You wouldn’t have been alone if you looked on with jealous eyes at this year’s just passed Coachella festival which turned into a dusty Californian rave up courtesy of sets by Axwell, Afrojack, Sleigh Bells, The Chemical Brothers, A-Trak and of course Kanye West’s blockbuster closing set. If that was enough to convince you to check out next year’s festivities then we’ve got good news for you – you’ll get double the chance to go next year.

In an effort to cut down on ticket scalping at 2012’s festival Coachella organisers have today announced plans to produce “two identical festival weekends” with the same lineup on 13th-15th and 20th-22nd of April next year.

“In an effort to try and accommodate everyone who wants to experience the festival, Coachella 2012 will be two separate events, held over two consecutive weekends. We will attempt to produce two identical festival weekends. That means same lineup, same art, same place, different people,” the statement read. “We know many of you were unable to attend this year’s festival because passes sold out much sooner than anticipated. We were truly surprised by the overwhelming response and remain honored by your passion and enthusiasm. We also know some of you purchased through non legitimate sources and were inconvenienced, gouged or totally scammed.”

The price of three-day passes will be $269 plus booking fees for the sixth consecutive year.