Coachella 2008

Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene Hutz works the crowd from the festival’s main stage.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello whips up the crowd during the 2008 Coachella Music & Arts Festival, which boasted record heat this time around.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

A silvery Emily Haines of Metric led an energetic set by the Canadian indie rock band.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

The “Bubblemen” joined Love and Rockets’ set, which culminated in a pillow fight.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Former Pink Floyd bassist and songwriter Roger Waters performed his former band’s masterpiece “Dark Side of the Moon” on the main stage.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

A dance circle develops in the Do Lab along the Coachella midway.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Festival-goers crowd the stage during a performance by the New York punk band Gogol Bordello on Sunday.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

The French electronic-music duo Justice closed out the Coachella weekend.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Sergey Ryabtsev of Gogol Bordello gestures to the crowd.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

A couple enjoys a moment outside Chromeo’s Sahara Tent set.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Prince lays into his guitar on the Main Stage.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

A mister attracts a crowd of dancers on Saturday.  (Jay Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Music fans clamor for cooling mist on the festival grounds.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Lights reach for the sky during Mark Ronson’s performance.  (Jay Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

The L.A. band Flogging Molly offered an energetic set of celtic punk at the Outdoor Theater stage  (Jay Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Erika Oliveria and other festival-goers take a break from temperatures that approached 100 degrees.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Lucent Dossier sprays the crowd during a show on the Coachella midway.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Festival-goers capture their own Coachella moment.  (Jay Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Matt Berninger of The National leads his band through noirish indie rock.  (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Jack White of the Raconteurs performs on the main stage.  (Jay Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Jack Johnson closed out the Main Stage’s performances Friday night.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)