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Red Hot Chili Peppers to headline Lollapalooza


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USC’s campus is exploding with chatter of Coachella being in just a few days, but now that the Lollapalooza line-up has been announced, avid festival fans can get excited for another summer festival. Festivals such as Lollapalooza, Coachella and Outside Lands are known for filling three days with line-ups people only thought they could dream about. This […]

Coachella lineup explains record ticket sales


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It doesn’t come as a shock that Coachella sold out so quickly this year, especially with headliners like Snoop Dogg, Radiohead, Dr. Dre and returning Coachella player The Black Keys. Goldenvoice, Coachella’s promoter, sold around 120,000 tickets in just under three hours on Friday January 13th, breaking last year’s record of selling out in six […]

FYF Fest upgrades production with Goldenvoice


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Explosions in the Sky, The Dead Milkmen, Kid Dynamite … no, these are not darkly named war headlines. These are some of the most highly anticipated acts performing at the upcoming FYF Festival at the Los Angeles State Historic Park on September 3rd. The FYF Festival (or the F*** Yeah Festival, for scenesters) is in […]

Stagecoach’s smaller acts not exclusively for country fans


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The thousands of music fans who invaded Indio’s Empire Polo Grounds for Coachella have finally returned home, but polo players won’t be able to enjoy their playing fields for long. On May 30, Stagecoach Festival, a two-day country music extravaganza, will be held in the same area as Coachella. And like Coachella, Stagecoach allows for […]

Skull and Dagger pranks need to have limits


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Depending on who you ask, last Wednesday’s Skull and Dagger prank was either hilarious or mean-spirited and tasteless. According to a Daily Trojan online poll, students are essentially divided over whether the prank was upsetting or commendable — 35 percent of voters thought the prank was great, and 17 percent disapprove. A Facebook event created […]

Essentials to take along on the Coachella journey


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Thursday night. You’ve pulled the tent out of mothballs, tackled those term papers a week early and assembled a playlist that includes Lauryn Hill, Sven Väth and that song about Barbara Streisand. “I’m ready,” you think. Ready to hit the highway, slather on the sunscreen and lose your best pair of wayfarers at this year’s […]