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Coachella Documentary to Premiere on YouTube

Even though the festival was rescheduled to later this year, we can still look forward to Coachella in April! Goldenvoice has officially announced that their Coachella: 20 Years In The Desert documentary will premiere on Friday, April 10, the date that Coachella 2020 was originally going to kick off. Coachella 2020 will be taking place on Friday, October 9, to Sunday, October 11, (Weekend 1) and Friday, October 16, to Sunday, October 18, (Weekend 2) at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Frank Ocean, Rage Against The Machine, and Travis Scott will still be headlining both festival weekends.

Cruel World Festival Moved to September

Hold on to your tickets Cruel World Festival attendees. Goldenvoice has moved the festival at the Grounds at Dignity Health Sports Park from Saturday, May 2, to Saturday, September 12. As of now, the lineup still consists of Bauhaus, Blondie, and Morrissey co-headlining the event. The list of curated Goth and New Wave acts also include sets by The Church, Cold Cave, Devo, Echo & The Bunnymen, Gary Numan, The Psychedelic Furs, Public Image Ltd., She Wants Revenge, Violent Femmes, and many more.

Coachella 2020 Postponed Until to October

Photo by Chris Molina of Coachella 2014, Weekend 2

It's time to adjust your plans, Scenestar readers. Goldenvoice has officially announced that Coachella 2020 due to current global coronavirus transmission concerns. One of the biggest and best-known festivals in the U.S. is moving from their originally scheduled dates: Friday, April 10, to Sunday, April 12, (Weekend 1) and Friday, April 17, to Sunday, April 19, (Weekend 2) to Friday, October 9, to Sunday, October 11, (Weekend 1) and Friday, October 16, to Sunday, October 18, (Weekend 2). 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.

Tones and I Moves to the Fonda Theatre

Demand to see Tones and I in Los Angeles is high! The Australian pop singer-songwriter is on tour performing in support of her debut album release The Kids Are Coming, and already SOLD OUT her shows at El Cid on Tuesday, November 19, and at the Roxy Theatre on Tuesday, February 18. Now The Roxy show has been relocated to the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood.

Contest: Deerhunter at the Wiltern

Bradford Cox and the rest of Deerhunter will be co-headlining tour date this week in Los Angeles with Dirty Projectors! You can see them team up on Wednesday, July 17, when Deerhunter play in support of Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?, and Dirty Projectors play in support of Lamp Lit Prose.at the Wiltern Theatre. The local tour was moved from their previously scheduled location: Hollywood Palladium. We're giving our readers a chance to see them live courtesy of a contest for tickets to their show!

Morcheeba Moves to the Regent Theater

Good news for those of you that missed out on getting tickets to see 90's UK trip-hop legends Morcheeba! On tour in support of latest release Blaze Away, Morcheeba was originally scheduled to play at Echoplex on Thursday, October 10. Now they will be headlining the Regent Theater to give everyone a chance to see their upcoming return to Los Angeles.

Yola Fest aka Yola Dia Moved To August

Oaxacan female-run mezcal brand Yola Mezcal has moved Yola Fest to later this summer. The 21+ event was to take place on Saturday, June 8, at Los Angeles State Historic Park with performances by Lykke Li, Charli XCX, Cat Power, Courtney Love, and more. Now due to due to unforeseen production issues, the festival celebrating the arts, culture, and music of today's women will now take place on Sunday, August 18, with a festival name change: Yola Día. Charli XCX and Ambar Lucid will also be replaced with Empress Of, Kelsey Lu and Sophie due to scheduling conflicts.

The Rolling Stones Have a New Rose Bowl Date

We got some good news for local fans of The Rolling Stones. The band had postponed their North American No Filter US Tour 2019 due to illness which was scheduled to take place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday, May 11. Now that Mick Jagger is on the road to recovery, The Rolling Stones have now penciled in a newly rescheduled date on Thursday, August 22.