6A / ENTERTAINMENT / TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
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COOL THING
Blaise Marcoux
MUSIC
Rock fest signs new lease
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
INDIO, Calif. — The Empire Polo Fields are 90 acres of pristine green in a land of craggy brown and represent a field of dreams for music fans as the home of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. But a few years ago, the festival, which brings international travelers together in this small, low-desert city, came close to being buried by bulldozers.
At the height of the real estate boom, owner Alexander Haagen III was tempted to chop up the polo grounds and covert them to residential uses at a big windfall.
"We would have been crushed, it would have been the end," said Paul Tollett, the promoter who crafted the Coachella success story.
The downtown in the economy helped preserve California's most celebrated music festival. Tollett, along with Coachella promoter Goldenvoice, just inked a pact with Haagen that gives the festival its first long-term lease on the property, which this past weekend brought a record 75,000 fans each over three days to see 128 acts, led by the crystalline space rock of Muse and the Cristal flow of rap star Jay-Z.
With the new lease now securing Coachella's home for at least an additional decade, changes will be made to upgrade the electrical service and to unsnarl the traffic that overwhelms this small city's roadways.
Haagen, who rarely grants interviews, said Sunday that he had committed $1 million in landscaping improvements annually going forward. Coachella is already considered among the most gracefully
appointed major rock festivals in the U.S.
"Now, for the first time, we can take steps to make long term improvements," said Tollett, who would not disclose terms of the contract. "Every year, on Sunday night I walk out and I think 'Well, next year is the last one.' We've never had a deal that went more than a couple of years. We've always been on ene shells."
This year, the festival added
This year, you more than 100 acres of parking and Haagen gave concertgoers access to the rose gardens After approval of the Indio City Council, the festival extended its hours on Friday and Saturday nights (to 1 a.m.)
from midnight previous years.
"We've never had a deal that went more than a couple of years. We've always been on eggshells."
figuratively. Also, the residents of Indo weren't sure they wanted a neighbor who would bring along huge amplifier stacks and potentially troubling baggage.
The most visually striking addition to this year's Coachella was a 150-foot-tall Ferris wheel that towered over the festival grounds and, with its lights, flashed and flared into the night. Haagen said those sorts of one-offs would be part of the venue's business plan moving forward.
There was no camping when Coachella began on a brutally hot weekend in 1999 as Rage Against the Machine, Tool and Beck headlined a show that, by the way, left Tollett and his company, Goldenvoice, in the red. It didn't help that tickets for the festival with the funny name went on sale one week after the Woodstock 99 Festival back east went up in flames, literally and
Tollett promised his show would be different; his plan was to import the European-style model of festivals, such as Glastonbury, to the desert where lush lawns, giant stages and pristine white dance tents could lure fans wanting to escape the arenas and
PAULTOLLETT Coachella promoter
asphalt lots of radio-station shows.
Tollett and AEG Live (which bought Goldenvoice in 2001 by absorbing its debt, which exceeded $1 million, according to
This year, a mutual trust seems to have replaced thorny community doubts about the giant rock festival that brings purple-haired fans and tattooed rock kids to a community more at ease with golfers and truck drivers.
executives involved in the deal) launched a second music event, the Stagecoach Festival, a country music franchise that uses the still-standing set-up the following weekend and became profitable even faster than its rock cousin.
Haagen said Tollett had won over the city leadership and residents by creating "a classy event, a festival with panache that has gotten Indian positive press coverage about all over the world" and one that also sells out every local hotel.
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
HOROSCOPES
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 7
Turn your attention away from work to encourage those closest to you. Mutual support gets everyone through a ticklish situation. A bit of caution is advised.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Today is a 7
Your fondest wish is to finish work from yesterday. Fat chancel! You're not in the office. Write down ideas, let them go and then go play.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 5
Today is a 5
The work you do in private will be appreciated when you finally reveal the completed assignment. Others may worry about deadlines. Don't add to their concern.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 5
If you have a long meeting,
bring drinks and snacks for
everyone. That way, no one
becomes restless. Bend rules
to maintain the focus.
This is the day you've been waiting for! As luck would have it, the females in your life are right there beside you, aiding and abetting your every move.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
Group effort helps you a long way today. Take charge of persnickety details, because no one else will do it right now.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a7
If love truly does make the world go around, then your world is spinning nicely. Keep your feet on the ground by taking time to savor it.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 5
By choosing a direct path to your own personal comfort, you indirectly satisfy the needs of an elder you respect. How fortunate!
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
By the end of the day, you'll feel most fortunate. You took on a complicated, detailed task and completed it well within budget and on deadline.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
You start the day feeling lucky. Add to that your ability to choose exactly the right method, and you'll achieve the goal easily.
Arrange today's activities to allow plenty of time for fun and romance. You know your deadlines, but relax. You'll make them.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Today is a 6
You truly enjoy the company of your favorite people now.
Surprise them with a unique new game, or see a movie. Indulge in popcorn or treats.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
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Solution time: 21 mins.
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H O O T E R L O G O
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41 Do as you're told
44 A Gersh-win
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Yesterday's answer 4-20
4-20 CRYPTOQUIP
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Yesterday's Cryptoquip: IF I INSTRUCT FOLKS ON HOW TO USE A CERTAIN COOKING OIL, I GUESS THAT'S A WESSON LESSON.
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: P equals L.
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: P equals L
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