COACHELLA COMING TOGETHER?

After considerable chatter that Coachella would reveal its 2025 lineup earlier than usual this year, could the announcement of the 4/11-13 and 4/18-20 event at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, California, be happening sooner than later?

The fest posted a cryptic Instagram Story this afternoon (11/19) of three palm trees swaying in the breeze, perhaps indicating that the details won't have to wait until January as they normally do. Posts like this have traditionally preceded the unveiling of the full lineup.

What have promoter AEG/Goldenvoice and festival co-founder Paul Tollett been looking for that they don’t already have? Sources previously confirmed to HITS that EDM star Fred again.. is a lock, and Post Malone verified his presence while announcing his own headlining tour earlier today. Is the missing piece a headliner that will truly make Coachella 2025 a must-see?

Reports point to Green Day and Lady Gaga taking other top slots in the desert, but securing this caliber of talent has become more difficult in recent years. Meanwhile, artists that could have fit the proverbial bill like Oasis, Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Shakira and Stray Kids are all doing their own L.A.-area stadium dates those weekends.

Wonderers are wondering who's still on Tollett’s shortlist. Could Travis Scott be in the mix? Scott was confirmed for the 2020 edition of Coachella, which was canceled due to the pandemic, and was then scheduled to headline in 2022 before the Astroworld Festival crowd crush made that an impossibility.

Across the pond this week, standard tickets for the 2025 Glastonbury Festival sold out in less than 40 minutes without benefit of any confirmed performers. Held at Worthy Farm in Somerset, England, Glasto is scheduled for 6/25-29.