What would Coachella look like if it had started a hundred years earlier?

January 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Coachella first appeared in 1999 and has since grown into one of the most attention-getting festivals in the world. But what if it had been founded in 1900? Who would have appeared then? Better yet, what if there was one big Coachella that included artists from 1900 to 1950? Cameron Gorden over at Completely Ignored launched that little thought experiment.

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is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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