Coachella and Stagecoach Officially Canceled Due to Coronavirus

2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival.Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Nearly eight months after Coachella and Stagecoach was postponed for a second time, Riverside County health officials have canceled the festivals indefinitely. Kaiser said that the cancellation is a direct result of thenovel coronavirus(COVID-19) pandemic and concerns about large gatherings. “If COVID-19 were detected at these festivals, the scope and number of attendees and the nature of the venue would make it infeasible, if not impossible, to track those who may be placed at risk,” the order said.

Coachella and Stagecoach Remove All COVID-19 Precautions, Won't Require Proof of Vaccine or Masks

Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty/Coachella Coachella and Stagecoach— two of the biggest music festivals of the year that take place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California — will not be enforcing any COVID-19 precautions in the wake of the ongoing pandemic. “Festival Admission Update: As we prepare to spend an incredible weekend in the desert together we are announcing that there will be no vaccination, testing or masking requirements at Stagecoach 2022, in accordance with local guidelines,” a tweet from the official Stagecoach Twitter account posted on Tuesday read.

Coachella and Stagecoach Will Not Require Proof of COVID Vaccination for 2022 Festivals

2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival.Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images “After seeing first-hand the low transmission data and successful implementation of safety protocols at our festivals recently, alongside the rising vaccination rate of eligible Americans, we feel confident that we can safely update our policy for Coachella that allows for negative covid test taken within 72 hours of the event OR proof of full vaccination,” a statement on theCoachella websitereads.

Coachella Festival Worker of 20 Years Falls to His Death on Concert Grounds a Week Before Kickoff

Photo: Rich Fury/Getty ImagesA stagehand for the Coachella Music and Arts Festival died Saturday morning at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, PEOPLE confirms.Indio police spokesman Ben Guitron confirmed that authorities received a call about an accident at the concert grounds. The worker died at the scene.“Upon arrival, they discovered a worker at the concert staging area who had had a fall and had passed away. We responded to assist.

Coachella Is Turning 20! Take a Look Back at the First Festival in 1999

Coachellaturns 20 this year, so PEOPLE is taking it back so you can party like it’s 1999.The annual music festival kicks off in the Indio desert in California on Friday, featuring a weekend full of musical acts, including headliners Childish Gambino (akaDonald Glover), Tame Impala andAriana Grande.Among the other acts on the star-studded lineup this year areKacey Musgraves, Janelle Monáe,Bad Bunny,Khalid, Ella Mai, H.E.R.,Kid CudiandPusha T.Beyond the festival itself, Coachella is also known as a playground for A-list stars to hit up the huge parties held in honor of the weekend-long event.