Althea Santas headband and sunglasses make a cool and collected statement. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
Rhonda and Leilah (they chose to give their first names only) hold up a sign made by Ryan Thornberry thanking his friends for buying him tickets to the festival. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
Quinley Levin from Venice knows that feathers are almost always a winning fashion statement. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
Shayna Pastori and Adam Bautista from Chico make great face. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
Happy in the heat: Frances Kim of Claremont and Tina Yonas of Riverside enjoy wandering the field with friends. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
Jeanette Tomas of Fullerton plays to the beat of a different tambourine. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
Melody Melamed from Santa Monica grins in great glasses and a fun fedora. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
Heather Purple of Long Beach is the bejeweled queen of Sunday afternoon. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
The baby pool in front of the Lucent Dossier stage was full of kids (and adults). (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
Costumed men with spray hoses were the most popular people of the day, with festival-goers flocking to them from all corners of the field. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
Costumed men with spray hoses were the most popular people of the day, with festival-goers flocking to them from all corners of the field. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
Lexi Clayburn of Berkley and Daniella Marciano of Phoenix revel in the mud and sun. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
Violet, who performs with Rimskis bicycle piano, with her daughter Pearl. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
Perry Farrell looked snappy in claret-colored satin pants and a matching boa. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
Revelers feel the music at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2009. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
Classic rocker looks at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2009. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
Some kind of mysterious King Neptune dance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2009. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
The crushed cowboy hat is timeless at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2009. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
A trio of beauties get their look together at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2009. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
Eye sparkle was popular at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2009. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
A little ‘80s asymmetry at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2009. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
Morrissey looks good on everybody at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2009. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
One of the fantastic looks at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2009. (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)
