Coachella moments: Day One

Watching Leonard Cohen kneel on stage and sing directly to his mandolin player, Bob Metzger, who was seated in a straight-back red chair.

Watching people with fresh tattoos on their arms drink $4 Minute Maid lemonade slushes while listening to the expletive-laden hip-hop act People Under the Stairs.listening to Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band at the Outdoor stage.

The aroma of suntan lotion, pot and second-hand smoke in the crush of people at the Outdoor Stage of Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band.

The number of performers with British accents. Wonder if it will stand out so much Saturday when Paul McCartney and Morrissey are gone.

—Fielding Buck
–fbuck@PE.com

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