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The Empire Polo Club is a 78-acre (32 ha) polo club in Indio, California in the Coachella Valley of Riverside County, California, Riverside County, approximately 22 miles southeast of Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs. Founded in 1987, it has hosted international polo tournaments. It leases out its polo grounds for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Festival annually for the last three weekends in April.
/ref>Empire Polo Club Announces 2015 Winter Season
, ''The Polo Magazine'', 27 September 2014Victoria Pelham
Polo season returns to Empire Polo Club field
''The Desert Sun'', January 4, 2015 It is around a half hour drive from Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs and a 2 to 2-and-a-half hour drive from Downtown Los Angeles or San Diego, California, San Diego.
''PoloLine'', October 23, 2014 It has twelve polo grounds, making it one of the largest polo clubs on the West coast of the United States. It hosts local, national and international matches and tournaments. In 2013, it hosted a match between the British Schools and Universities Polo Association (SUPA) and the United States Polo Association, USPA Intercollegiate/Interscholastic. It has also hosted events for the Gay Polo League.Deborah Deutsch
Chip McKenney, Founder of the Gay Polo League, On How the League Was Born
, ''Equestrian Quarterly'', November 14, 2013 In 2015, it hosted the USPA Townsend International Challenge Cup. The grounds are owned by Alex Haagen III. Since 1993, the Empire Polo Club has leased its polo grounds annually to Goldenvoice, a subsidiary of the Anschutz Entertainment Group, the organizers of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Festival.Ray Waddell
Goldenvoice Buys 280 Acres of Land at Coachella Site
''The Hollywood Reporter'', March 27, 2003Stars of indie, rock & pop take part in the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
''The Daily Telegraph'' On October 30, 31 and November 1, 2009 it hosted Phish held their 8th festival. During which on the Halloween show they performed The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street in its entirety. On October 7–9 and 14–16, 2016, it hosted Desert Trip,Desert Trip website
/ref> a music festival featuring legendary rock performers Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Roger Waters and The Who. On April 14 and 21, Beyoncé headlined the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Beyoncé was the first African American woman to headline the festival and her performance immediately received widespread critical acclaim. Many in the media described the show as "historic," while ''The New York Times'' proclaimed it as "meaningful, absorbing, forceful and radical." The performance was nicknamed "Beychella" by fans.
The Empire Polo Club is a 78-acre (32 ha) polo club in Indio, California in the Coachella Valley of Riverside County, California, Riverside County, approximately 22 miles southeast of Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs. Founded in 1987, it has hosted international polo tournaments. It leases out its polo grounds for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Festival annually for the last three weekends in April.
Location
The club is located at 81-800 Avenue 51 within the city of Indio, California, Indio, in the Coachella Valley and Colorado Desert of Southern California.Palm Springs, California: Empire Polo Club/ref>Empire Polo Club Announces 2015 Winter Season
, ''The Polo Magazine'', 27 September 2014Victoria Pelham
Polo season returns to Empire Polo Club field
''The Desert Sun'', January 4, 2015 It is around a half hour drive from Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs and a 2 to 2-and-a-half hour drive from Downtown Los Angeles or San Diego, California, San Diego.
History
It was founded in 1987.Empire Polo Club: One of the largest polo clubs on the West Coast of USA''PoloLine'', October 23, 2014 It has twelve polo grounds, making it one of the largest polo clubs on the West coast of the United States. It hosts local, national and international matches and tournaments. In 2013, it hosted a match between the British Schools and Universities Polo Association (SUPA) and the United States Polo Association, USPA Intercollegiate/Interscholastic. It has also hosted events for the Gay Polo League.Deborah Deutsch
Chip McKenney, Founder of the Gay Polo League, On How the League Was Born
, ''Equestrian Quarterly'', November 14, 2013 In 2015, it hosted the USPA Townsend International Challenge Cup. The grounds are owned by Alex Haagen III. Since 1993, the Empire Polo Club has leased its polo grounds annually to Goldenvoice, a subsidiary of the Anschutz Entertainment Group, the organizers of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Festival.Ray Waddell
Goldenvoice Buys 280 Acres of Land at Coachella Site
''The Hollywood Reporter'', March 27, 2003Stars of indie, rock & pop take part in the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
''The Daily Telegraph'' On October 30, 31 and November 1, 2009 it hosted Phish held their 8th festival. During which on the Halloween show they performed The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street in its entirety. On October 7–9 and 14–16, 2016, it hosted Desert Trip,
/ref> a music festival featuring legendary rock performers Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Roger Waters and The Who. On April 14 and 21, Beyoncé headlined the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Beyoncé was the first African American woman to headline the festival and her performance immediately received widespread critical acclaim. Many in the media described the show as "historic," while ''The New York Times'' proclaimed it as "meaningful, absorbing, forceful and radical." The performance was nicknamed "Beychella" by fans.
References
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