Coachella-The First Day

Sorry These pictures are all kind of crazily out of order, there are just so many of them! But here's the campsite lit up at night. A little Coachella village- KVille x100!
The shower facilities were actually surprisingly nice, with separate stalls inside. One no-no, however-don't think you can take a shower in the morning-huge lines! I tried to do that and ended up just dumping a water bottle on my head and waiting for the nighttime. No problem then. 

This was the crazy Do Lab in the middle of the grounds. There was a collection of little artsy shade pods and a stage where DJs played beats and misters sprayed the crowd. Great for cooling down in the desert, but a little loud when you were at one of the Outdoor Stages. 
The sign below was a warning at the entrance gate. Here we come Ghostland Observatory and Girl Talk!


Steve Aoki started out the DJ Sahara tent right and played an awesome set. The crowd was amazing. 

One of the last bands we saw was an electrotango group called Bajofondo. There show was fantastic and it kind of drew a slow crowd which gained enthusiasm throughout the set, so it was a mounting excitement. The leader of the group has one a couple Oscars for movie scores. Very talented.

The Bajofondo accordion player was very expressive, so was the violinist. They are from Argentina. 

This is the fire dragon sculpture. People would gather around it for warmth in the cool desert nights. The head moved up and down and would blow out little spurts of fire every now and then. 
The Do Lab from afar. It looked like a crazxy pile of wooden crates. 
The Main Stage with beautiful mountains in the background. 
After the Black Keys, waiting for Franz Ferdinand to come on. 

The Black Keys, classic Midwestern rock band. 
Another Steve Aoki pic, dancing on the amps. 
The artist at his turntable, complete with computer, of course. 
A great discovery band for me, Alberta Cross. SOuthern rock with some really great vocals. 

One of the many sculptures on the grounds. The white triangles lit up at night. 
First band of the day- Dear and the Headlights. 
Throwback to Nightmare Before Christmas? 
The main entrance and the big dome where DJs spun during the night. 
Setting up our tent on Thursday night, we had some trouble figuring the poles out at first. 

There were a couple cars like this, an interesting honeymoon choice for the hippies at heart I guess. 

Steve Aoki crowd surfs on a floatie raft. 
A somewhat unstable idea. 

In the Do Lab oasis. 

Sitting down and grabbing some lunch. 

Purveying the campsite. Many more tents had cropped up when we woke up in the morning. 


The amazing lights show at Ghostland Observatory. These guys are great performers. 
The madness that is Girl Talk begins. 
Elbowing for room, fighting for our position near the front. 


Now Girl Talk crowdsurfs on his raft! 
Ahhh! Please don't fall on me!

Satisfied showgoers-now from pop culture phenomenon to pop legend Paul McCartney. 

The man sounded fantastic, and played for 3 hours! Crazy!

Some Beatles throwback video. 
The big stage lit up at night. Beautiful.