Coachella Heads East (Not Quite)

Rumors of the organizers of the Coachella music festival putting on an event in the NY/NJ area this summer have been confirmed. The promoters, AEG Live/Goldenvoice, will stage a music fest in August at New Jersey's Liberty State Park but not under the Coachella name. They'll be competing with another music fest coming to Jersey as well: Vineland, a Bonnaroo-size event on Aug 8-10, and promoted by a partnership between c3 Presents (Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits) and Britain's Melvin Benn's Festival Republic (Reading, Glastonbury).

And speaking of Coachella, the lineups for this year's April 25-27th shows will be announced in the next week or so.