In the past week the not surprising news emerged that Beyonce will not be able to perform at Coachella this year due to being pregnant with twins. Now her replacement has been announced as Lada Gaga, sure to please fans and also keep intact having a female headliner. For those curious, secondary market tracking shows the average Coachella price dropped by 12% after the Beyonce cancellation though have rebounded slightly (2%) after the Lady Gaga announcement. Beyonce has already been booked for the 2018 Coachella show for those who are disappointed in the cancellation!
In other Coachella news, those who have signed up to buy tickets via their website had their information hacked. The official statement reads:
“We recently discovered that unauthorized third parties illegally gained access to the usernames, first and last names, shipping addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth individuals provided to Coachella, We have confirmed that no user passwords were stolen.”
[Editor’s note] We highly recommend all users change their passwords regardless!!