Festival Imperial Imperial 2012. The two new bands added to Festival Imperial are Cage the Elephant and Bonobo (DJ Set), plus on the electronic stage DJ Shadow and Madeon were added as the last inclusions of Festival Imperial lineup. On March 10, 2012, the last two national bands, Dissént and Alphabetics, were selected to be part of Festival Imperial 2012. Festival Imperial Festival Imperial is a major Costa Rican music festival organized by Cerveceria Costa Rica and their flagship beer: Imperial. The first festival took place in April 2006 and brought world-known performers such as Sting, Jamiroquai, Diego Torres, and The Rasmus.
Imperial Valley and to the south the international boundary with the U.S. state of California and Baja California. The culture of the area blends those of the United States and Mexico, due to its regional history and geographic location along the international border. The Imperial Valley economy is based on agriculture. Imperial Valley was so named by the Imperial Land Company, in hopes of attracting settlers. Having done that it is now the home of the El Centro metropolitan area and also an economic center of California's government defined "South Border". Locally, the terms "Imperial Valley" and "Imperial County" are used synonymously.