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Power Trip Festival 2023: Full Lineup and Details Announced

It may be the biggest North American rock festival ever

UPDATED: July 11, 2023

The stacked lineup for the all-new festival Power Trip is here. Earlier this week, headliners Metallica, Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC,  Tool , and  Guns N’ Roses all teased the festival on their official social media. Now, the full lineup is officially confirmed for what may very well be the biggest hard rock festival ever in North America.

On Monday, July 10, Ozzy Osbourne revealed that he would no longer be performing at Power Trip. On Tuesday, July 11, it was announced that British metal icons Judas Priest would be stepping in for Ozzy. Priest will now play opposite AC/DC on Saturday, October 7.

Check out the full lineup artwork below.

Goldenvoice, the company behind Coachella, Stagecoach, Cruel World, and more will be putting on Power Trip. The festival will take place in Indio, California at the Empire Polo Grounds (home of Coachella) on October 6 through October 8, 2023.

Tickets go on sale Thursday, April 6 at 10am PT. Hotel and VIP Packages available starting Tuesday, April 4 at 10am PT. Fans can register for the on-sale now HERE . 3-Day General Admission tickets start at $599 + fees, or turn the volume up with GA + Shuttle ($699), The Pit ($1,599), Reserved Floor ($799 – $1,599), Grandstand Seating ($1,099 – $1,399), and various VIP Packages ($1,749 – $2,999). Payment plans (50/50) are available for general admission tickets. 

Camping options include Car & Tent Camping, ready-to-go 2 person Lodge/4 person tents, RV spots and more. Amenities and activities are available for all campers. Accommodations include hotel packages: Bundle your Power Trip tickets with nearby hotel accommodations and “any line” shuttle passes. Available for groups of 2 or 4 people, exclusively through   Valley Music Travel . Packages start at $3,199 + fees.

Fans who want to commemorate the weekend can pre-order a Power Trip Commemorative Poster. The premium quality giclee print poster delivered in advance of the show. Designed and printed by artist  J. Bannon  (limited edition of 1,000), the posters are available in 18×24 on fine art textured stock. For now, you must purchase a ticket in order to add the poster to your order.

After announcing his  retirement from touring  back in February, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ozzy Osbourne has recently expressed his desire to still perform at some capacity in the future. Commercially, Ozzy is enjoying the fruits of his widely successful album  Patient No. 9 . He won two GRAMMY® Awards at the 65th annual event in Los Angeles last month. He took home the hardware for Best Metal Performance and Best Rock Album. It marked the metal legend’s first solo GRAMMY® win since 1994 when he won Best Metal Performance for “I Don’t Wanna Change the World ( Live & Loud ).

“I’m one lucky motherfucker to have won the Best Rock Album Grammy,” the now a five-time GRAMMY® Award winner exclaimed. “I was blessed to work with some of the greatest musicians in the world and Andrew Watt as my producer on this album. Winning the Best Metal Performance was equally gratifying being that the song featured my longtime friend and Black Sabbath bandmate, Tony Iommi.”

Metallica’s upcoming eleventh studio LP  72 Seasons  arrives on April 14 via the band’s own Blackened Recordings. Produced by Greg Fidelman with frontman James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and clocking in at over 77 minutes, the 12-track  72 Seasons  is Metallica’s first full length collection of new material since 2016’s  Hardwired…To Self-Destruct . The album will be released in formats including 2LP 140-gram black vinyl and limited edition variants, CD and digital download.

Additionally, Metallica are  returning to the road  this summer. The band previously announced their M72 Word Tour which will see the band perform back-to-back nights at each stop with no repeat performances. In each city, special guests on Night One will be Pantera and Mammoth WVH. Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills will serve as support on Night 2. Tickets are on sale now  HERE . 

Iron Maiden brought their Legacy of the Beast Tour back to North American last year for another massive run. The band’s latest album  Senjutsu  arrived in 2021. The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, and No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Rock and Top Hard Rock Albums charts.

In 2020, AC/DC released their seventeenth studio album  Power Up . The record peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and topped the charts in several other countries around the world. Once again, Angus and Malcolm Young’s nephew Stevie Young, who took over rhythm guitar duties for Malcolm after his passing in 2017. AC/DC have not toured since their Rock or Bust trek wrapped up in 2016.

Tool have a number of festival appearances slated for 2022, including a headlining slot at Aftershock. Last summer, they released their GRAMMY®-Award winning fifth album  Fear Inoculum  as a new black vinyl set via RCA Records. The 3-disc 180 gram set on black vinyl features new artwork by guitarist Adam Jones. It comes in a triple gatefold jacket and an exclusive 12″ x 36″ double-sided poster. Last March, Tool released a re-imagined version of “Opiate,” the title track from their first EP. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their first commercially-available release, the band re-worked and extended the song –  “Opiate 2 “  – with an accompanying short film.

Guns N’ Roses are embarking on a massive world tour this summer. The North American leg runs through October 16m making stops in Boston, Chicago, Nashville, Charlotte, Vancouver, and more. The band is also returning to Hersheypark Stadium in Pennsylvania for the first U.S. show of the tour. They previously kicked off their We’re F’N Back! Tour there back in 2021. Revisit our review and live photos from the show  HERE .

