Coachella, Stagecoach Tickets Available for Coachella Valley Locals

Coachella Valley residents can buy passes for the Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals, a festivals spokeswoman confirmed Friday.

Starting April 3, residents can buy up to two passes for the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival - April 19-21 - and/or for the Stagecoach country music festival, which is scheduled April 26-29, according to Lindsay Lyons, spokeswoman for the festivals' organizer, Goldenvoice.

Passes will be sold at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, 78200 Miles Ave., while supplies last. Passes are $349 for Coachella and $239 for Stagecoach, all fees included. Passes are non-transferable, and proof of residency must be shown with a California driver's license or ID card

Eligible ZIP codes include: 92201, 92202, 92203, 92210, 92211, 92230, 92234, 92236, 92240, 92241, 92253, 92255, 92258, 92260, 92261-92264, 92270, 92274, 92275, 92276 and 92292.

Sales hours are:

• noon to 7 p.m. April 3 to 7 and April 9 and 10
• 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 11
• 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 13
• 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 14
• noon to 7 p.m. April 16 and 17
• 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 18
• 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 20
• 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 21
• noon to 7 p.m. April 24
• 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 25 and 26
• 9 a.m. to noon April 27

Coachella, which will take place during two weekends, sold out in January. Both festivals are at the Empire Polo Club in Indio.

For more information on the festivals, go to www.coachella.com and www.stagecoachfestival.com.

--City News Service.