Tag Archives: Coachella 2013

Blur performs on the Coachella stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif., on April 12, 2013. (Rodrigo Pena/Freelance Photographer)

The set times have been released for weekend two of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the major change is that Blur is now closing out Friday night’s show on the Coachella stage rather than The Stone Roses.
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The Do LaB is a spot to cool down at Coachella. (Rodrigo Peña/Freelance Photographer)

I have a confession to make: on day one of the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, I made a rookie mistake. I made it nearly to the entrance when I realized I had forgotten to take my wallet out of my purse and switch it to my backpack.
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You, Me & Us perform at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Friday, April 12 in Indio. (Charlotte Bray/Staff Photo)

Don’t have Coachella tickets? Festival performer Passion Pit will headline the Tachevah Block Party in Palm Springs on Wednesday, April 17 outside the Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs.
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R. Kelly joins Phoenix on stage at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Denis O’Regan/Coachella)

R. Kelly’s surprise appearance Saturday night during Phoenix’s headlining set at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was one of the most talked-about moments of the festival.
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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)

I want to send a HUGE thank you out to Audio File readers Aracely Jarrell, Jason Bowen and TheGreatGoddessJackie for contributing so much great stuff with the #PECoachella hashtag at the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine at Coachella 2013

From the political rants of Jello Biafra to the new wave of New Order, the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival brought classic artists to Indio at the Empire Polo Club.
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Phoenix performs during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif., on Saturday, April 13, 2013. (Rodrigo Pena/Freelance Photographer)

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a huge event with nearly 100,000 people on site at the Empire Polo Club, but some artists do their best to get a little bit closer, even at the festival’s largest stages.
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The crowd cheers for Vampire Weekend during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif., on Sunday, April 14, 2013 (Rodrigo Pena/Freelance Photographer)

After last night’s wild drive in a dust storm back to Riverside from the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, I have gotten enough dirt out of my eyes to start typing the highlights of the fest.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at the 2013 Coachella Festival on Sunday, April 14. (Rodrigo Pena/Freelance Photographer)

Amid gusts of wind that gave the final night of the first weekend of the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival a dusty, eerie feel, one of California’s biggest bands closed out one of California’s biggest events.
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