Coachella hit with fines after Justin Bieber, Anyma break curfew

INDIO, Calif. – Goldenvoice, operator of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, was fined a total of $44,000 by the city of Indio for two artists breaking curfew during weekend two of the festival, city officials said this week.

Electronic artist Anyma was fined $24,000 for ending his set at 1:09 a.m. on Friday, and Justin Bieber was fined $20,000 for going two minutes past on Saturday, according to a city spokesperson.

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The city and Goldenvoice have an established agreement in which the city imposes a $20,000 fine for any set exceeding the 1 a.m. curfew on Fridays and Saturdays and at midnight on Sundays, with an added $1,000 for every minute after five minutes past the deadline.

No fines were issued for the first weekend of the music festival.

Arrests at Coachella

Meanwhile, a  total of 106 people were arrested during the final week of the festival in Indio, police said.

The largest number of arrests, 52, were for alleged drug possession, while 13 people were arrested for allegedly possessing false identification and eight more for alleged drug or alcohol intoxication.

The Indio Police Department said 33 other arrests were categorized as “other.”

The first weekend of Coachella saw a total of 96 arrests. Police said 85 citations were issued for unlawful use of a disabled placard, and another two in the “other” category  over the second weekend. (With CNS report)

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