Indigenous tribe calls Coachella’s Live Nation suit “direct attack on us and the region”
Coachella over its trademark infringement suit against Live Nation.The festival, which is operated by promoter Goldenvoice and its parent company AEG, won a temporary restraining order against Live Nation over an upcoming New Year’s Eve event called Coachella Day One 22.No action was taken by Coachella against the tribe, known as The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians, but the tribe’s chairman said in a statement given to Rolling Stone they considered the suit “a direct attack on us and the region”.“The event is developed as a thank you at no cost to the community and an attempt to bring people together safely to celebrate what we hope will be a prosperous 2022,” Darrell Mike said.