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World class actress and songstress Zooey Deschanel dances with tambourine in hand during the She and Him performance at the Outdoor Theater. oachella Where people of all

Paul Rosales/Poly Post walks of life gather to Jay-Z performed on Coachella’s opening night. Despite his performance being 30 minutes late, the audience was not C dissapointed. make beautiful music

Paul Rosales/Poly Post Thousands gathered for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio last weekend. The electric Coachella nightscape now features the Giant Wheel ferris wheel.

PAUL ROSALES wristband issued to every patron upon entry with a ticket. Photo Editor In previous years one could purchase a “Welcome to the beautiful world of music,” single-day ticket, but with the three-day pass said John Lydon of Public Image Ltd. it gave more incentive for Coachella attend- The description couldn’t be better fi t, as ees to watch limited occasion acts. heavy booms from the main stage and vari- There were still a few problems with the ous tents kept the night rolling at the sold out new pass feature. three-day Coachella Music and Arts Festival “We got in at around 9 p.m. [on Friday],” in Indio. said Tina Cocco, 22 from Costa Mesa. “The Lydon, also known as frontman “Johnny security said they ran out of wristbands and Rotten” of the infamous punk band The Sex we had to wait in line for so long.” The overall size of the crowd was not ap- Pistols, closed the fi rst night with his 1980s Dave Longstreth of the Dirty Projectors leads his band during parent until around 9 p.m. when multitudes postpunk band after Jay-Z had left the stage. Saturday’s performance in the Mojave. PIL made precise use of its set time, as fl ocked to the Outdoor Theater for the pop band MGMT on Saturday. the group returned for an encore blaring the Paul Rosales/Poly Post anthemic song, “Public Image.” A pyrotech- The crowd for Jay-Z was comparable, nic display, originally intended for Hova, was but the number of bodies didn’t go on for now meant for Lydon’s band. what seemed like forever. One thing that PIL didn’t have was a Be- The alternative-to-alternative bands yonce appearance; Jay-Z wins Girls, Beach House and The Soft Pack played the Gobi and Mojave tents and still managed Paul Rosales/ Attendee’s of the festival had a wide se- Poly Post lection of bands old and new. to capture a full audience. Bobby May, 20, of Fullerton, said that Devo blew all other Mojave acts out of Grizzly Bear Sly Stone, Devo, King Khan and the Shrines, the water with their performance on Satur- singer and Flying Lotus and De La Soul were on his list day. guitarist of acts to see. Devo fans were treated to a set featuring Edward Droste Concertgoers had the selection of fi ve classic and current hits. performs at The event ended Sunday night with re- theatres across the vast polo fi eld: Coachella the Mojave on Stage, Outside Theater, Gobi, Mojave, and united 1990s indie favorites Pavement and Friday. Sahara. Radiohead frontman, Thom Yorke. The volu- Mainstream recording artists such as minous sun-kissed crowd packed for the fi nal Muse, Gorillaz and Tokyo Police Club day, ending the music festival at 1 a.m. played the large main stage fi eld, whereas more obscure and up-and-coming talent took to smaller stages. Reach Paul Rosales at: New to the festival was the three-day [email protected]

Paul Rosales/Poly Post Paul Rosales/Poly Post The Pipes installation, located toward the front entrance is a group dynamic work, where many can create sounds with Electro hooligan Major Lazor takes the Mojave stage on electricity from notes. Saturday night.