000
B) Nocturnal Wonderland
C) Woodstock '99
D) Desert Beats
  • 29. In what month did the 2001 festival take place?
A) September
B) October
C) April
D) June
  • 30. What was the ticket price for the 2001 Coachella festival?
A) $80
B) $100
C) $50
D) $65
  • 31. Who helped save the 2001 festival by agreeing to bring Jane's Addiction to perform?
A) Pasquale Rotella
B) Perry Farrell
C) Tollett
D) Robert Hilburn
  • 32. How many people attended the 2001 Coachella festival?
A) 70,000
B) 55,000
C) 17,000
D) 32,000
  • 33. How many stages were used at the 2002 festival after the reduction?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Six
D) Five
  • 34. Which band performed at the Empire Polo Club in 1993, tracing the origins of the festival?
A) Woodstock
B) The Big Gig
C) Pearl Jam
D) Goldenvoice
  • 35. What company has organized Coachella since 2001?
A) Ticketmaster
B) SFX Entertainment
C) AEG Presents
D) The Indio City Council
  • 36. In which year did Coachella expand to a second weekend?
A) 2017
B) 2012
C) 2007
D) 2003
  • 37. What led to the festival not being held in 2020 and 2021?
A) Lack of musical artists
B) Venue construction
C) COVID-19 pandemic
D) Financial bankruptcy
  • 38. When did the festival begin permitting spectators to camp on the grounds?
A) 1999
B) 2012
C) 2007
D) 2003
  • 39. Which country music festival was established by Goldenvoice at the site in 2007?
A) Glastonbury
B) Big Gig
C) Woodstock
D) Stagecoach
  • 40. How many acts were booked by Goldenvoice for the 2003 festival?
A) 82
B) 50
C) 80
D) 100
  • 41. What was the price for a two-day pass in 2003?
A) $140
B) $180
C) $110
D) $75
  • 42. Who died from flu-related complications in late 2003?
A) Tollett
B) Radiohead
C) Alex Haagen III
D) Van Santen
  • 43. Which band's reunion was cancelled in 2005?
A) Iggy Pop and the Stooges
B) Bauhaus
C) Pixies
D) Cocteau Twins
  • 44. Which artist performed in an overflowing dance tent in 2006?
A) Depeche Mode
B) Tool
C) Daft Punk
D) Madonna
  • 45. What shape was the stage used by Daft Punk in 2006?
A) Cube
B) Rectangle
C) Pyramid
D) Sphere
  • 46. In what year was Coachella permanently extended to three days?
A) 2007
B) 2006
C) 2005
D) 2008
  • 47. In what year did the Coachella festival occur a week earlier than usual?
A) 2010
B) 2011
C) 2008
D) 2009
  • 48. Which of the following was a headliner at the 2009 Coachella festival?
A) The Killers
B) Jay-Z
C) Arcade Fire
D) Kings of Leon
  • 49. How many minutes past the curfew did Paul McCartney perform in 2009?
A) 54
B) 60
C) 45
D) 30
  • 50. What was the aggregate attendance for the 2009 festival?
A) 225,000
B) 75,000
C) 100,000
D) 152,962
  • 51. What policy change did organizers make for the 2010 festival?
A) Eliminated single-day ticket sales
B) Doubled ticket prices
C) Restricted attendance to 50,000
D) Added a fourth day
  • 52. Which of the following bands had a reunion at the 2010 festival?
A) The Cure
B) The Strokes
C) Franz Ferdinand
D) Pavement
  • 53. Which artist cancelled their 2010 appearance due to the volcanic eruption?
A) Muse
B) Gary Numan
C) Faith No More
D) Jay-Z
  • 54. How much did the 2010 festival gross?
A) $15,328,863
B) $24,993,698
C) $10,000,000
D) $21,703,500
  • 55. Who was a headliner at the 2011 Coachella festival?
A) Paul McCartney
B) Gorillaz
C) The Cure
D) The Strokes
  • 56. How many total acts performed at the 2011 festival?
A) Exactly 100
B) Over 190
C) Exactly 50
D) Exactly 300
  • 57. What was the gross revenue of the 2011 festival?
A) $21,703,500
B) $20,000,000
C) $24,993,698
D) $15,328,863
  • 58. What was the total gross for the 2015 Coachella festival?
A) $94.2 million
B) $84,264,264
C) $114.6 million
D) $75.5 million
  • 59. In 2016, what did the Indio City Council vote to increase?
A) The attendance cap
B) The number of stages
C) The ticket prices
D) The number of festival weekends
  • 60. Which artist had a reunion of N.W.A. during their 2016 performance?
A) Drake
B) Ice Cube
C) Calvin Harris
D) Axl Rose
  • 61. Which 2015 headliner made a guest appearance with Guns N' Roses in 2016?
A) Prince
B) Drake
C) Jack White
D) Angus Young
  • 62. What event was marked by tributes during the second weekend of the 2016 festival?
A) The death of David Bowie
B) The breakup of LCD Soundsystem
C) The death of Prince
D) The retirement of Axl Rose
  • 63. What new feature debuted at the 2017 festival?
A) A new main stage
B) A ferris wheel
C) A dedicated art garden
D) The Sonora tent
  • 64. Which film was partially filmed on the Coachella festival grounds in 2017?
A) A Star Is Born
B) The Hangover
C) La La Land
D) Bohemian Rhapsody
  • 65. Which year did Coachella celebrate its 20th anniversary?
A) 2019
B) 2018
C) 2020
D) 2017
  • 66. Why did Justin Timberlake cancel his reported appearance at the 2019 festival?
