Coachella announces 2022 return after COVID-19 cancellations

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will return in 2022 after multiple cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coachella announced Tuesday that it will return for two weekends in April 2022. Early ticket sales will start on Friday.

See you in the desert Coachella returns April 15-17 & 22-24, 2022. Register now to access the 2022 advance sale beginning Friday, June 4 at 10am PT.https://t.co/qujCsdCWkp pic.twitter.com/0PzCZYrbB6

— Coachella (@coachella) June 1, 2021

In January, both Coachella and its sister country music festival Stagecoach had their events canceled by public health officials in California’s Riverside County. Officials cited the pandemic for the cancellations. 

Due to the pandemic, Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser today (Jan. 29) signed a public health order canceling Coachella Valley Music and Arts, Stagecoach Country Music festivals planned for April 2021. We look forward to when the events may return. https://t.co/YAIn8uTea9

— Dr. Geoffrey Leung (@RivCoDoc) January 29, 2021

Both festivals were postponed from last year to this past April before ultimately being canceled.

The Stagecoach Country Music Festival has been rescheduled for April 29-May 1, 2022.