INDIO - The 2017 edition of the Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival is history.

In one of the most memorable performances, Lady Gaga chose the closing weekend to announce the launch of her upcoming film “A Star Is Born.”

The pop star closed out her headlining set by thanking co-star and director Bradley Cooper, in addition to confirming that their movie remake had recently filmed scenes on the Coachella grounds. Warner Bros. revealed that production had already started and released the first image from the drama, which shows Gaga’s character Ally singing on stage while Cooper’s character Jackson, a fading country music star, looks pensive, with a guitar in hand.

The recording and concert touring industries look to Coachella as a harbinger of what to expect in the summer festivals and future recordings.

New Yorker magazine said in a recent profile of Coachella co-founder and managing owner Paul Tollett that some of the acts listed in the smallest fonts on the Coachella poster make less than $10,000 for their appearances while the headliners make between $3 million and $4 million.

Story Date: April 26, 2017