The Town with Matthew Belloni

Coachella and the Changing Music Festival Hierarchy

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It’s Coachella weekend, so Matt is joined by Dave Brooks, the senior director of touring at Billboard, to discuss all things music festivals. David gives us the latest on Coachella: how it’s been doing lately, how much money headliners make, and whether it’s still the most culturally relevant music festival in the world. They then go through a music festival power ranking, discussing which are on the rise, how the economics have changed, and where things are going (02:18). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about the newest category added to the Academy Awards (25:14).

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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Dave Brooks
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo