When outdoor music festival Coachella returns for the first time in two years in April, performers will be greeted by a sea of ​​undisclosed - and potentially unvaccinated - fans.

Organizers said Tuesday that attendees will not be required to wear masks, vaccinated, or tested for coronavirus at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which is one of the largest music events.

Organizers also said that Stagecoach, a country music festival in Southern California, will not require guests to wear masks.

Two tumultuous years for the concert and touring industry have been canceled due to the coronavirus. Last year, since Covid vaccines became widely available, organizers have grappled with decisions over whether to hold the events at all and whether to require masks, vaccines and testing.

Coachella did not run in 2020 or 2021, and was canceled three times over the pandemic, including a rescheduled date in the fall of 2020.

Before the pandemic, Coachella, which is widely seen as a bellwether for the multibillion dollar touring business, had put on a show every year since 1999 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. It usually takes place over two weekends in April. 

Coachella announced in January, after weeks of speculation, that the festival would return this year. It is expected to be invested by Billie Eilish, Harry Styles and Kanye West.