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Life Is Beautiful 2021 Early Bird Tickets On Sale

The next edition of Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival is upon us! The three-day event, held at Downtown Las Vegas from September 17 to 19, will start selling Early Bird tickets this morning with their lineup to be announced soon.

Coachella 2021 Postponed due to COVID-19

Photo by Chris Molina of Coachella 2014, Weekend 2

It looks like we're going to have to wait a little longer to experience Coachella again, Scenestar readers. Coachella 2021 and Stagecoach 2021 will not be taking place in April, as scheduled, according to Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser. "We look forward to when the events may return," Kaiser said in a tweet last Friday announcing that he had signed the public health order that you can read here. The festival is not actually officially canceled at this time and there are unconfirmed rumors that Coachella 2021 was scheduled to move to October 2021, regardless.

Goldenvoice has yet to officially announce that Coachella 2021 and Stagecoach 2021 are moving once again due to current global coronavirus transmission concerns. One of the biggest and best-known festivals in the U.S. could be moving once again from their originally rescheduled dates: Friday, October 9, to Sunday, October 11, (Weekend 1) and Friday, October 16, to Sunday, October 18, (Weekend 2) to Friday, April 9, to Sunday, April 11, 2021 (Weekend 1) and Friday, April 16, to Sunday, April 18, 2021 (Weekend 2). Stagecoach was to take place from Friday, April 23, to Sunday, April 25, 2021.

No details have been released on whether the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, will still feature performances by headliners—Frank Ocean, Rage Against The Machine, and Travis Scott on both festival weekends in any updated lineup.

End of 2020 Covid-19 Quarantine Spotify Playlist

We almost made it to the end of 2020, Scenestar readers! We hope you're spending New Year's Eve at home or in quarantine somewhere safe so that we can hopefully have some actual concerts in Los Angeles to share with you in the new year. There are plenty of streaming options on the internet tonight and on the radio starting at 8 p.m. (We see you KCRW's Travis Holcombe), but if you choose to have a COVID-19-themed music night at home, we have a Spotify quarantine playlist that we made early this year to get you through.

Thanks to all the venues, promoters, musicians, labels, marketers, public relations people, and especially our followers/readers for hanging in there and waiting to have some cool concerts to look forward to. Until then, we'll see you in 2021, and please let us know what you think (or if you have any tracks we missed on this playlist)!

Electric Mile Taking Place at Santa Anita Park

We have something music-related for you to look forward to starting in the new year! From the people that brought you Electric Daisy Carnival, Beyond Wonderland, Nocturnal Wonderland, and most of the electronic shows that you frequent in Southern California, Insomniac has scheduled a drive-thru music experience called Electric Mile to Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA from Friday, January 1 to Sunday, January 24. The hour-long experience comes complete with music, lights, art, visual effects, installations, and more in a COVID-friendly environment for all ages.

Los Lobos Drive In Concert Moves to the Citadel

Los Lobos has moved their drive-in show closer to their hometown of East L.A.! The band was originally headlining down to Orange County to headline an all-ages tour date at Oak Canyon Park in Silverado, CA on Saturday, August 29. Now Los Lobos are set to rock the Citadel Outlet Mall tonight with openers Miriah Avila and Los Mysteriosos.

Metallica Encore Drive-In Show This Month

Metallica is giving fans a chance to see them perform live on the big screen! As part of the "Encore Drive-In" series, the iconic heavy metal band will be airing a full set shot especially for this one-night-only event on Saturday, August 29, across Canada and the United States. The unique event will also include an opening set by Three Days Grace. Fans in Los Angeles can choose between Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, Mission Tiki Drive-In Theatre in Montclair, and Warner Center in Woodland Hills.

The Satellite Will No Longer Be a Music Venue

As you may have heard, The Satellite (Formerly Spaceland) will no longer be operating as a music venue. The iconic Silverlake venue had hosted the Los Angeles debut shows for a lot of artists as well as performances by Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Beck, Editors, Foo Fighters, Le Butcherettes, The Killers, Miike Snow, My Morning Jacket, The Presets, Reggie Watts, The White Stripes; "secret shows" with the likes of The Bravery, Cold War Kids, Death Cab For Cutie, Lady Gaga, Local Natives, Julian Casablancas, etc; and legendary free residency shows featuring The Blood Arm, Silversun Pickups, and Rilo Kiley just to name a few. The club was also featured as the setting for the fictional band Munchausen By Proxy (Led by lead singer Zooey Deschanel) in the 2008 Jim Carrey movie 'Yes Man.' We always liked catching Interpol's Carlos D on the Galaga machine in the early days of Turn On The Bright Lights when the band was always in town. The Satellite was recently known to host great comedy shows which included a monthly residency by Neil Hamburger, club nights, and club shows for local artists.

Owner Jeff Wolfram shared on social media today that they will no longer be a music venue and will be renovated to operate as a bar and a restaurant. Check out their statement below.

Outside Lands Reveal Their 2021 Festival Lineup

Our favorite Bay Area summer music festival has announced their lineup for 2021, Scenestar readers! Outside Lands will be skipping 2020 and coming back to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park from Friday, August 6, to Sunday, August 8. This year's festival lineup includes headliners Lizzo, The Strokes, and Tame Impala. Other acts on the bill include Beach House, Bonobo, J Balvin, Khruangbin, Polo & Pan, Tyler, The Creator, Caroline Polachek, Vampire Weekend, and many more. Check out the lineup above. Tickets for Outside Lands will go on sale on Thursday, June 25, at 10 a.m. via Frontgate Tickets.