A Book About Coachella by Signboard Elder Music Reporter Katie Bain Is Out Now

Twenty-six years ago this month, on Oct. 9-10, 1999, the very first Coachella came to life at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif. Including headliners Beck, Morrissey, The Chemical Brothers, Rage Versus the Device and Tool, the occasion was the launching version of the celebration that would in the following years end up being a worldwide touchpoint of music, style and culture.

Desert Dreams: The Music, Design and Attraction of Coachella, a brand-new book by Signboard senior music reporter Katie Bain, checks out the history and impact of Coachella, taking a look at how an occasion with origins with the SoCal hard rock scene ended up being a worldwide phenomenon and barometer for each year’s musical stars and patterns. The book is out Tuesday (Oct. 21) by means of Legendary Ink. (Here’s how you can order it).

The hardbound coffee table book consists of more than 150 archival photos showing the celebration’s most prominent efficiencies, from Rage Versus the Device to Radiohead to the zeitgeist sharing Tupac hologram to Beychella to Girl Gaga, its most renowned on and unofficial fashionistas, greatest headings and far more.

Created for both regular Coachella-goers and those who have actually never ever been to the fest, Desert Dreams catches the development of a pop-culture example that changed how we engage with music, style and art.

The book gets here approximately a month after the release of the 2026 Coachella lineup, with Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G set to heading next year’s phenomenon. The book takes a look at how such popular song concerned control Coachella’s headlining slots, how the celebration’s cutting edge livestream boosted development and how the increase of social networks assisted make the polo field into a weekend-long catwalk for designs, film stars, influencers and other cultural stars.