The ultimate Coachella survival guide: What to pack, how to get there, and handy venue tips

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Coachella season is creeping up fast (but we’re sure you’ve been counting down the days). If you’re a first timer this year and slightly overwhelmed about planning for one of the world’s biggest music festivals, we feel you. What do you pack? What can you take into the venue? How do you get there? What is life?

We have one word: Chill. We’ve whipped up a full-on survival guide, from tips on airports and transportation, to what to pack and what you can and can’t take inside.

Coachella’s 2018 lineup features headliners like The Weeknd, Beyoncé (who’s not pregnant this year), Cardi B, Migos, Eminem, and Post Malone, with dates spanning the weekend of April 13-15 and April 20-22. That collection of artists is pretty insane (as always), making it one of the hottest music festivals in the world — meaning hotel rooms fill up fast, flight prices get jacked up, and booking quickly is key. Read more…

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This bot-generated Coachella line-up is incredible

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We already knew bots can do so many things (like writing Harry Potter) but it turns out they’re also awesome at coming up with band names.

Botnik studios have produced a fictional line-up for Coachella, and the band names are predictably unpredictable.

Announcing your 2018 COACHELLA LINEUP, generated by a neural network trained on thousands of band names: https://t.co/EskuBWOdfy pic.twitter.com/J06jgc3x2R

— Botnik Studios (@botnikstudios) January 23, 2018

People were thrilled to see their favourite made-up bands playing the festival, and even argued passionately about them. Read more…

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