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Desert Trip concert festival with The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, The Who expanded to two weekends

By Melissa Ruggieri
May 3, 2016

Desert Trip

[Update May 9, 2016: A second weekend has been added to Desert Trip. Now, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan will play Oct. 7 and Oct. 14; Paul McCartney and Neil Young Oct. 8 and Oct. 15; and Roger Waters and The Who on Oct. 9 and Oct. 16.]

Talk about a mega-star lineup.

It really isn’t an exaggeration to say that the Desert Trip concert scheduled this fall in Indio, Calif., will be a once in a lifetime experience.

On Oct. 7, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan will perform. On Oct. 8, Paul McCartney and Neil Young. And on Oct. 9, Roger Waters and The Who.

The event will take place at the Empire Polo club in Indio, the home of the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Passes will go on sale at 1 p.m. EST on May 9 at www.DesertTrip.com.

As expected, they’re a bit pricey. But again, look at the lineup.

A three-day general admission pass is $399. Reserved floor $699-$1,599. Reserved grandstand $999-$1,599. And standing pit is $1,599.

Single-day general admission passes are $199.

The weekend will also feature a food assortment from 40 renowned restaurants “from Los Angeles to New York.”

Visit www.DesertTrip.com for information about hotel packages, premium seating and RV and tent camping.

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About the Author

Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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