Q 01/05

In which California city is Coachella held?

A) Indio

B) Palm Springs

C) Palm Desert

D) Coachella

Answer · why

A) Indio

The Empire Polo Club sits in the Coachella Valley of the Colorado Desert, about 22 miles southeast of Palm Springs.

Q 02/05

Which band's 1993 Empire Polo Club concert, staged to dodge Ticketmaster, seeded Coachella?

A) Red Hot Chili Peppers

B) Pearl Jam

C) Rage Against the Machine

D) Nirvana

Answer · why

B) Pearl Jam

Almost 25,000 fans came out for the Vs. Tour show, proving the polo grounds could handle a big crowd.

Q 03/05

Which promotion company organises Coachella?

A) Goldenvoice

B) Superfly

C) Live Nation

D) C3 Presents

Answer · why

A) Goldenvoice

It has been a subsidiary of AEG since Paul Tollett sold it for $7 million in March 2001, and it also runs Stagecoach.

Q 04/05

In which month was the very first Coachella held in 1999?

A) July

B) October

C) September

D) April

Answer · why

B) October

It came three months after the riots and fires of Woodstock '99, and the well-behaved crowd earned it the nickname 'the anti-Woodstock'.

Q 05/05

Which three acts headlined the first Coachella in 1999?

A) Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Soundgarden

B) Beck, Tool and Rage Against the Machine

C) The Cure, Depeche Mode and Morrissey

D) Oasis, Björk and Radiohead

Answer · why

B) Beck, Tool and Rage Against the Machine

Tickets were $50 a day, attendees got a free bottle of water, and Goldenvoice still lost $850,000.