story from day one at Coachella

Coachella has finally begun. The 2023 edition of the famous US musical event – ​​which has been held every year since 1999 in the magical territories between California and Mexico – takes place over six days organized over two consecutive weekends, i.e. from 14 to 16 April and then again from 21 at the 23rd. To inaugurate the Festival, artists of the caliber of Bad Bunny, Gorillaz, the Chemical Brothers, Blink-182 and Burna Boy followed by Rosalia, the K-pop band Blackpink, Calvin Harris, Yungblud (and many others) . As we already anticipated a month ago, too Cosmopolitan flew to Palm Springs together with an exceptional partner to the winner of the contest Lucrezia Moccia and four actors/content creators: the tiktoker Ambra Cotti, the actress Ludovica Cosione, the actor Rocco Fasano and the dancer Mikaela Neaze Silva. Cosmopolitan Italy takes you, day by day, to discover Coachella.

Rocco Fasano’s point of view

Italian actor, born in 1993, famous for his role as Niccolò Fares, in seasons 2, 3 and 4 of the TV series Skam Italy, Rocco Fasano he accompanies us on the first day of the Californian festival and tells us his point of view. He says: «Among the various artists we have listened to, Gorillaz and Kaytranada are among my favourites. Their it’s are at the top of my Spotify playlists, some of Kaytranada’s I listen to every day. It was so exciting to experience them like this, in Coachella, live. We danced for hours, the energy was incredible.”

The Blink-182s

A few hours after the start and with a surprise announcement directly from the official account of the Californian Music Festival, Blink-182 were added to the Coachella Friday lineup, the first day of the festival. Originally from San Diego, they have been together since 1992 when then 18-year-old Mark Hoppus (bass and vocals) met Tom Delonge (guitar and vocals), four years younger, while drummer Travis Baker took over from Scott Raynor in 1998. “All the small things”, “I miss you”, “Adam’s song” and “What’s my age again” are just some of their most famous songs that filled the CD players of an entire generation and made them sing their hearts out the crowds in raptures as the sun descended over the Coachella valley turning the sky pink and orange.

The Gorillaz

When it comes to great bands of the nineties, one cannot fail to mention Gorillaz: the best known virtual group in the world. The British band – born from the minds of cartoonist Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn – consists of four animated characters. The real protagonists of the training, in fact, are 2D and are: Murdoc Niccals, Noodle and Russel Hobbs. Another aspect not to be overlooked is the real Gorillaz sound, a style that has its roots in alternative hip hop, with Britpop, pop and electronic influences.

The Blondies

A wave of nostalgia invaded Coachella with the arrival of the New York group Blondie. Innovative songs such as “Heart Of Glass”, “Atomic” or “Rapture” took first place in the world charts. The cantata Debbie Harry, icon of the New Wave movement has kidnapped thanks to her unmistakable style her the scene thanks to her iconic repertoire.

Bad bunny

After being caught in riding lessons by Kendall Jenner, Bad Bunny closed out the first day of the festival by making history as Coachella’s first Spanish-language headliner. “Would you prefer me to speak in English… ¿O en español?” he asked his audience. Among the most impactful artists of Latin American music in recent years, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Puerto Rican born in 1994, he began grinding single after single, and featuring after featuring that gave him ever greater popularity. Within a short time, in fact, he collaborated with names like J Balvin, Cardi B, Daddy Yankee, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith. He is the most listened to singer in the world on Spotify and Apple Music, so much so that the American magazine Billboard crowned him artist of the year.