Last year, Guns N’ Roses came out with a a new EP  Hard Skool . The record was released nearly a year ago on February 25, 2022. It was the first time in 28 years that vocalist Axl Rose, guitarist Slash, and bassist Duff McKagan collaborated together on new material together.

The trio was accompanied on the new studio effort by the current members of the GNR lineup, which is completed by guitarist Richard Fortus and drummer Frank Ferrer, as well as keyboardists Dizzy Reed and Melissa Reese. The EP featured live recordings of the band’s ‘91 power ballad “Don’t Cry” and “You’re Crazy” from their seminal debut LP  Appetite For Destruction .

Released back in August of 2021, the single “Absurd “ was the first new Guns N’ Roses song in 13 years.

Fresh off their  50th anniversary celebrations , Judas Priest are reportedly working on music for the follow-up to their acclaimed 2018 album  Firepower . The record is the band’s biggest commercial success, charting at No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart and Billboard 200 as well as hitting No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums chart. After delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Judas Priest toured relentlessly to celebrate the success of Firepower and the band’s five decades of heavy metal.

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Power Trip Festival: What to Expect at Rock’s Biggest Weekend

After months of anticipation, the Power Trip festival has arrived.

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, six of the biggest names in rock and heavy metal will descend upon the California desert. The lineup is formidable, with Guns N’ Roses , AC/DC , Metallica , Iron Maiden , Judas Priest and Tool taking the stage. Unlike other festivals, which usually see artists playing abridged performances, each act will deliver a headlining-length set of material.

Adding to the intrigue, many of these artists have history with one another. Could Axl Rose jump onstage with AC/DC, whom he memorably fronted in 2016? How about a collaboration between Guns N’ Roses and Metallica, who famously toured together in 1992?

Power Trip will be held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif. Music fans know this best as the annual site of Coachella. The location also hosts country music’s Stagecoach festival and was the site of the famous Desert Trip event in 2016 (which featured Paul McCartney , the Rolling Stones , Bob Dylan and more).

Here’s what to expect from each band on the Power Trip lineup (in order of performance).

Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden gets things started with a set at 6:45PM on Friday night. They have been trekking all over the world as part of their Future Past tour, but Power Trip marks the band's first show on U.S. soil in 2023. Maiden last played in America on Oct. 27, 2022, the final stop of their Legacy of the Beast tour.

Frontman Bruce Dickinson has hinted that they may have something new to announce once their Power Trip commitment is complete. "Something else will happen. I can't tell you what. But you'll be happy,” Dickinson cryptically noted in a video message to fans.

Guns N’ Roses

Rose, Slash , Duff McKagan and Guns N' Roses will return to the desert for night one of the festival. The trio originally got back together in 2016 at this location, headlining two weekends of Coachella. Things have gone so well since then that Guns N' Roses has remained on the road, performing over 200 shows since announcing their reunion.

With renewed civility has come new material. Guns N' Roses released the songs " Absurd ," " Hard Skool " and " Perhaps ." These were demos that the band revisited with fresh ears and their reinvigorated lineup. Guns N' Roses have been mixing this new material into their set lists, so it'll be interesting what they have in store for the Power Trip spotlight.

Judas Priest

Count Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill  among those who are excited about Power Trip's six-headliner setup. “I think it’s a good concept because everyone’s excited to see six bands on three different days,” Hill told The Press Enterprise . “It would be difficult with bands of this stature. You couldn’t get them all on one bill or in one day anyway. There wouldn’t be enough time and there wouldn’t be enough room for egos, probably, on who would top the bill.”

With a new album reportedly in the works, Judas Priest may have some unheard material in their arsenal when they take the stage on Saturday. The band was a late addition to the lineup after Ozzy Osbourne withdrew because of ongoing health issues . “It is a great thing to get asked to be a part of,” Hill admitted. “We’re sorry Ozzy couldn’t do it. He’s not in the best place at the moment. But I know Ozzy; he’s built like a tank. He’ll be back at it one time or another.”

No artist on the Power Trip lineup has had a longer layoff than AC/DC. This set will be their first performance since Sept. 20, 2016. A lot of things have happened in the seven years since then, most notably the death of rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young . His replacement, nephew  Stevie Young , will be on hand at Power Trip. Drummer Matt Laug is also taking over for Phil Rudd . Power Trip will mark AC/DC’s first gig since the release of their 2020 LP Power Up , suggesting that several songs may see their live debut on the night.

Saturday will also prove to be something of a reunion: AC/DC takes the stage after Judas Priest, and the two bands previously toured together in the early ‘80s. “We had a great time with them back then, but it was the ’80s, a great time was had by all in the ’80s,” Hill added. “We’d go out on the days off in the evenings and we’d travel a bit on their bus occasionally. I’m looking forward to seeing them again.”

The young guns on the Power Trip bill are in Tool , even though they’ve been around for more than 30 years. Frontman Maynard James Keenan admitted it was humbling to see his band on a lineup with these rock legends. "It's overwhelming to be put in the same list with those people,” he recently confessed . “All you can really do is not worry about it — just kind of do what you do and try to do it the best you can so that you don't look like a clown next to these superstars."

