Simply put, no Coachella is not like Burning Man. Firstly Coachella takes place on the lush polo fields of Palm Springs in California. Burning man is in the Black Rock desert of Nevada. Secondly, Coachella is a massive corporate sponsorship event. A burn is probably the farthest thing from corporate. And thirdly, they serve two completely different ideals. Coachella is and always has been a music festival at its core. While Burning Man is a community experiment that encourages participation and radical self-reliance.