Coachella @ Indio, CA, April 2010

I attended this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and WOW. People everywhere. 75,000 – 100,000 to be somewhat exact. Amazing to see 2x to 3x the population of Juneau all in one place. The people-watching opportunities were equally amazing – for example, I saw a hula-hooping unicorn, a blue man, and a panda bear. And I hadn’t even had anything to drink. Proof of the blue man can be seen below.

The weather was awesome and my burned shoulders are evidence of that. 90 degrees every day, sunshine, and a nice breeze in the evening.

There were a ton of great bands playing, but I won’t go into too much detail here. I’ve written reviews of the three days at Coachella over on the website for CTRL-ALT-Juneau, my radio show (which you should listen to if you like any of the bands that played at Coachella!). Suffice to say it was a great music festival – enjoy the photos!

Day 1: Wind Farm

Day 1: Wind Farm

Day 1: Giant Origami Crane

Day 1: Giant Origami Crane

Day 1: The Specials

Day 1: The Specials

Day 1: Rock Out

Day 1: Rock Out

Day 1: Them Crooked Vultures

Day 1: Them Crooked Vultures

Day 1: LCD Soundsystem

Day 1: LCD Soundsystem

Day 1: Martians

Day 1: Martians

Day 1: Vampire Weekend

Day 1: Vampire Weekend

Day 1: Jay Z

Day 1: Jay Z

Day 1: Multicolored Crane

Day 1: Multicolored Crane

Day 1: Ferris Wheel

Day 1: Ferris Wheel

Day 2: Blue Man

Day 2: Blue Man

Day 2: CANADA

Day 2: CANADA

Day 2: Tokyo Police Club

Day 2: Tokyo Police Club

Day 2: Giant Wheel Sunset

Day 2: Giant Wheel Sunset

Day 2: Muse and Lasers

Day 2: Muse and Lasers

Day 2: Muse and Bright Lights

Day 2: Muse and Bright Lights

Day 2: TOO LOUD. WHAT?

Day 2: TOO LOUD. WHAT?

Day 2: Fireside Lovin

Day 2: Fireside Lovin

Day 2: Art

Day 2: Art

Day 2: Tiny Temples

Day 2: Tiny Temples

Day 2: The Dead Weather

Day 2: The Dead Weather

Day 3: Desert Flowers

Day 3: Desert Flowers

Day 3: Water Crowd and Inflatable Shark

Day 3: Water Crowd and Inflatable Shark

Day 3: Coachella Stage Lineup

Day 3: Coachella Stage Lineup

Day 3: Evil Crane

Day 3: Evil Crane

Day 1: Wind FarmDay 1: Giant Origami CraneDay 1: The SpecialsDay 1: Rock OutDay 1: Them Crooked VulturesDay 1: LCD SoundsystemDay 1: MartiansDay 1: Vampire WeekendDay 1: Jay ZDay 1: Multicolored CraneDay 1: Ferris WheelDay 2: Blue ManDay 2: CANADADay 2: Tokyo Police ClubDay 2: Giant Wheel SunsetDay 2: Muse and LasersDay 2: Muse and Bright LightsDay 2: TOO LOUD. WHAT?Day 2: Fireside LovinDay 2: ArtDay 2: Tiny TemplesDay 2: The Dead WeatherDay 3: Desert FlowersDay 3: Water Crowd and Inflatable SharkDay 3: Coachella Stage LineupDay 3: Evil Crane