A) Inhumane treatment of staff
B) Scheduling conflicts
C) Technical difficulties
D) Bruised vocal cords
  • 67. Why was the 2020 Coachella festival ultimately cancelled?
A) Riverside County public health officers issued a ban on public gatherings
B) The headliners cancelled due to injury
C) Poor weather conditions
D) Low ticket sales
  • 68. Which headliner withdrew from the 2022 festival less than two weeks before the event?
A) Billie Eilish
B) Swedish House Mafia
C) Harry Styles
D) Kanye West
  • 69. Who filled the Sunday night headliner vacancy alongside the Weeknd in 2022?
A) Travis Scott
B) Frank Ocean
C) Swedish House Mafia
D) Arcade Fire
  • 70. Which 2023 headliner suffered a leg injury on the festival grounds?
A) Bad Bunny
B) Blackpink
C) Travis Scott
D) Frank Ocean
  • 71. Who replaced Frank Ocean for the second weekend of the 2023 festival?
A) The Weeknd
B) Blink-182
C) Arcade Fire
D) Skrillex
  • 72. What band reunited for the 2024 festival, marking their first shows together since 2015?
A) No Doubt
B) The Strokes
C) Swedish House Mafia
D) Blink-182
  • 73. Who was the second woman in history to headline Coachella twice?
A) Doja Cat
B) Karol G
C) Lady Gaga
D) Billie Eilish
  • 74. Which major orchestra performed at Coachella on April 12, 2025?
A) London Symphony Orchestra
B) Berlin Philharmonic
C) New York Philharmonic
D) Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • 75. Who became the first Latina artist to headline Coachella in 2026?
A) Karol G
B) Addison Rae
C) Doja Cat
D) Sabrina Carpenter
  • 76. Which 2026 performer was the first Israeli artist to perform at the festival?
A) Justin Bieber
B) Anyma
C) Noga Erez
D) Joost Klein
  • 77. How long did it take for the 2024 festival to sell out compared to the usual time?
A) One week
B) Two days
C) One year
D) Nearly a month
  • 78. In which city does the Coachella festival take place?
A) Palm Springs, California
B) San Diego, California
C) Los Angeles, California
D) Indio, California
  • 79. How far east of Los Angeles is the Coachella festival site located?
A) 125 miles
B) 78 miles
C) 642 miles
D) 43 miles
  • 80. Which stage is known as the main stage where headlining acts perform?
A) Gobi
B) Coachella Stage
C) Sahara
D) Outdoor Theatre
  • 81. What kind of content is screened inside the Antarctic dome?
A) Live electronic dance music
B) 360-degree immersive videos
C) Punk rock performances
D) Classic films
  • 82. When was the Yuma tent introduced to the festival?
A) 2014
B) 2013
C) 2016
D) 2017
  • 83. What is the primary genre of music hosted by the Sahara tent?
A) Electronic dance music
B) Punk rock
C) Country
D) Disco
  • 84. In 2018, the Sahara tent was moved to a spot on which club's grounds?
A) Mojave Polo Club
B) Gobi Polo Club
C) Empire Polo Club
D) Eldorado Polo Club
  • 85. The Gobi tent is named after which desert?
A) Colorado Desert
B) Mojave Desert
C) Sahara Desert
D) Gobi Desert
  • 86. How tall did the Sahara tent reach after its 2013 expansion?
A) 80 feet
B) 120 feet
C) 100 feet
D) 50 feet
  • 87. Who has been the art director of Coachella since 2009?
A) Paul Clemente
B) Cynthia Washburn
C) Goldenvoice
D) Poetic Kinetics
  • 88. Where was the art for Coachella mostly sourced from in its early years?
A) International art fairs
B) Local galleries
C) Private auctions
D) Burning Man
  • 89. What is the name of the art collective that designed the 2013 snail installation?
A) Clemente Collective
B) Indio Art Group
C) Goldenvoice Studios
D) Poetic Kinetics
  • 90. In what year did Poetic Kinetics create the 'Escape Velocity' astronaut?
A) 2015
B) 2019
C) 2013
D) 2014
  • 91. How many art proposals did Paul Clemente consider in 2013?
A) 500
B) 100
C) 50
D) 300
  • 92. What was the name of the installation that 'metamorphosized' into a butterfly in 2015?
A) Papilio Merraculous
B) Helix Poeticus
C) Escape Velocity
D) Overview Effect
  • 93. What is the music curfew for Sunday nights?
A) 2 a.m.
B) Midnight
C) 11 p.m.
D) 1 a.m.
  • 94. What was the name of the astronaut installation featured in 2019?
A) Overview Effect
B) Escape Velocity
C) Helix Poeticus
D) Papilio Merraculous
  • 95. Which organization partners with Coachella to promote environmental initiatives?
A) EarthFirst
B) Global Inheritance
C) Greenpeace
D) The Nature Conservancy
  • 96. How many staffers are generally required to collect litter during the festival?
A) 450
B) 1,000
C) 200
D) 600
  • 97. What is Goldenvoice's diversion goal for recyclable and compostable materials?
A) 50 percent
B) 90 percent
C) 100 percent
D) 75 percent
  • 98. When does Tollett typically begin booking artists for the festival?
A) January
B) June
C) March
D) The previous August
  • 99. How long does the booking process typically take?
A) Nine months
B) One year
C) Three months
D) Six months
  • 100. What are the small warm-up shows for Coachella in Southern California called?
A) Warm-up Coachella
B) Coachella-lite
C) Localchella
D) Pre-chella
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