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photos by David Andrako
Here are a few things that happened on Coachella Day 1:
- it was hot.
- lots of celebrities, like Coachella regular Danny Devito, were walking around
- The Black Keys, Kings of Leon and the Chemical Brothers were the big headlining acts of the day (all on the main Coachella Stage)
- people wore funny outfits, and sometimes NSFW outfits.
- people sinned.
- Lauryn Hill started late, but not too late (aka she still got to play).
- Cee Lo showed up very late, apologized, but acted mad he had to play a short set. He used that anger to give his set-closing hit "Fuck You" context.
- Odd Future predictably drew a huge crowd, and were joined by Pharell.
- Odd Future's set resulted in a possible broken nose (again)
- There were 20 arrests
- Paul McCartney was there, and along with Usher, stood on stage during Afrojack's set.
- YACHT played
- Many other people played, and lots of other stuff happened too, as you can see in the pictures below...
What were your highlights of Coachella Day One? Are you there or watching the stream?
Photographer David Andrako managed to catch 18 acts and other random stuff in between on Friday. His pictures from the whole day continue below...
Miguel
The Rural Alberta Advantage
!!!
Cold Cave
Skrillex
The Drums
The Morning Benders
Cee Lo Green
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
Interpol
Sleigh Bells
The Black Keys
Crystal Castles
The Aquabats
Magnetic Man
Robyn
The Chemical Brothers
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Here are a few other things that happened at coachella day 1.
-a naked wizard stepped into my hummus platter.
-It was hot out, but luckily the cooler kept my water and tahini well chilled.
-when chemical brothers dropped the first beat, I dropped a pita triangle onto the grass but it didn't get real dirty, so I just wiped it off on my shirt.
-saw a few celebrities. (the chef at oasis was there, and the guy that works register at mamouns)
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 2:10 PM
Nice nip slip on marijuana umbrella girl. Good work David!
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 2:11 PM
that has to be the douchiest looking crowd ever!
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 2:17 PM
looks like that juggalo fest.
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 2:18 PM
TITS OR GTFO
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 2:26 PM
OH MY GOD CELEBRITIES LIKE MUSIC ALSO!!! MY LIFESTYLE IS VALIDATED NOW!
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 2:32 PM
I am so tired of hearing about how Lauryn Hill showed up late. It's enough that she's hustlin' nostalgia...she's also stealing people's time.
Posted by frustrated with hater | April 16, 2011 2:46 PM
dudes tattoo has apostrophes on the wrong side of the numbers
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 3:17 PM
This lineup kinda sucks.
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 3:20 PM
Too bad the fellow with all the Coachella years tattooed on his arm doesn't know which side of the number the apostrophe is supposed to go on.
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 3:21 PM
Next year I plan on quitting Cold Cave and doing American Nightmare and Give Up The Ghost reunions, stay tuned for those..
Posted by Wes Eisold | April 16, 2011 3:24 PM
The guy with the tattoo is a total douche. And yes, the apostrophe is on the wrong side. Dumbass.
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 3:25 PM
Look, cut the kid a break on the apostrophes, obviously he has no meaningful or intelligent existence and has to define himself by the cool festivals he's gone to.
The 60's were so much cooler. At least we rioted back then.
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 3:35 PM
OMG LOL TATTOO FAIL
+ your photographer has the shittiest taste in music, if these are the bands he went to see
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 3:45 PM
if you remember the 60's what are you doing on the internet?
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 3:47 PM
The misplaced apostrophes are literally the smallest problem with that catastrophic tat.
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 3:48 PM
The misplaced apostrophes are literally the smallest problem with that catastrophic tat.
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 3:50 PM
wow...y'all are dicks.
great photos dave!
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 3:54 PM
is that a real tat or one of those spray things they have at bar mitzvas and stuff?
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 4:10 PM
@3:47 pm - if it wasn't for people who remembered the '60's, there would be no internet
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 4:10 PM
Y'all? Thanks for the input Gomer Pyle
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 4:13 PM
i'm here for the gang bang.
