For fans across the world who wish to watch the Coachella festival that kicks off this weekend, YouTube will be live streaming the event.
According to an announcement on Monday, the streaming giant will livestream both weekends of the festival — April 15-17 and April 22-24 — via desktop, mobile or the YouTube Music app, with three different simultaneous livestream feeds of different stages and performers.
Fresh on the debut of her album Gifted, Jamaican reggae singer Koffee is scheduled to perform on Saturday, April 16 and Saturday, April 23.
Gifted debuted at number 9 on the UK albums chart and number 2 on the Billboard reggae albums chart. With over 125,000 patrons expected at Coachella, hopefully her performance can inject some renewed interest in the album that fell off the UK album chart last week.
The major headliners for the festival include Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and Swedish House Mafia featuring the Weeknd, who replaced Kanye West. Other big names on the Coachella 2022 lineup include Lil Baby, Daniel Caesar, Phoebe Bridgers, Big Sean, Megan Thee Stallion, 21 Savage, Danny Elfman, Doja Cat, Joji, Run the Jewels and many more.
YouTube will have artist interviews, behind-the-scenes content and sweepstakes, and pre-parties. This year’s virtual festival-goers will have the opportunity to purchase exclusive Coachella and artist merchandise via YouTube Shopping and interact with one another in real-time through YouTube’s Live Chat.
Weekend 1 Festival Livestream (April 15-17)
The livestream program, being co-hosted by Joe Kay, Quenlin Blackwell, Therapy Gecko, and Veronica De La Cruz, starts at 4 PM PST / 7 PM EST on Friday, April 15 and runs through Monday evening, April 18, including replays.
Weekend 2 Coachella Curated Livestream (April 22-24)
Hosted by Joe Kay and Veronica De La Cruz, Coachella Curated deep dives into the stories of some of today’s artists. From encore performances, to artist commentary, mini-docs and more, the livestream gives fans an opportunity to discover new artists in addition to original content and performances on the Coachella bill.
