King Sunny Ade
King Sunny Ade is billed to perform at this year 2017’s edition of the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
The Coachella Festival is an annual music and arts festival which takes place at the Empire Polo Club, Indio, California, USA.
It is organised by Golden Voice, a subsidiary of AEG Live as of 2001. The event features many genres of music including rock, indie, hip hop, electronic dance music as well as art installations and sculptures.
The Juju singer turned 70, last year 2016 will share the stage alongside other international artistes like Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, Beyonce, Bon Iver, DJ Snake, DJ Khaled, Tory Lanes, Hans Zimmer, Radiohead and more.
This year’s edition of Coachella holds between April 14 – April 16, 2017.
Last year’s edition saw Nigerian trio, The Young Fathers of Liberian and Scottish origin participate at event alongside African acts such as Black Coffee.
More about the festival……
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly referred to as Coachella or the Coachella Festival) is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, located in the Inland Empire’s Coachella Valley, in the Colorado Desert.
It was co-founded by Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen in 1999, and is organized by Goldenvoice, a subsidiary of AEG Live as of 2001.
The event features many genres of music, including rock, indie,hip hop, and electronic dance music, as well as art installations and sculptures.
Across the grounds, several stages continuously host live music.
The main stages are the: Coachella Stage, Gobi Tent, Mojave Tent, Outdoor Theatre, and Sahara Tent; a smaller Oasis Dome was used in 2006 and 2011, while a new Yuma stage was introduced in 2013.
Coachella showcases popular and established musical artists, as well as emerging artists and reunited groups.
Coachella is one of the largest, most famous, and most profitable music festivals in the United States.
The 2015 festival sold 198,000 tickets and grossed $84.3 million, both records.
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