Bassist Justin Chancellor further revealed that the band is very aware of who is playing after them on Sunday night, and will adjust their set list accordingly. “We’ll try to accommodate the Metallica fans a little bit,” Chancellor told The Press Enterprise . “They’ll be like ‘Ugh, come on, get off! Metallica!’ We’re considering that a little bit because we don’t want to drag them down our wormhole too deeply.”

Lars Ulrich was in the crowd for Desert Trip in 2016 and noticed how different it felt from other festivals. “Desert Trip was just the headliners on one stage,” he told the Los Angeles Times . “It’s a great site, with a lot of music history. Subsequently, there was some chatter about doing a hard rock version; the offer finally came in six or nine months ago. As a fan of hard rock, I’m going to be there the whole weekend and see every band.” Metallica will have the honor of closing the three-night event.

The band has been traveling across the globe for their M72 world tour, but Power Trip will offer a different experience. The M72 gigs have found Metallica playing two shows with different set lists in each city, whereas this festival will be a one-and-done affair. Even though Metallica has the closing slot, Ulrich admitted he can’t help but admire the other acts on the bill. “Obviously, AC/DC, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest were huge influences,” he said. “Those three bands are a significant part of the reason that we wanted to be in a band. So to get everybody together in the same space is a bit awe-inspiring.”

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Power Trip, the newest music festival coming in October to the home of Coachella and Stagecoach, could have been named the Headbangers Ball.

But its name harkens back to the Desert Trip festival , which in October 2016 featured the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney and other rock legends over two weekends.

This new festival, to be held Oct. 6-8 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, is meant to deliver a heavier dose of rock with its lineup of Guns N' Roses and Iron Maiden on Friday (Oct. 6), AC/DC and Ozzy Osbourne on Saturday (Oct. 7), and Metallica and Tool on Sunday (Oct. 8).

You can register on the festival website  for access to tickets, which go on sale April 6 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT. General admission tickets for the three-day fest start at $599 plus fees. Hotel packages (with two tickets, starting at about $3,200) and VIP packages (starting at $1,599) will go on sale April 4 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.

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Power Trip would mark returns of Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Johnson

The festival marks the return of AC/DC with frontman Brian Johnson , who had to leave the band's tour in 2016 because of hearing loss. Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose filled in on the rest of the band's dates.

Johnson rejoined the band for its 2020 album, "Power Up," with the help of some special hearing aid technology. He also performed at the Sept. 3, 2022 tribute concert for Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins .

Ozzy Osbourne's inclusion on the bill is a bit of a surprise because earlier this year he canceled tour dates  in the U.K. and continental Europe saying spine damage he suffered in an accident four years ago prevented him from touring. The former Black Sabbath singer announced in 2020 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a nervous system disorder that affects movement.

Metallica begins a world tour on April 27 in Amsterdam and has a new album "72 Seasons" due out April 14. Guns N' Roses' summer-long tour begins June 1 and includes a June 30 date at the British Summer Time Festival at Hyde Park in London. Iron Maiden restarts its Future Past Tour in May in Slovenia. Tool has announced appearances at several festivals including the Rockville Festival at Daytona Beach, Florida (May 21). 

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UPDATE: All of the information below was confirmed Thursday morning in the Power Trip festival’s official announcement .

While an official announcement is not expected until later in the week, multiple sources tell Variety that Metallica , Guns N’ Roses, Ozzy Osbourne , AC/DC, Tool and Iron Maiden will headline a new festival called Power Trip from Coachella founders Goldenvoice.

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The “teaser” campaign — if it even can be called that — began earlier this week with a video posted on a new website and Instagram account called Power Trip that features iconic metal images including a Gibson SG guitar, a stack of amplifiers and cactuses creating the “devil horns”; the video was shared on the accounts of several of the above artists.

The teasers suggest an announcement is coming on Thursday (March 30). Scenestar says the festival will take place the weekend of Oct 6-8; according to Hits, Guns N’ Roses and Iron Maiden will perform on Friday, AC/DC and Osbourne on Saturday and Metallica and Tool on Sunday.

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The acts are all multi-decade veterans and most have been actively touring in recent years. The 74-year-old Osbourne’s health has been an ongoing concern and he even announced his retirement from touring earlier this year, but he usually finds the stamina to deliver when the moment calls for it, and a one-off concert may be less of a challenge than a full tour (he also made his first “retirement tour” in 1992). The other acts either hit the road recently or have tours already lined up for 2023.

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Power Trip Festival 2023: Dates, schedule, headliners, where to buy tickets

• Published: Apr. 11, 2023, 9:30 a.m.

Metallica will headline the first Power Trip Festival, which will be held from Oct. 6-8 in California.

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Hard rock and heavy metal is heading to California this fall.

The first Power Trip Festival will be held from Oct. 6-8 in Indio, California with several rock legends as headliners, including AC/DC and Ozzy Osbourne.

Power Trip Festival will mark the first time AC/DC will perform with Brian Johnson live since 2016. It will also be the first time Ozzy Osbourne will headline a festival since announcing his retirement earlier this year.

