ICYMI: Scenes from week one of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Hands of “The Astronaut” loom over the festival grounds during Day 1 at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on the Empire Polo Club grounds in Indio.
Weekend one of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is in the books and if you were not able to attend, here’s a visual recap of what you missed.
YG on the Sahara stage
YG towers above the Sahara stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Fans go wild during a performance by Tame Impala. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)
(Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)
Danielle Balbuena, better known by her stage name 070 Shake, performs at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Top, YG towers above the Sahara stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Left, fans go wild during a performance by Tame Impala. Right, Danielle Balbuena, better known by her stage name 070 Shake, performs at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival. (Brian van der Brug / Mariah Tauger / Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
It's all about the art
Festival goers hang out around “Colossal Cacti” as night falls on Day 1 of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
. . . and performances
BLACKPINK on the Sahara stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Janelle Monae performs on the Coachella stage. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Spanish singer, songwriter, record producer and actress Rosalía Vila Tobella, known as Rosalía, performs on day one of the Coachella Music And Arts Festival. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Billie Eilish on stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Clockwise from top left; Blackpink on the Sahara stage; Janelle Monae performs on the Coachella stage; Billie Eilish on stage; and Spanish singer, songwriter, record producer and actress Rosalía Vila Tobella, known as Rosalía, performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Brian van der Brug / Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Coachella has hosted popular South Korean acts before (the hip-hop group Epik High performed in 2016). But Blackpink’s set was the first time a K-pop idol group at the height of its powers performed in Indio. It drew a mix of mind-shattered hallyu fans who couldn’t believe their luck, and plenty of curious onlookers who might not have seen a K-pop show otherwise.
DJs with projection of Mr Eazi onstage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
‘Spectra’ is back
Festival goers walk through Spectra, a seven-story immersive installation as the sun sets on day two at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Festival goers run up the “Spectra.” (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Festival goers Sam Peraino, left, and Kayla Rover pose for pictures inside the “Spectra” as the sun sets on Day 1 of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Festival goers at the “Spectra” on Day 2 of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Music fans visit an art installation called "Spectra," a seven-story immersive installation as the sun sets on Day 2 at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Brian van der Brug / Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
The seven-story “Spectra” is back for another year. The rainbow-colored structure has panels that filter and change the light of the surrounding landscape.
Festival goers head for late afternoon shows as the sun sets on Day 2 at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
More artists
Rico Nasty onstage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Let’s Eat Grandma’s Rosa Walton, left, and Jenny Hollingworth, on keyboard, center, onstage during Day 1 at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Iceage performs on the Sonora stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
boy pablo onstage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Clockwise from top left; Rico Nasty onstage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival; Let's Eat Grandma's Rosa Walton, left, and Jenny Hollingworth, on keyboard, center, perform; boy pablo onstage; and Iceage performs on the Sonora stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Do Lab
Festival goers head straight to the Do Lab at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
A woman walks past the well-traveled boots of the ‘Roaming Astronaut.’ (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Jacob Lepp, of Walnut, lost a lens in a mosh pit Saturday night at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Bad Bunny performs at the Coachella Music Festival. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)
(Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)
San Diego resident Connor Jerome Giedymin struts his style on day three of the Coachella Music And Arts Festival. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Clockwise from top left; a woman walks past the well-traveled boots of the "Roaming Astronaut"; Jacob Lepp, of Walnut, lost a lens in a mosh pit at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival; San Diego resident Connor Jerome Giedymin struts his style; and Bad Bunny performs on Day 3 of the Coachella Music And Arts Festival. (Luis Sinco / Brian van der Brug / Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)
Parting shot
Festival goers have photos taken with glow sticks at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
