Coachella Team Announces “Desert Trip”; Stones, Dylan, McCartney, Young, Waters, + The Who

The rumors were so consistent that the information was pretty much official awhile back, but the truly official announcement came today.

The team behind Coachella will be holding a star-studded concert at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, CA from October 7th to October 9th called Desert Trip. The lineup will be as follows:

Friday Night – The Rolling Stones + Bobby Dylan
Saturday Night – Paul McCartney + Neil Young
Sunday Night – Roger Waters + The Who

According to the events official Twitter account, this will only happen “once”.

Just this once. https://t.co/GtJR66wipf pic.twitter.com/hOmpCUBKoo

— Desert Trip (@DesertTripIndio) May 3, 2016

The concept of the concert layout would look like this:

Conceptual rendering https://t.co/GtJR66wipf pic.twitter.com/dwwUBXGEoM

— Desert Trip (@DesertTripIndio) May 3, 2016

The official Desert Trip website has all the information you will need, including pass/ticket info:

• Ticket go on sale Monday, May 9th at 10 a.m. PST.

Single-day passes – $199
Three-day general admission – $399
Reserved floor – $699, $999, $1,599
Reserved grandstand – $999, $1599
Standing pit – $1,599

• Hotel packages, premium seating, RV and tent camping available.

It looks like this will be a phenomenal 3-day music event, but could it also mean additional West-Coast touring dates for some of the bands involved?