If you are interested in attending Power Trip Festival, here’s everything you need to know.

Who are the headliners for Power Trip Festival?

Six of the industry’s biggest rock artists will headline the California festival, including Guns N’ Roses , Iron Maiden , AC/DC , Ozzy Osbourne , Metallica and Tool .

Where can I buy tickets for Power Trip Festival?

If you want to buy tickets to attend the Power Trip Festival, they are available on the official website .

Tickets also are available to purchase on the secondary market. Music festival fans can buy tickets on Vivid Seats , StubHub , TicketNetwork , TicketCity and MegaSeats .

First-time Vivid Seats users can save $20 on ticket orders over $200 with the promo code NJ20 at checkout.

You can find the full lineup and schedule for the Power Trip Festival here .

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The 10 best moments from the Power Trip festival

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“The question I got for you right now: Do you want heavy?”

That was James Hetfield about halfway through Metallica’s closing set Sunday night at this past weekend’s Power Trip festival — and indeed heavy was what the tens of thousands of fans before him got in the form of a bludgeoning rendition of “Sad But True” that seemed to shake the desert ground.

Held at the Empire Polo Club (where its promoter, Goldenvoice, also puts on the annual Coachella and Stagecoach fests), Power Trip brought together Metallica, AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Tool for a kind of harder-and-faster follow-up to 2016’s Desert Trip mega-concert featuring the legends of 1960s rock.

Here are 10 of the show’s most memorable moments:

1. Metallica was in Southern California just weeks ago for a pair of sold-out dates on its M72 tour, whose ring-shaped stage the band adapted to a semicircle at Power Trip. (As a result, Lars Ulrich utilized only two drum kits as opposed to the four he played at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium.) But the presence of so many peers and predecessors — “I got to see my heroes this weekend,” Hetfield told the crowd — appeared to draw out the group’s competitive streak: Its 1-2-3 opening punch of “Whiplash” into “Creeping Death” into “For Whom the Bell Tolls” was as tight and furious as Metallica has sounded in ages.

2. Hetfield tapped into a richly emotional vein in the haunting “Fade to Black,” which he described as a song about suicide — “something we’re not supposed to talk about,” he noted — and which he used as an opportunity to address anyone in the audience who might’ve needed it. “If you’re feeling the darkness, talk to your friends, please,” he said. “Please do it. We need you here.”

3. Among the heroes Hetfield beheld was Judas Priest, which capped its set on Saturday with an unannounced appearance by longtime guitarist Glenn Tipton, who stopped touring with the hugely influential British group in 2018 due to Parkinson’s disease. Here he rejoined his bandmates for “Metal Gods,” “Breaking the Law” and “Living After Midnight.”

4. Always a snazzy dresser, Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford was one of two gentlemen at Power Trip, along with Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose, to don a sparkly silver jacket that happily played up the theatrical side of heavy metal and hard rock. (Halford took his off after a few minutes to reveal an equally fetching sequined leather number.) Yet as style icons both men were actually outdone by AC/DC’s Angus Young, who came onstage in his signature schoolboy uniform but eventually lost the jacket and tie and unbuttoned his shirt to let it billow in the desert wind.

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5. AC/DC’s performance was its first since 2016, when singer Brian Johnson was forced off the road as a result of hearing loss and was replaced for a stretch of gigs by GNR’s Rose. With Johnson back in the fold — and Young’s nephew Stevie filling in for founding riffmeister Malcolm Young, who died in 2017 — the band’s whole set here was a rowdy delight. But it peaked with a merry run through “Highway to Hell” that made you wonder whether there’s any bad trip AC/DC couldn’t rebrand as a good time.

6. Playing mostly in shadows, Tool did the opposite in a nightmarish set of dense prog-metal that likely terrified anyone who’d taken the wrong drugs before showtime.

7. By far the festival’s chattiest performer, Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson introduced “Death of the Celts” with an impromptu history lesson on how “human beings have a streak of being the biggest f—ing a—holes on the planet.”

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8. Guns N’ Roses played the longest set of the weekend, finishing at 1 a.m. early Saturday morning, yet somehow couldn’t find time to do “Don’t Cry,” its second-best power ballad after “November Rain,” which Rose did sing while seated on a piano bench designed to look like a motorcycle. What made the omission even crazier (in a fun way) was that GNR dedicated four minutes or so to a very sincere cover of “Wichita Lineman,” Jimmy Webb’s classic country-pop tune that was a hit for Glen Campbell in the late ’60s.

9. Rose also reached back to the classic-rock past for the band’s hit renditions of songs by two Desert Tripsters: Wings’ “Live and Let Die,” which he dedicated to Paul McCartney on the occasion of the song’s turning 50, and Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” which had a kind of sanctified reggae vibe.

10. Heavy metal and hard rock thrive on instrumental prowess, as Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Rob Trujillo demonstrated in a performance of a song they said they’d composed earlier Sunday. (Somewhat sheepishly, Trujillo reported that the song was titled “Funk in the Desert.”) Yet the festival’s most endearing moment arrived maybe 20 minutes later when Hammett flubbed the intricate fingerpicked intro of Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters.” “Sorry, guys,” he told the crowd with a laugh before starting again. “You know, it’s really hot in this f—ing desert.”

