Coachella Ditches the Desert for 2012 Festival at Sea
For the first time in its 13-year history, Coachella will be hosted in a venue outside the desert city of Indio, CA. One of the world’s most popular music festivals has decided to swap wasteland for water, with the “S.S. Coachella” – a 122,000-ton, 2,800-capacity ship – scheduled to set sail off the coast of Ft. Lauderdale this December.
The “music festival at sea” will feature a lineup of over 20 acts, including headliners Pulp and Hot Chip. They and their fellow cruise-ship crooners will travel on the Celebrity Silhouette’s (the boat’s official name) two separate voyages, which include a three-day tour of the Bahamas and four days in Jamaica, respectively.
Tickets for the luxury rave start at $500, with varying packages priced as high as $9,000. Reservations go on sale July 21st, at which point (according to the site’s running countdown) you’ll only have to wait 148 days for the S.S. Coachella’s maiden voyage.
For a full list of the S.S. Coachella Festival at Sea 2012 Lineup and Dates, see below:
S.S. Coachella 2012 Lineup
- Pulp
- Hot Chip
- Yeasayer
- Girl Talk
- James Murphy
- Sleigh Bells
- Simian Mobile Disco
- Z-Trip
- !!!
- Warpaint
- DJ Harvey
- El-P
- Killer Mike
- The Black Lips
- The Gaslamp Killer
- Grimes
- Cloud Nothings
- Jason Bentley
- The Rapture
- Father John Misty
- Tokimonsta
- Alf Alpha
S.S. Coachella at Sea Dates 2012
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 11/16/12 | Bahamas |
| 11/17/12 | Bahamas |
| 11/18/12 | Bahamas |
| 11/19/12 | Bahamas |
| 11/19/12 | Jamaica |
| 11/20/12 | Jamaica |
| 11/21/12 | Jamaica |
| 11/22/12 | Jamaica |
| 11/23/12 | Jamaica |
Official S.S. Coachella Festival At Sea Poster
