According to Billboard, the Coachella lawsuit – which seeks $100,000 as well as the immediate abandonment of the “Hoodchella” moniker – takes aim at Hoodchella organizer Kamil Al-Ahdali. The burgeoning popularity of the festival – the underground fest is expanding from a one-day event in 2015 to a weekend-long party in 2016 – ultimately placed Hoodchella on Coachella’s radar.
Supporters of Hoodchella created a Change.org petition hoping to “save” the festival from Coachella’s legal maneuvering. “This petition was specifically created for our supporters, everyone who supports Hoodchella Los Angeles and knows that we are not in anyway associated with Coachella and we have never been associated with Golden Voice, AEG, or Coachella,” the petition states. “It’s clear that our fan base knows we are two completely different establishments being that we already gained a fan base from our past underground art and music shows.”