COACHELLA (CNS) - The Coachella Music Festival filed a trademark-
infringement suit today against Live Nation Entertainment over a competitive
event produced by the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians named
"Coachella Day One 22,'' which is advertised on Live Nation's Ticketmaster
marketplace.
Like the annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Twenty-Nine
Palms' Coachella Day One 22 event is advertised as an outdoor live music event
that features numerous forms of entertainment and artists, and is located in
close proximity to the site where the Coachella Valley festival is held,
according to the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles federal court.
The plaintiffs allege in the complaint that the Twenty-Nine Palms Band
of Mission Indians, operating as Coachella Crossroads,