LOS ANGELES (Reuters)

The Coachella music festival in the Southern California desert will return for the first time in two years in April 2022, the organizer announced on Tuesday (June 1).

The 20-year-old music festival, one of the largest in the world, was cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Organizers had previously worked to bring the show back in October 2021, according to media reports, but that plan was unfortunately discontinued.

In past years the festival has brought over half a million fans to an open-air site in Indio, east of Los Angeles, over two weekends.

According to a statement from event organizer Goldenvoice, the proposed dates for the 2022 staging are the weekends of April 15-17 and April 22-24.

Tickets for the event will go on sale this Friday, June 4, 2021.

Performers for the 2022 staging have not yet been announced, however headline acts for the 2020 lineup included Frank Ocean, Rage Against the Machine and Travis Scott.

Stagecoach, a country music festival also held in Indio, will follow Coachella from April 29 to May 1.