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When and where is Coachella and what is the 2018 line-up?

When and where is Coachella and what is the 2018 line-up?
Coachella is one of the Americas biggest and most hip music festivals, so who is performing this year? (Picture: Getty)

Americas most Instagrammable music festival Coachella is attracting bigger names than ever this year.

And the bonanza of choons, partying, ferris wheels and waving palm trees is now just around the corner.

So where is it held? How long does it last? When does it kick off? And most importantly, who is on the line-up for 2018?

Lets have a look.

When and where is Coachella and what is the 2018 line-up?
Coachella usually attracts really big names (Picture: Getty)

As usual, Coachella is taking place over two consecutive weekends in April, in Indio, California, specifically at the Empire Polo Club in the Inland Empires Coachella Valley. Thats in the Colorado Desert.

When and where is Coachella and what is the 2018 line-up?
Where the festival takes place (Picture: metro.co.uk)

The first Coachella happened in 1999, and the main acts were Beck, the Chemical Brothers, Tool, Morrissey, and Rage Against the Machine.

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From that bunch, you can see that music played on the seven stages is always from a variety of genres.

This year, Weekend One takes place between Friday 13 and Sunday 15 April, and Weekend Two takes place between Friday 20 and Sunday 22 April.

When and where is Coachella and what is the 2018 line-up?
Beyonce is performing at the festival on Saturday 14 April (Picture: Getty)

Currently we know the entire line-up for the first weekend, which kicks off tomorrow, but Weekend Two remains shrouded in mystery.

And the names on the bill are exciting – because the three headliners are Beyonce, Eminem and The Weeknd.

When and where is Coachella and what is the 2018 line-up?
Eminem will hit the stage on Sunday 15 April (Picture: Getty)

Other big names include Jamiroquai, Cardi B, King Krule, St Vincent, Haim, Alt-J, Post Malone, The Bronx, Fleet Foxes, Jean Michel Jarre, MØ, French Montana, Jessie Ware, SZA and David Byrne.

The Weeknd will headline the main stage on Friday, Beyonce will headline on Saturday and Eminem will headline on Sunday.

When and where is Coachella and what is the 2018 line-up?

YouTube are streaming the festival live this year once again.

When and where is Coachella and what is the 2018 line-up?
The Weeknd is headlining on Friday 13 April (Picture: Getty)

Meanwhile fans are convinced Justin Bieber is planning a surprise performance and indeed, surprise guests are scheduled into both weekends.

Head here to see a full list of the stages and set times across Weekend One.

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