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Guns N’ Roses Join AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Ozzy + Tool on 2023 Power Trip Festival Lineup

The rumors have been hot and heavy this week about multiple iconic hard rock and metal bands heading to Indio, California this fall for a new festival event known as the Power Trip Festival . Earlier this week, AC/DC , Iron Maiden , Metallica , Ozzy Osbourne and Tool all posted teasers for Power Trip, which was described as an evolution of the 2016 Desert Trip festival. Given there were two acts for each day, Guns N' Roses have now been confirmed as the mystery sixth band.

Guns N' Roses, who were already scheduled to be on the West Coast for a weekend-closing set at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento on Oct. 8, will be one of the opening night performers for Power Trip on Friday, Oct. 6 along with Iron Maiden.

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Saturday (Oct. 7) will feature AC/DC and Ozzy Osbourne sharing the concert stage, featuring two highly anticipated concert returns for legendary veteran acts. At present, neither acts has any other tour dates on their schedule.

The final day on Sunday (Oct. 8) will have Metallica and Tool finishing out the weekend. At present, no other dates surround the Power Trip date for Metallica, but Tool, like Guns N' Roses, are doubling up on the California festival fun by headlining the Friday (Oct. 6) date of Aftershock.

The music weekend (Oct. 6-8) event will take place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.

3-Day General Admission tickets start at $599 + fees, or turn the volume up with The Pit, Reserved Floor, Grandstand Seating options, and various VIP Packages.

Tickets for the Power Trip Festival will start on Thursday, April 6 at 10AM PT. You can register now for tickets and find out about the hotel and VIP packages at the Power Trip festival website .

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On Oct. 6-8, the first-ever Power Trip will land at Indio, CA’s Empire Polo Field for three head banging days of rock, hard rock and metal.

This year, the festival boasts six heavy headliners.

They are Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Metallica , AC/DC , Guns ‘N Roses and Judas Priest.

Three-time Grammy winner Tool and Guinness world record holder for “Most Difficult Song in the video game Rock Band” Iron Maiden round out the bill.

Now, that’s a lineup.

And if you want to witness all these icons in one place, it isn’t too late to grab last-minute tix .

At the time of publication, our team found some general admission passes going for as low as $279 before fees on Vivid Seats.

Need to get down to the desert to rock harder than ever before this weekend?

We’ve got everything you need to know and more about the 2023 Power Trip Festival below.

Power Trip 2023 tickets

A complete breakdown of all the best prices on ticket types for the three-day Power Trip festival can be found here:

(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout .)

Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. 

They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event.

Power Trip headliners on tour

If you can’t make it to Power Trip this weekend, you can still catch a few of the groups on the road this year and next.

Metallica and Guns ‘N Roses still have a handful of U.S. shows remaining on their respective tours.

As for Tool , they’re launching their 2023 tour on Oct. 3. They’ll be on the road up until Nov. 21.

Iron Maiden is headlining at Vancouver, BC, CA’s Rogers Centre on Monday, Oct. 2.

Hard rockers on tour in 2023

Many of the heaviest names in the game are on the road this year and next.

Here are just five of our favorites you won’t want to miss live in the near future.

•  Foo Fighters

•  Queens of the Stone Age

• Avenged Sevenfold

•  Godsmack

•  Pierce The Veil

Who else is touring? Check out our list of the 52 biggest concert tours in 2023 here to find out.

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Power Trip 2023: The good, the bad, the epic on Day 3 of Goldenvoice's metal festival

The final day of Power Trip is a day I'll never forget, and I really do mean that earnestly.

I grew up with a dad who was constantly playing music around the house, and though most of it wasn't metal or hard rock (though we did have our AC/DC moments), it was always some form of rock, which makes me appreciate any chance I get to see anyone under that genre's umbrella play live.

My generation — and especially the generation behind me — has really moved into pop music, and I love that, I'm a fan of a lot of pop music myself, but there's something to be said about the power of a really well-written and well-performed rock song, and that's what I got to hear so much of this weekend (especially during Metallica's set on Day 3).

Here were my three favorite parts of the day, as well as my three least favorite.

I promise I'll keep 'em quick.

The trance-like state that Tool's set put me in. Don't get me wrong, I do believe Tool is really good at what they do, it just happens to not be my favorite type of music, and despite how loud they were, the vibes they were giving off were making me feel calm and a little too sleepy for my comfort. I needed to stay up to rock out with Metallica (and edit articles), dammit!

The amount of sushi I was given after paying $29 (before tax). Most people would probably think I'm wild to buy sushi at a metal concert, but after two days of mediocre food I was craving something I knew would taste good, so I headed to what appeared to be the only local desert food vendor at Power Trip: Sandfish. I ordered the Sandfish Roll and it was as tasty as I imagined, but for over $30 after tax, it would have been nice to get more than five pieces of sushi (I'd anticipated it would be at least seven, maybe eight pieces if I were lucky).

