Pop star Prince thrilled 60,000 U.S. festival fans with his magnificent performance at California's Coachella Valley Music and Arts event. “You are the coolest place on earth right now!,” he told fans as he played covers of Radiohead's Creep and the Beatles’ Come Together.

The organizers of the event had been trying to convince the 49-year-old performer to play there since 1999, BBC News reports.

Performers at Coachella Valley Music and Arts include Raconteurs and Fatboy Slim, along with Madness, The Swell Season, The National and Does it Offend you, Yeah?, among others.

Other bands that were scheduled to perform are reunited electronica band Portishead, Kraftwerk, Death Cab for Cutie, Cafe Tacuba, Rilo Kiley, Dwight Yoakam, M.I.A., Flogging Molly, Mark Ronson, Dredg and Grand Ole Party.

The three-day event featured The Verve and Jack Johnson on Friday, and will be headlined by legendary singer and songwriter Roger Waters on Sunday. The former lead vocalist and bassist with famous psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd is supposed to perform his band's opus “Dark Side of the Moon” in its entirety on April 27, followed by artists such as Gogol Bordello, Autolux, Dmitri from Paris, The Cool Kids, Sons & Daughters, Sia, Morning Jacket, Spiritualized and Plastiscines.

The first Coachella festival was held in October 1999. Over the years, the event has attracted huge acts, such as The Cure, Depeche Mode, Radiohead, Iggy Pop, The Beastie Boys, The Chemical Brothers, Coldplay and Nine Inch Nails.

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