The crew in front of The Do Lab.
The Do Lab was a relatively shaded are with 2 separate DJ booths where the crazies danced ang got sprayed by gigantic gun misters.
Inside The Do Lab
Feelin' the heat in The Sahara Tent where we spent most of our time. This was before Steve Aioki came on. Inside that lemonade cup is 3/4 vodka, 1/4 melted lemon ice. Kevin dropped it.
Effects of 100 degree weather. The braids were necessary. Notice the Heineken wristbands!
Kevin, Natalie, Me, & Brett in front of The Dome. The yellow on me is what was inside a broken glow stick. It got in my eye, but I lived. The Dome went off every night until 4AM. The floor was bouncing to the bass. Epic.
Coachella abducted me. It is my new home.
The day I met Kevin (April 12, 2008) all I heard about was Coachella and how stoked he was going to it. 2 weeks later I recieved calls every night from him when he went to Coachella '08. Probably everday I got to hear about his expierence and how much fun I would have next year.
Well, next year came, about a week ago. I bought my $300 tickets and $50 camping pass for the 10th anniversary of Coachella. Coachella is in Indio, California. The desert. I had my doubts. I'm not much of an outdorsey person but I am happy to say that I survived. The worst part of Coachella was actually getting there. We were 3 hours off track by the time we left. I tried my hardest not to be a bitch about it.
Thursday, April 16, we left Newport around 4:30. We arrived in Indio around 6:30 and got to our campsite right when the sun set. We had to set up our tent in the dark. Brett, Michael, Jessica, David, Jacquie, Colin, Natalie & The Candadians came with us. The first night was really fun after we set up our tents and sleeping bags. Everybody was excited to be there and every five minutes there was a rolling "WOOOOOOO" throughout the campsite.
Friday, April 17. The heat woke us up at 7:45am. Everybody was cranky. Kevin emptied out 15 waterbottles and poured in Vodka. There was nothing to really do so we started making mixed drinks around 11, but it was wayyyy to hot to "party hard". We started walking into Coachella around 2. The set times were probably scheduled the worst for us on Friday. We had to walk alllll the way to The Sahara Tent alllll the way to the main stage. LOTS of walking. The bands and deejays we saw on friday were: Cage the Elephant, Steve Aoki, Felix da Housecat, Crystal Castles, Ghostland Observatory, The Ting Tings, Girl Talk, Franz Ferdinand, Morrisey, and Paul McCartney. I was really upset that we didn't get to see Silversun Pickups but oh well I guess I could buy their CD. The highlight of the day was when Steve Aoki and his friends crowd surfed on inflatable rafts and when Kevin, Colin and I saw a naked guy get tazzed and carried away by 4 cops unconsious. During Morrissey, the guy kept talking about how he hoped that the "burning flesh" he was smelling was human. He is apparently a hardcore vegan. I passed out the moment my head hit the pillow that night and missed The Beatles songs that Paul McCartney sang.
Saturday, April 18. BEST DAY EVER. We woke up around 8 due the heat. Around 10:30, I took a shower and it felt like the best shower ever. The moment I got out I was in the best mood and didn't mind the heat at all. Around 12, I wanted to take another shower because it was so much hotter than the day before. The bands we saw on Saturday were: Surken, The Bloody Beetroots, Crookers, MSTRKFRT, Fleet Foxes, TV on the Radio, The Chemical Brothers, Theivery Corporation, and The Killers. The highlight of Saturday was meeting one of the Tools of Tool Academy. Saturday was THE FUN-NEST day and I wish that I could go back and do it again!
Sunday, April 19. This was a slower day, but still really fun. The bands and deejays we saw where: Brian Jonestown Massacre, Shepard Fairey, The Gaslight Anthem, Busy P, Sebastian Tellier, Christopher Lawrence, Etienne De Crecy, Public Enemy, Peter Bjorn and John, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and The Cure, Kill the Noise, and LA Riots. The highlight of Sunday was hearing Maps by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, seeing Flava Flav, and watching Etienne De Crecy's DJ set with the cube. GOOGLE HIM.
Monday, April 20 we headed home around 9:30. And I am still exhausted from lack of sleep and overheating multiple times. But like I said it was an amazing experience, and I am ready for next year with some minor details being changed like bringing a canopy for more shade!!!
At Coachella there was the light up cube wall, a huge snake that had fire on it, man made lightning, a giant robotic arm that lifted up cars and crushed them, and loves of crazy art and crazy people!
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