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So it was windy Sunday at Coachella. The air was full of grit, the sand blasted festival goers, and Anthony Kiedis from headliner Red Hot Chili Peppers told the crowd, “I feel like I’m going to go home and throw up a sandbox for my small child.”
But as rough as the last hour or so of the concert was, and as miserable as the walk from the grounds to the paking lot was, the drive home on Interstate 10 was worse. A lot worse.
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Two weeks ago, Ruthie Cason rolled her ankle. The X-ray showed a broken foot.
But she already had her Coachella ticket — and a plane ticket from Miami to Southern California.
Ruthie Cason didn’t let a broken foot stop her from having a blast at Coachella.
Why were there urinal cakes in the women’s portapotties at Coachella? It’s a mystery, but at least they improved the smell. (Nikie Johnson/Staff photo)
No, there is not a band at Coachella called The Portapotties. This is actually a review of the places that the lovely people at Goldenvoice have set up for us to empty our bladders in.
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Haze fills the sky over Coachella at sunset on Sunday, April 14. (Nike Johnson/Staff photo)
The winds are kicking up even more as the sun goes down on the last night of Coachella Weekend 1.
The sky is filled with dust, creating a hazy, eerie sunset. People are wrapping up in sweatshirts if they brought them and whatever else they can find if they didn’t. An increasing number are covering their faces with bandanas to keep from breathing in the gunk.
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Danny Avila DJs in the Sahara Tent on Sunday, April 14. (Nike Johnson/Staff photo)
So last night I checked out the Sahara Tent, for the first time in my Coachella history, to see what it was really all about. I had a blast with the Moby dance party.
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The Lumineers perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 14, 2013. (Charlotte Bray/Freelance photographer)
The Lumineers like singalongs.
They tried to start off with some audience participation in the first song after their stage entrance, but the crowd wasn’t quite there yet, at least not in the area I was standing.
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Bryan Ralph and Heidi Marion get engaged under the Ferris wheel at Coachella. (Sean Terry/Contributed image)
Bryan Ralph and Heidi Marion fell in love at Coachella.
And after three years together, back at Coachella, Ralph popped the question.
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Helix Poeticus, Coachella’s giant snail, crashes the party at the Outdoor Theater during the Smith Westerns show Sunday, April 14. (Nike Johnson/Staff photo)
The giant snail apparently is a Smith Westerns fan, too.
I had no idea the art installation, officially called Helix Poeticus, could move. But move it did, slowly, right into the audience gathered at the Outdoor Theater for the Sunday afternoon set.
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The Fruttare Hangout at Coachella. (Nikie Johnson/Staff photo)
Just stopped in for a second at the Fruttare Hangout, a little tent near the festival’s main entrance. I was going to go yesterday, but the line to get in was too long. It was a cool little oasis, with air conditioning, cush places to sit and even a waterfall coming from the ceiling into a pool in the middle of the tent. You also can apparently have your picture taken in front of various LCD screens showing desert scenes. How very hipster.
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The strong winds that kicked up late Saturday at Coachella are forecast to continue Sunday.
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory that will be in effect until 6 p.m. PDT Sunday in the Southern California deserts and mountains. A high wind warning is in effect from 6 p.m. until 9 a.m. Tuesday. The strongest winds are likely in the overnight hours.
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