Desert Gold's free music event returns to Palm Springs during both Coachella weekends

Ace Hotel & & Swim Club's annual Desert Gold occasion returns both weekends of the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on April 13-16 and April 20-23.

The pre-Coachella celebration is complimentary and open to the public with advance RSVP at acehotel.com.

For weekend one, efficiencies will include DJ sets from New York-based record label DFA Records in the Amigo Room on Thursday; Link Up, the celebration by Andre Powers of Soulection Radio, will headline poolside on Friday and Saturday; sets from DJs over at Dublab, a Los Angeles-based radio station, will perform poolside and The Do-Over takes over with numerous DJ sets at The Commune on Sunday.

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Activations by Pitchfork Live will likewise be on-site throughout the first weekend performing live and special interviews, showcasing intimate live performances and DJ sets curated by Pitchfork's preferred artists and music editors.

For weekend two, efficiencies will begin with Los Angeles-based party The Deep End with Briggs in the Amigo Room on Thursday; Los Angeles-based record label Stones Throw will host sets by label founder Peanut Butter Wolf, Novemna Carmel and others poolside on Friday and Saturday; Dublab will be back for a second weekend with sets from various DJs poolside and The Do-Over will likewise be back at The Commune on Sunday.

Per custom at Desert Gold, visitors can also take a look at the new large-scale mural on the Commune Wall at the place, developed by artist and illustrator Kim Sielbeck. This year's piece is titled "Superbloom" and showcases spring in the desert.