This weekend, the first part of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival took place in Indio, California. More than 225,000 people gathered to hear performances by more than 140 artists including Radiohead, Bon Iver, Gotye, The Hives, and Florence and the Machine. A lifelike projection of the late rapper Tupac Shakur even took the stage last night during the closing act with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. The festival wraps up next weekend, April 20 through 22.
Coachella 2012
- Alan Taylor
- April 16, 2012
- 33 Photos
- In Focus
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Read moreJarvis Cocker of the British band Pulp, in silhouette, performs during the first weekend of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, on April 13, 2012, in Indio, California. #
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Read moreA view from the Ferris wheel at the 2012 Coachella Festival held at The Empire Polo Field on April 13, 2012 in Indio, California. #
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Read moreFestival goers run toward the main stage to catch the beginning of Kendrick Lamar's set during the first weekend of Coachella 2012, on April 13, 2012. #
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Read moreAn art installation hangs over the Empire Polo Club on April 15, 2012, part of Coachella 2012. #
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Read moreA Coachella music fan dances during Day 3 of Coachella 2012, on April 15, 2012. #
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Read moreErika M. Anderson of the band EMA performs onstage at Coachella 2012, on April 13, 2012. #
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Read moreGuests attend Black Lips performance during Day 2 of Coachella 2012, on April 14, 2012. #
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Read moreHannah Hooper (left) performs with Grouplove at Coachella 2012, on April 13, 2012. #
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Read morePelle Almqvist of Swedish band The Hives performs during the first weekend of Coachella 2012, on April 15, 2012. #
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Read moreMusic fans watch DJ AVICII perform onstage at Coachella 2012, on April 15, 2012. #
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Read moreSinger Chas Smash (aka Cathal Smyth) of the band Madness performs during Day 1 of Coachella 2012, on April 13, 2012. #
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Read moreDJ AVICII performs at Coachella 2012, on April 15, 2012. #
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Read moreDJ David Guetta, onstage at Coachella 2012, on April 14, 2012. #
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Read moreLights crisscross the sky over the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, on April 14, 2012. #
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Read moreMusician Grace Potter of the band Grace Potter and the Nocturnals performs during Coachella 2012, on April 14, 2012. #
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Read moreAudience members at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, on April 14, 2012. #
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Read morePeople dance under water sprayed from hoses at the Do Lab at Coachella 2012, on April 14, 2012. #
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Read moreA couple dances as they are hosed with water at the Do Lab during the Coachella Festival, on April 13, 2012. #
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Read moreMusic fans dance during Day 3 of Coachella 2012, on April 15, 2012.. #
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Read moreRapper Azealia Banks performs during the first weekend of Coachella 2012, on April 14, 2012. #
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Read moreAustralian artist Gotye performs during the first weekend of Coachella 2012, on April 15, 2012. #
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Read moreFlorence Welch of Florence and the Machine, during the first weekend of Coachella 2012, on April 15, 2012. #
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Read moreBand founder Justin Vernon performs with Bon Iver at Coachella 2012, on April 14, 2012. #
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Read moreMusician Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze performs during Day 2 of Coachella 2012, on April 14, 2012. #
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Read moreSinger Rihanna gives a performance at Coachella 2012, on April 15, 2012. #
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Read moreDJ Girl Talk (aka Gregg Michael Gillis) performs during Day 3 of Coachella 2012, on April 15, 2012. #
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Read moreLights surround DJ Calvin Harris as he performs at Coachella 2012, on April 15, 2012. #
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Read moreFans watch rappers Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg perform during day 3 of Coachella 2012, on April 15, 2012. #
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Read moreRadiohead performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, on April 14, 2012. #
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Read moreThom Yorke, right, and Ed O'Brien of Radiohead perform during the band's headlining set on the first weekend of Coachella 2012, on April 14, 2012. #
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Read moreSnoop Dogg smokes onstage during his headlining performance with Dr. Dre on the first weekend of Coachella 2012, on April 15, 2012. #
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Read moreRapper Dr. Dre performs at Coachella 2012, on April 15, 2012. #
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Read moreSnoop Dogg performs with a holographic image of Tupac Shakur during the closing act of the first weekend of Coachella 2012 in Indio, California, on April 15, 2012. #
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