PHOTOS: Faces of Coachella
Celebrating their third year attending the Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival, this group from
DJ Johnson, 20, of Phoenix, on the grounds of the Empire Polo Club in Indio, said he wanted to be mucho libre for his first Coachella. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Alysha Shivji,19, left, and Haley Ford, 19, both from
George Northcott, 22, from London, attends his first Coachella and knew to dress the part. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Nelly Aguilar, 21, of L.A., on the final day at Coachella. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Adriana Sparkuhl, 25, of
Otto Mountain Jones, 3, from L.A., attending his fourth Coachella, couldn’t help but fall asleep with his ear protection and the shade of the stroller. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Sarah Dunlop, 20, got a ride on the shoulders of Anthony Bruce, 22, both from Huntington Beach. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Robert Livingston, 20, a student at Pitzer College in Claremont, worked to collect 10 empty bottles to receive one full one. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Tim Beck, 22, left, and Andrew Kushnir, 22, students at Whittier College, along with a couple friends not pictured, formed the “Good Vibe Tribe.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Dina Suley, 26, left, of
Michael Christian, 44, from Oakland, is attending his sixth Coachella as a contributing artist. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
From left, Sean Gibilisco, 20, Trevor Jaeckles, 20, Ryan McKellar, 20, Cole White, 20, and Jeff Hallock, 20, all from
Shane Jason, 33, from L.A., left, and Viva Celso, 26, from Maui, Hawaii, enjoyed some dance time on Day 2 of the Coachella Valley Arts and Music
Attending their first Coachella festival, Laurenthia Russell-Pinkham, 22, left, and Fawn Babcock, 21, both from
Jonas Cabiles, 33, of Reno, was soaking in his first Coachella. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Sean Henahan,54, from
Attending his second Coachella, Ron Lethcoe, 23, of
Traveling from Brisbane, Australia, for their first Coachella, Kirsty Hagen, 30, left, and Julie Thompson, 29, decided to dress as police officers, saying, “Because it’s sexy, right?” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
From left, Casey Giardino, 26, Dean Shiffrin, 23, Marissa d’Orazio, 23, and Allison Cohn, 23, all from Keystone, Colo., called their group “The Great Zamboni.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Sarah Marshall, 25, from
Austin Riley,18, from Santa Rosa, is enjoying his first Coachella and having some recovery time at his campsite. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Helping to provide security at the Empire Polo Club grounds are Emilee Fecht, 25, left, from Cheyenne, Wyo., riding Phantom, and Cortney Pache, 31, of
From left, Kristen Sroczynski, 21, Rebecca Coleman, 21, Nicole Porata, 20, and Amanda Kesjaral, 21, all from Reno, said much time was spent on planning outfits. They found their matching knit tops at Forever 21 for $38 apiece. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Sydney Gressel, 28, left, and performance artist Spy Emerson, both of
Jamie Flanagan,19, from
Gai Gherardi, 64, said that by waving a sign that read “The dog ate my ticket,” she was able to buy a ticket for her second Coachella. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Josh Raimist,18, from Las Vegas, sports a head made by a friend, supporting DJ artist Deadmau5, at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on the Empire Polo Club grounds in
Christi Jo Petrucelli, 24, left, from
Canadians Laura Lucas, 21, front, from Edmonton, and Emily Tidmarsh, 23, from Victoria, break out their hoops while waiting to enter the festival. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Kyle Veirley, 25, from Portland, Ore., is attending his first Coachella, and after being on the grounds for less than two hours, said, “It’s awesome already.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Joe Stamey, 22, left, and Amanda Nino, 22, both from Arizona, were looking forward to Jay-Z on Friday night. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Trinity Parker, 4, and brother Gage, almost 2, from Reno, rolled in style with their parents. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Attending her first Coachella, Michelle Morgan,18, from Big Bear, said in exchange for volunteering at the
Jessica Samford, 24, left, and Michelle Leon, 23, both from
Sarah Edgington, 23, Allie Biggs, 24, and Wendy
Kelley Faas, 23, from Tempe, Ariz., is at her first Coachella and brought along a bag of ice from her campsite to keep cool. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)