Coachella 2014: Pharell, Wye Oak and other choices abound as weekend 2 gets underway
As attendees happily filed into the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday for the second and final weekend of the Goldenvoice-promoted Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, there were a few cliff-hangers left over from last weekend. Among them: Will Pharrell Williams bring out another all-star parade of guest stars? Will every artist on Saturday be in a significantly better mood without the threat of a dust storm? Is Beyonce here again?
- A small crowd gathers around a shaded charging station on the first day of the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., on Friday, April 18, 2014. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
- People stand in front of a large-scale moving sculpture called “Escape Velocity” by the Poetic Kinetics at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California April 11, 2014. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
- Danielle Haim of rock band Haim performs at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California April 11, 2014. A slew of rising artists and bands kicked off the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, ahead of the much anticipated reunion of hip-hop duo Outkast headlining the first night of the three-day festival. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
- Andre 3000 of Outkast performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California April 11, 2014. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
- A concert-goer uses an illuminated hula hoop during the performance by Canadian electrofunk duo Chromeo at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California April 11, 2014. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
- Andre 3000 (L) and Big Boi of Outkast perform onstage during day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2014 in Indio, California. (Photo by Karl Walter/Getty Images for Coachella)
- The sun sets on the first day of the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., on Friday, April 18, 2014. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
- The sun sets on the first day of the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., on Friday, April 18, 2014. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
- Cynthia Kim, 22, performs dance moves in front of the “Cryochrome,” by artist James Peterson, on the first day of the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., on Friday, April 18, 2014. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
- Late afternoon crowds head to venues during the first day of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on Friday, April 11, 2014. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
- Musician Davey Havok of AFI performs onstage during day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 18, 2014 in Indio, California (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)
- Rapper Busta Rhymes (L) performs with Girl Talk onstage during day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 18, 2014 in Indio, California (Photo by Karl Walter/Getty Images for Coachella)
- Andre 3000 (L) and Big Boi of Outkast perform onstage during day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 18, 2014 in Indio, California (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)
- Singer Bryan Ferry performs onstage during day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 18, 2014 in Indio, California (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)
- Singer Ellie Goulding poses onstage during day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 18, 2014 in Indio, California (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)
- Singer Ellie Goulding poses onstage during day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 18, 2014 in Indio, California (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)
- A$AP Ferg performs onstage during day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 18, 2014 in Indio, California (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)
- Musician Tom Odell performs onstage during day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2014 in Indio, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Coachella)
- Crowds of people are drenched with water at the Do Lab on the first day of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on Friday, April 11, 2014. (Bethany Mollenkof/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
- A group of friends jump rope on the first day of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on Friday, April 11, 2014. (Bethany Mollenkof/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
- Flatbush Zombies performs on the first day of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on Friday, April 11, 2014. (Bethany Mollenkoff/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
- The sun reflects brightly on mirrored works of art as the gates open and participants take selfies on the the first day of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on Friday, April 11, 2014. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
- The first day of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio starts out hot and wet at the Do Lab in Indio, Calif., on Friday, April 11, 2014. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
- A man is dwarfed by a giant robot art sculpture on the Empire Polo Grounds on the first day of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on Friday, April 11, 2014. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
- Musicians Ooah, Boreta and edIT of The Glitch Mob perform onstage during day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2014 in Indio, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella)
- Musician Ellie Goulding performs onstage during day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2014 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)
- Musician Dave 1 of Chromeo performs onstage during day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2014 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)
- Singer Davey Havok (L) and musician Jade Puget of AFI perform onstage during day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2014 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)
- Musician Dan Smith of Bastille performs onstage during day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2014 in Indio, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Coachella)
- Musician Dan Smith of Bastille performs onstage during day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2014 in Indio, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Coachella)
- Lightweaver art installation by Alexis Rochas is seen during day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2014 in Indio, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella)
- Music fan attends day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2014 in Indio, California. (Photo by Katie Stratton/Getty Images for Coachella)
- Musician Tom Odell performs onstage during day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2014 in Indio, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Coachella)
It’s not exactly cause for high drama, and the been-here, done-that vibe lent a relatively relaxed mood to the desert festival, which draws about 90,000 people per day. While news broke Friday morning that a 24 year-old woman had died of an apparent overdose, it didn’t cast a pall over the festival, as few on the ground in Indio seemed aware of the incident.
There was, however, some concern that the guest roster would change, but no one was in a panic about it. Alyana Skye, 20, of Los Angeles, had staked out an early spot for her blanket to enjoy rock singer Anthony Green. Her decision to come to Coachella’s second weekend was relatively spur of the moment, as she had bought a wristband for just under $600 on the secondary market two weeks ago. – Los Angeles Times
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Apr 12, 2014 @ 15:35:58
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