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Coachella music festival returns after three-year hiatus

As it returns after a three-year hiatus, Coachella is considered a bellwether for the multi-billion-dollar touring industry that’s still on shaky ground after persistent pandemic setbacks.

PALM SPRINGS: California’s Coachella will kick off Friday for the first time since 2019, with hundreds of thousands of people flocking to the premier desert music festival, as the United States sees Covid-19 cases edge up.

The mammoth event that takes place over two three-day weekends — and this year features Billie Eilish, Harry Styles and the Weeknd with EDM stars Swedish House Mafia as headliners — traditionally kicks off the year’s summer concert circuit.

Coachella’s 2020 edition was scrapped as the coronavirus pandemic…

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