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 4:13 PM
ha,ha that tattoo is retarded.
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 4:23 PM
no no... the apostrophes are in the right place.... those are the sizes of penis that he has taken at coachella, not the year
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 4:26 PM
woah. 11 foot coachella peen.
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 4:39 PM
i have heard of like 3 of these bands
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 5:01 PM
I've seen many bad tattoos and this one is right up there
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 5:02 PM
granted i havent been but it seems like coachella is really overrated. 1 hours sets from every band even the headliners. bonnaroo has music till 4am (outdoor shows at night are much better anyway) and almost every band plays a full set.
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 5:10 PM
"Too bad the fellow with all the Coachella years tattooed on his arm doesn't know which side of the number the apostrophe is supposed to go on"
lolz
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 5:16 PM
At least that dude has plans for tonight.
But what is he going to do in 2017? I would imagine he has a few more Coachellas left in him. He seems like a fan.
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 5:16 PM
how can he put that tattoo on his arm like he is so proud? He missed 4 years and he claims to be such a big coachella fan?
He missed 03 04 05 and 08!
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 5:28 PM
Fanny packs are back!
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 5:41 PM
the singer form interpol has got a mullet.
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 7:06 PM
I got a tattoo of Across the Narrows...biggest mistake of my life. Hasn't been updated since '05.
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 7:14 PM
i enlarged the marijuana umbrella girl picture and did not see a nip slip
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 8:13 PM
California is clearly still terrible.
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 8:27 PM
Something about suburban California kids dressed like 2007 hipsters really makes me cringe.
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 8:30 PM
Great images!
Posted by Anon | April 16, 2011 8:47 PM
Yikes....that tatoo...really...makes me sad.
Posted by Klicka | April 16, 2011 10:13 PM
The real question, of course, is whether there were any ecstasy induced wizards ....
Posted by Michael Senchuk | April 16, 2011 10:36 PM
@ 3:24 that's some hardcore shit from way back then
Posted by some dude | April 16, 2011 11:06 PM
The Drums, pic 5 - is that Gareth from the office??
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 11:17 PM
i enlarged the marijuana umbrella girl picture and saw a nice titay.
Posted by Anonymous | April 16, 2011 11:47 PM
This crowd wouldn't last 2 minutes in a Municipal Waste pit.
Posted by Anonymous | April 17, 2011 3:21 PM
Wonder what bands tatoo bro saw? Kings of Leon, Odd Future, Robyn, Cee-Lo, Black Keys?
Posted by Anonymous | April 17, 2011 9:28 PM
I see Robyn is sporting the Yo-Landi Visser haircut now.
Posted by Anonymous | April 17, 2011 10:52 PM
weak crowd, weak bands and weak photos add up to one hell of a festival I regret missing
Posted by Anonymous | April 18, 2011 12:38 PM
that has to be the douchiest looking crowd ever!
Posted by News Egypt, moment by moment | April 18, 2011 8:10 PM
nice shot of ROBYN squeezing out a poot.
Posted by Anonymous | April 19, 2011 12:14 PM
dude from drums t-shirt looks like it came with some jammy pants circa Wal Mart spring collection 1992.
Posted by Anonymous | April 19, 2011 12:15 PM
Awesome pictures and coachella is kinda hell ! keep up good work people!!!
Posted by Keçiören Nakliyat | April 21, 2011 10:44 AM
Coachella was a liberating weekend, It was a blast!!
Posted by Chino stixxx | April 26, 2011 2:26 PM
i like to see hotter people, in future
Posted by Anonymous | April 28, 2011 1:41 PM
That lead off shot is one of the stupidest tattoos I've ever seen.
Posted by Anonymous | May 3, 2011 3:30 AM
hotter people yes...lol
stupid tatto.... yes... but i've see worse...much worse...
Posted by nate Lombardi | July 3, 2011 6:45 PM