The Craft Beer Barn running out of beer an hour into Metallica's set. We have a tradition among our staff of toasting to the end of a festival — and a weekend's worth or more of hard work — with a beer during the last set whenever we're covering a festival at the Empire Polo Club. When we're finally off the clock, it's a nice way to celebrate all we've acomplished. This weekend, however, I went over about an hour into Metallica's set to my signature spot at the Barn and they were completely out of beer. Not even a crappy beer left, just no beer. Lame, man!

Now, onto the good stuff — for the last time this weekend!

Tool's visuals. I know I was sort of hating on them a few paragraphs ago but I want the nice people of Tool to know that their visuals were very, very impressive and at one point so impactful that I turned to my coworker and told him I'd be having odd (most likely alien-dominated) dreams tonight. Check back later to confirm.

Metallica's mental health moment. James Hetfield, the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, co-founder, and a primary songwriter of the heavy metal band, said something ahead of playing the song "Fade to Black" that really struck me: “This song is above suicide, something you’re not supposed to talk about … if you’re feeling the darkness, talk to your friends. We need you here, Metallica family." I didn't expect to hear a heavy metal artist give a quick speech about mental health, and it really touched me.

Metallica's whole set, but especially their goodbye. Metallica's set was simply fantastic. Everything about it was powerful, from the lights and pyro to the vibe and talent of the musicians onstage, but what I won't be able to stop thinking about is how sweet these guys are. Despite their tough exteriors, they all have huge hearts, and that really showed after the last song was over and each member of the band came out to express their gratitude to the crowd and to the organizers for including them in a festival with their "heroes." Their humility was a really pleasant surprise to this metal newbie.

This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Power Trip 2023: The good, the bad, the epic on Day 3 of the festival

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Desert Air, a winter electronic music festival founded by Goldenvoice and the organizers of Splash House in 2021, is returning Nov. 15-17 at the Palm Springs Air Museum and Palm Springs Surf Club.

Similar to Splash House, the air travel-themed festival features a mix of DJs and electronic music trendsetters in open-air venues. Desert Air will also include distinguished food offerings, after parties and more reflecting the local nightlife and cultural aesthetics of Palm Springs. The Palm Springs Surf Club will host daytime music programming and other activities and shift to the tarmac of the Palm Springs Air Museum during the evening.

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How do I get tickets to Desert Air?

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What's the Desert Air 2024 festival lineup?

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• JOY (Anonymous)
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• Sofia Kourtesis

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How to Get Tickets to Power Trip Festival 2023

The mega rock fest features AC/DC, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden, Tool, and Judas Priest

The lineup for Power Trip Festival 2023 has landed with authority, and tickets to the inaugural Indio, California hard rock event are following quickly behind. The three-day frenzy boasts a loaded lineup led by AC/DC, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden, Tool, and Judas Priest.

Get tickets here , and read on for the full lineup.

What Is Power Trip Festival?

As Goldenvoice’s latest large-scale live music endeavor following the likes of Coachella , Stagecoach , and Desert Trip , Power Trip Festival will take over Indio, California’s Empire Polo Club for three days, running from Friday, October 6th to Sunday, October 8th.

Who Is Headlining Power Trip Festival in 2023?

Power Trip’s lineup will be topped by AC/DC, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden, Tool, and Judas Priest.

Ozzy Osbourne was originally booked to play the festival, but canceled due to health reasons . He was replaced by Judas Priest.

The festival will also host the first live set from AC/DC since 2016 in addition to their reunion with frontman Brian Johnson.

Who Else Is Playing at Power Trip Festival in 2023?

The lineup currently *only* consists of the announced six headlining showcases. The talent has been divided up with Guns N’ Roses and Iron Maiden kicking things off on Friday, October 6th; AC/DC and Judas Priest keeping the show moving on Saturday, October 7th; and Metallica and Tool closing out on Sunday, October 8th.

You can find the entire lineup of artists and schedule on the festival poster below.

How Can I Get Tickets for Power Trip Festival?

Tickets are available via StubHub , where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

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Your guide to Milwaukee's Mexican Fiesta 2024: Performers, food, car show and more

M ilwaukee's  Mexican Fiesta , one of the largest Mexican festivals in the Midwest, returns to the Summerfest grounds this weekend to celebrate 51 years of culture, music, food and family fun.

The annual festival ― which benefits the Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship Foundation ― features a diverse lineup of music and dance performances, the popular car and motorcycle show, traditional art and cultural demonstrations, and plenty of tasty food. Fest-goers can experience the Día de los Muertos parade, compete in the jalapeño eating contest, and try authentic tequila and  Pan de Feria .

Here's what you need to know about Milwaukee's Mexican Fiesta 2024.

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When is Milwaukee's Mexican Fiesta?

Mexican Fiesta 2024 runs for three days: Friday, Aug. 23, through Sunday, Aug. 25. Festival hours are noon to midnight each day.

Where is Mexican Fiesta?

Mexican Fiesta takes place on the Summerfest grounds, Henry Maier Festival Park at 200 N. Harbor Drive.

What is the Mexican Fiesta entertainment lineup?

Throughout the festival, Mexican Fiesta features an extensive lineup of music and cultural performances on its three stages: the Miller Lite Oasis stage, Hernandez Roofing/Generac stage and El Rey/Rosen Motors stage.

