Photos: 2017 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival: Day One
Thom Yorke of Radiohead performs on the Coachella Stage on day one of the festival.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)Singer Thom Yorke of Radiohead performs at the three-day Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio.
(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)Singer Thom Yorke of Radiohead performs at Coachella.
(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)Thom Yorke and Radiohead perform on the Coachella Stage.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)Thom Yorke and Radiohead perform on the Coachella Stage.
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Travis Scott onstage at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Travis Scott, right, reaches out to a fan onstage at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival.
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Travis Scott onstage at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Travis Scott onstage at Coachella.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)A stage hand, lower right, is ready to pull back a curtain for Travis Scott’s set at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio.
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A festival goer watches from a tree as Travis Scott performs at Coachella.
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Festival goers pass the art project “Is this what brings things into focus?” by Joanne Tatham and Tom O’Sullivan.
(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)The Australian electronic music group the Avalanches performs on the Mojave Stage on day one of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)Dusk descends on a crowd waiting for a performance by Father John Misty on day one of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)Father John Misty performs on the Coachella Stage on day one of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)Father John Misty performs on the Coachella Stage on day one of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)Romy Medley Croft, singer and guitarist for the English rock band the XX, performs on the Coachella Stage on day one of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)Oliver Sim, bassist for the English rock band the XX, performs on the Coachella Stage on day one of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)English rock band the XX performs on the Coachella Stage on day one of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)Lexi Tuitan, 22, right, and sister Pia Tuitan, 20, of Manila take photos at the art installation ‘Lamp Beside the Golden Door’ at Coachella on Friday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Broods’ lead vocalist Georgia Nott onstage at Coachella on Friday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Festival-goers pose for photos against the ‘Is this what brings things into focus?’ art installation at Coachella on Friday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Banks performs at Coachella on Friday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Rapper Mac Miller onstage at Coachella on Friday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Coachella-goers dance inside the Yuma tent on Day One of the festival Friday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Lauren C., 28, of Temecula spins an LED light inside the Yuma tent at Coachella on Friday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Francis Farewell Starlite leads Francis and the Lights at Coachella on Friday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Francis Farewell Starlite leads Francis and the Lights at Coachella on Friday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Tacocat vocalist Emily Nokes performs onstage at Coachella on Friday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Coachella-goers relax against the ‘Is this what brings things into focus?’ art installation as the sun goes down on Day One on Friday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Francis Farewell Starlite leads Francis and the Lights onstage Friday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Coachella-goers ride the new air-conditioned ferris wheel at the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller performs on Friday.
(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)Coachella attendees dance as rapper Mac Miller performs Friday.
(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)A Coachella attendee dances as rapper Mac Miller performs Friday.
(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)Coachella attendees groove as rapper Mac Miller performs Friday.
(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)Rapper Mac Miller helps to kick off the Coachella festival weekend on Friday.
(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)Coachella fans dance as rapper Mac Miller jams on Friday.
(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)Joalicia Hardy, center, and Britni Calaway, right, of New Jersey dance as the three-day Coachella festival begins Friday.
(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)Raury performs on the Gobi Stage.
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British singer-songwriter Sampha Sisay performs on the Mojave stage.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)Canadian indie rocker Mac DeMarco on the Outdoor stage.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)Atlanta singer-songwriter Raury on the Gobi stage.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)Atlanta singer-songwriter Raury.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)Joseph Motuga works security detail at the Outdoor stage.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)The crowd dances at the Do Lab on Friday, the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)Coachella attendee Brandon Behne, 24, sports a glitter beard during the first weekend of the three-day festival at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio.
(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)Stormzy performs at the Outdoor Stage on Friday at Coachella.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Fans take in Stormzy on the Outdoor Stage at Coachella on Friday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)A glitter-flecked fan watches Stormzy perform at the Outdoor Stage on Friday at Coachella.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Festivalgoers check out the art in Chiaozza Garden on Friday at Coachella.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)The Chiaozza Garden at Coachella Music makes a prime place for picture-taking.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)A crowd dances at the Do Lab on Friday at Coachella.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)The crowd at the Do Lab gets hosed down on Day One of Coachella.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)Festivalgoers walk through the artwork “Is This What Brings Things Into Focus” by Joanne Tatham and Tom O’Sullivan on Friday at Coachella.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)Barbara Huynh of San Jose takes a selfie while atop the shoulders of Anthony Seto of Los Angeles on Friday at Coachella.
(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)Brianna Bender of San Diego, 22, smiles as she sees herself reflected in “The Lamp Beside the Golden Door” art installation by Gustavo Prado on Day One of Coachella.
(Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)Festivalgoers are reflected on a piece of mirror art called “The Lamp Beside the Golden Door” by Gustavo Prado on Friday at Coachella.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)Berlin Murphy, 24, rides the Energy FACTory seesaw to create electricity to charge her phone on Day One of Coachella.
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