And ya know, Coachella is way more comfortable in the cold. No sweat rolling down my legs while being stanked out by unfortunate proximity to other people's armpits. We wore jeans and brought jackets for night time. Sitting in the sun was pleasant, and I could actually hold a good buzz from the beer garden.
My favorite shows were: Dr. P & Flux Pavilion, Snoop and Dre (and hologram Tupac), Pulp, Borgore, Calvin Harris, Mazzy Star, Le Butcherettes, Girls, Datsik, Modeselektor, SubFocus, Miike Snow, Flying Lotus, Buzzcocks, Gaslamp Killer, Madness, Noisia, Wild Flag, Noel Gallagher, and of couse the three-day long bro-show in the beer garden.
Traffic, crowd control, lines, bathrooms were all greatly improved this year. There's even free water refill stations. And the food situation was really impressive (choice, quality, etc.) Even the stages sounded better! Now that the venue has expanded, the noise-bleed isn't as severe as it used to be.
Some photo highlights:
Friday was coldest.
First beers of Coachella... note palm trees blowing over in background
And then it got nice out.
Amazing show
JARVIS!
Nightscape
Borgore smashed me with bass.
God was there for a bit.
Sippin' on Sunscreen and coke, SPF 80 proof
Walkin'
Reflections.
Metallic shrimp. Duh.
Matching is so in this season.
Festival.
Yum.
Raving.
Shifty eyed and surrounded by bros.
Miike Snow
Lights
Sunday afternoon was empty
Chill tents @ The Vaccines
Day 3
Snowchella
Noisia
He balanced this on his face.
Hooray Bass!!
Donce Pahhty
Vegan Wrap @ Wild Flag
aka....I went to liberal arts college
Calvin Harris
Mid-Rave Faces
Sunset, Main Stage @ Justice
Neon art sharks on wheels... they were coasting about
Sunday night rave tent...BYE RAVE TENT! SEE YOU IN 2013!!
Windmills!
It was a good mini-trip. Can't wait for Coachella 2013.