Big-time artists taking the stage include corridos artist Edgardo Nuñez , Mexican pop duo Jesse & Joy , "No voy a llorar" singer Majo Aguilar , Dareyes de la Sierra and award-winning Regional Mexican band Eslabon Armado .

Check out each day's lineup by clicking through this official Instagram post from the festival:

Mexican Fiesta food and beverage offerings

According to the festival website, Mexican Fiesta offers a "wide variety" of food and beverages, with multiple restaurants and food stands located throughout the festival grounds. Fest-goers can also purchase Jarritos and other drinks with beverage tickets.

All beverages at the festival, including water, soda and alcohol, must be paid for with beverage tickets, which can be purchased at the ticket booths throughout the festival grounds. However, all food vendors can take cash and credit or debit cards.

Traditionally, Fiesta food offerings have included tacos, tostadas, enchiladas, gorditas, carnitas, burritos, pizza, corn in a cup and a large selection of desserts.  Pan de Feria , a traditional Mexican bread, will be available at the Cultural Pavilion.

This year's lineup features 36 food vendors, including local restaurants and food trucks. Over 20 bars are located throughout the festival.

When is the Mexican Fiesta car and motorcycle show?

The popular Fiesta  car and motorcycle show  will take place Saturday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the south end of the festival grounds near Lot E.

The show will feature vintage and custom vehicles from across the Midwest, including street rods, custom cars and motorcycles, pickups and street machines.

You can register your vehicle or motorcycle to take part in the show on-site at the festival. On-site registration is subject to space availability. All vehicles are subject to inspection before entering the Summerfest grounds.

Mexican Fiesta 5K Run/Walk

The Mexican Fiesta 5K Run/Walk , presented by Buena Tierra Run Club, takes place Sunday at 9 a.m., starting at the festival grounds. Registration for the 3.1-mile race is $15 per person, and you can register online here . Festival admission is included with registration.

Runners and walkers can check in as early as 8 a.m., and a warm-up will take place at 8:30 a.m.

When and where can I celebrate Catholic Mass at Mexican Fiesta?

A  free Catholic Mass  will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Sunday at the BMO Harris Pavilion on the festival grounds. Gate 10 will be open for Mass from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Although Mass is free, afterward, promotions and gate ticket prices still apply.

Following Mass, a lakefront procession honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe will occur. A sanctuary honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe will be open all three days of the festival from noon to 10 p.m., according to the festival website.

What else is there to do at Mexican Fiesta?

Fest-goers can visit the Fiesta Cultural Pavilion , where they can explore an exhibition of Mexican arts and crafts from over 150 artisans, coming directly from various Mexican states, and can even purchase handmade items.

You can also check out the "Festival de los Muertos" exhibit, participate in Friday's Catrinas contest or watch the Día de los Muertos parade taking place Friday at 8 p.m., according to the festival website. Additionally, the Cultural Pavilion will feature a genealogy exhibit and freshly baked  Pan de Feria .

Feeling competitive? Attendees can participate in the festival's dance, jalapeño eating and fashion contests for a chance to win cash prizes. More information about the contests can be found in the festival's official Facebook post below.

New this year, a dancing horse show titled "Show de Caballos Bailadores: Una Celebración Mexicana" will take place at the festival. Performances take place at 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday.

How do I get tickets to Milwaukee's Mexican Fiesta?

Mexican Fiesta tickets can be purchased online at  mexicanfiesta.org/admission-information  or at the festival gate.

General admission at the gate for guests ages 9 and up is $25. Presale tickets can be purchased online for $20 each. Children 8 and under enter the festival for free with an adult.

All three days, stamps for re-entry into the festival will be available, however, there is no re-entry after 9 p.m.

Mexican Fiesta ticket discounts and deals

The festival is offering the following admissions discounts and deals, according to its website:

• Friday only, admission is free for all from noon to 3 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday from noon to 1 p.m., admission is free for senior citizens 65 years old and older, people with disabilities, active duty military and veterans with current identification.
• Sunday only, admission is $16 from noon to 2 p.m.

What cause does Mexican Fiesta support?

Proceeds from the festival benefit the  Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship Foundation, Inc.  WHSF provides scholarships to Latino students enrolled in Wisconsin colleges and universities who provide volunteer service for WHSF events, including Mexican Fiesta.

Since its founding in 1987, WHSF has provided over  $1.8 million in scholarships  to Wisconsin residents.

Milwaukee Mexican Fiesta parking

According to the festival website, parking is available in the Summerfest General Parking lot on a first-come, first-served basis. The price of parking is determined by Summerfest, not Mexican Fiesta.

Where can I learn more about Mexican Fiesta?

For the latest updates on all things Mexican Fiesta, visit the festival's Facebook and Instagram pages. You can also check out the festival website: mexicanfiesta.org or call the Mexican Fiesta office at (414) 383-7066.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Your guide to Milwaukee's Mexican Fiesta 2024: Performers, food, car show and more

California lottery player wins Monday's $44.3 million Powerball jackpot

A trip to the grocery store turned into a huge Powerball payday for one lottery player in California.

One ticket sold in the Golden State matched all six numbers to win Monday's $44.3 million Powerball jackpot, according to the Powerball website . The winner can also choose the $21.9 million cash option.

