No Doubt, Tyler The Creator headline Coachella Music Fest tonight
At one point during the festival’s first weekend, No Doubt was joined by unscheduled guest Olivia Rodrigo for a performance of the band’s 2000 song “Bathwater.” Image: vspink/Instagram
INDIO – The 2024 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio will continue today with several performances including headliners No Doubt and Tyler, The Creator, who will close out the night.
Performances will begin as early as 1 p.m. Saturday with Buster Jarvis at the Sonora Stage and Kimonos at Yuma Stage. Six other stages – Coachella, Outdoor, Gobi, Mojave, Sahara and Quasar – will host more performances, which are set to begin at varying times. More information about set times is available here.
Both headlining performances will take place on the Coachella Stage, with No Doubt at 9:25 p.m. and Tyler, The Creator’s at 11:40 p.m. They will follow performances from Blur, Sublime, Santa Fe Klan and Record Safari.
The fest’s closing day, Sunday, will start with DJ Jon at the Sonora Stage and JOPLYN at the Yuma Stage. A closing headlining performance from Doja Cat will follow performances from J Balvin, Bebe Rexha, Carin Leon, YG Marley and LUDMILLA.
Friday got underway with Jim Smith at the Sonora Stage and Keyspan at the Yuma Stage. A headlining performance from Lana Del Rey began shortly after 11 p.m., following earlier performances from Peso Pluma, Lil Uzi Vert, Sabrina Carpenter, Young Miko and Jack Glam.
There were a few surprises during the first weekend, with Latin and pop music sensation Shakira taking to the stage for at least two sets.
The event also celebrated a reunion of the 1990s band No Doubt, which hadn’t performed as an ensemble in nine years. Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont and Adrian Young played for a little over an hour, performing standards such as “Just a girl,” “Don’t Speak” and “Spiderwebs.” At one point, No Doubt was joined by unscheduled guest Olivia Rodrigo for a performance of the band’s 2000 song “Bathwater.”
On Sunday, J Balvin brought out Will Smith to join him on the song “Men in Black,” with Smith dressed in his full black suit and sunglasses as featured in the 1997 film of the same name.
Preparations for traffic connected with the event started last month.
Avenue 50, between Monroe Street and Madison Avenue, has been closed since March 25 and will remain so until May 6 for the dual-weekend entertainment and extensive post-fest cleanups.
According to Indio’s traffic plan, there will be no pedestrian access on Monroe, between Avenue 49 and Avenue 52, nor along Madison, between Avenues 50 and 52.
Police cautioned travel delays will be heavy along Washington Street between Interstate 10 and Avenue 52, as well as Jefferson Street and avenues 48 and 50 going into the Empire Polo Club grounds.
Along with Indio police, other law enforcement agencies are providing support throughout the event, including the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and California Highway Patrol.
Festival information, including the entire list of musical acts, can be found at coachella.com/lineup.
YouTube has aired livestreams of the event. (CNS)
