The Mexican norteño band Los Tucanes De Tijuana has had a lot of firsts since it formed in 1987.

In 2007, it received the Angel Film Award at the Monaco International Film Festival, becoming the first Mexican regional band to win an international film award.

In 2012, the group opened the first Bandamax Awards show. Bandamax is a cable television music channel available in Mexico, Latin American and the United States.

And, this coming weekend it will become the first norteño music band to play the Coachella Valley Musical and Arts Festival in Indio. Norteño music is a genre of Mexican music related to polka and corridos that features the bajo sexto and the accordion.

But, before that happens, on Thursday, they will be presented with a key to the city of Coachella, according to Goldenvoice, the promoter of the Coachella music festival.

The band has close ties to the city, Coachella Mayor Steven Hernandez said.

“We can identify with them,” Hernandez said.

“They’ve done a great job talking about the different struggles of being in the states and living in Mexico,” he added.

Los Tucanes De Tijuana began playing in Coachella at a club known as La Copacabana, which has since closed. And, some of the band’s members — Mario Quintero Lara, David Servin Raya, Tomas Herrera, Gustavo Labrada Valenzuela and Alfredo Gonzalez Gonzalez — have family members who live in Coachella, Hernandez said. Their manager also is from Coachella.

The key ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. at the Coachella Library, 1500 6th St.

It will be followed by a Q&A session, where the band will discuss its history and ties to the valley, according to Goldenvoice.

Los Tucanes De Tijuana is scheduled to perform at the music festival on Friday during weekends 1 and 2 and then again at the CHELLA concert on Wednesday, April 17.

Goldenvoice will have a limited number of CHELLA tickets available to buy at the key ceremony, according to a news release.

Los Tucanes De Tijuana also has been honored with the keys to the cities of Los Angeles and Oxnard, according to the group's website.