The jackpot winning ticket was sold at a Ralphs on Golden Lantern Street in Dana Point, California, according to the state's lottery website.

It is the 15th time the Powerball has been won in California.

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In addition to the jackpot win, a ticket sold in Nebraska matched all five white balls to win $1 million.

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1 - 2 - 15 - 23 - 28 and Powerball 10

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Powerball drawings are held three times a week - Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Monday drawings were added in 2021.

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How late can I buy Powerball tickets?

The deadline for purchasing Powerball ticket varies by state so don't wait until the last minute. The deadline in New Jersey is 9:59 p.m. on the day of the drawing, while New York's deadline is 10 p.m.

Click here is a complete list of Powerball ticket deadline times by state or jurisdiction.

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The cost is $2 per ticket, but you can add the Power Play for $1, which will increase the amount of your potential prize up to five times the original prize (except for the jackpot and Match 5). There is also a 10x Power Play possibility when the jackpot is less than $150 million.

Each player selects five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls and one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball. However, you can also have the lottery machine generate a quick pick ticket with random numbers for you.

Prizes vary from $4 for the matching the Powerball to $1 million for matching all five white balls (except in California) to the jackpot for matching all six balls. You can  check all the prize payouts on the Powerball website here.

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Where is the Powerball available?

You can play the game in 45 states plus the Washington DC, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

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Tickets can be purchased in-person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets. 

You can also order tickets online through  Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network , in these U.S. states: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Washington D.C. and West Virginia. The Jackpocket app allows you to pick your lottery game and numbers, place your order, see your ticket and collect your winnings all using your phone or home computer.  

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How can I watch Powerball drawing?

The Powerball drawing is broadcast live on the lottery website at 10:59 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. You can watch the drawing by clicking here.

The drawing may be broadcast on a local television station in your market as well.

What are my odds of winning?

Playing the Powerball can be exciting, but just don't go spending those millions before you win.

The odds of winning the jackpot are 292,201,338-to-1.

The odds to match all five white balls are 11,688,053-to-1.

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Lump sum or annuity?

The major lotteries in the United States offer two jackpot payout options: annuity and cash.

The annuity option is paid out over time. There is an immediate payment and then 29 annual payments after that, increasing by 5% each year.

The cash option is significantly lower than the advertised jackpot, but it is paid in a lump sum. You don't have to wait decades for all the money.

Can I win jackpot and remain anonymous?

In some states, like New Jersey, you can win a lottery anonymously. That wasn't always the case, but now winners are able to stay anonymous under a law that was signed by Gov. Phil Murphy .  

In other states, a winner's name and hometown are a matter of public record. Check with your state lottery for more information.

Top 10 largest Powerball jackpots

Here are the Top 10 jackpots since  the Powerball lottery began in 1992:

• $2.04 billion,  Nov. 7, 2022: Won in California
• $1.765 billion,  Oct. 11, 2023: Won in California
• $1.586 billion, Jan. 13, 2016: Three winners in California, Florida, Tennessee
• $1.326 billion, April 6, 2024: Won in Oregon
• $1.08 billion,  July 19, 2023: Won in California
• $842.4 million,  Jan. 1, 2024: Won in Michigan
• $768.4 million,  March 27, 2019: Won in Wisconsin
• $758.7 million, Aug. 23, 2017: Won in Massachusetts
• $754.6 million,  Feb. 6, 2023: Won in Washington
• $731.1 million,  Jan. 20, 2021: Won in Maryland

What was largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever?

Here's a look at the top jackpots won in the United States, between the Powerball and the Mega Millions lotteries:

• $2.04 billion, Powerball , Nov. 7, 2022: Won in California
• $1.765 billion, Powerball,  Oct. 11, 2023: Won in California
• $1.602 billion,  Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023: Won in Florida
• $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016: Three winners in California, Florida, Tennessee
• $1.537 billion, Mega Millions,  Oct. 23, 2018: Won in South Carolina
• $1.348 billion,  Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2022: Won in Maine
• $1.337 billion, Mega Millions,  July 29, 2022: Won in Illinois
• $1.326 billion, Powerball, April 6, 2024: Won in Oregon
• $1.128 billion, Mega Millions , March 26, 2024: Won in New Jersey
• $1.08 billion, Powerball , July 19, 2023: Won in California
• $1.05 billion, Mega Millions,  Jan. 22, 2021: Won in Michigan
• $842.4 million, Powerball,  Jan. 1, 2024: Won in Michigan
• $768.4 million, Powerball,  March 27, 2019: Won in Wisconsin
• $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017: Won in Massachusetts
• $754.6 million, Powerball:  Feb. 6, 2023: Won in Washington
• $731.1 million,, Powerball,  Jan. 20, 2021: Won in Maryland
• $699.8 million, Powerball,  Oct. 4, 2021: Won in California
• $687.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 27, 2018: Two winners in Iowa, New York
• $656 million, Mega Millions, March 30, 2012: Three winners in Illinois, Kansas, Maryland 
• $648 million, Mega Millions, Dec. 17, 2013: Two winners in California, Georgia

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