CC and I are on a mission to hit every awesome music festival in existence. Coachella is a coveted ticket and has always been high on the list. Thanks to a generous friend and planets aligning in every solar system this side of forever, we were graced with the opportunity to attend the 2014 festival in the desert.

It was an epic event since neither of us has been to a music festival this large. Last count we heard was 300,000 people in attendance, and on Saturday it felt like it. The mass was so dense we couldn’t get within earshot of the music in the Sahara tent for Fat Boy Slim (my only bummer in the weekend).

Later, the wind kicked up and sustained a dust storm from 5pm to close making any hiding spaces scarce. Overall, the 3-day weekend was like walking around in my Pandora Stations. Hit after hit closed out every show, groove masters in every corner and under every tent, breathtaking light shows, and the most diverse parade of attendees I have ever seen in one place.

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We were pretty much knocked out by every band, but our standing favorites for what we saw are ZZ Ward, Ellie Goulding, Lorde, Bastille, DJ Falcon, Capital Cities, Frank Turner, Trombone Shorty, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, the Business, Poolside, and Flight Facilities.

Not to mention the enclosed Yuma tent in general. It was a continuous dance party in the dark from 11am past midnight. The mirror ball Mako shark was Awe-Some! I finally wore my dance pants out. Didn’t think it was possible.

The Music. The Art. The Life. It was amazing. Next post up is an Art Report. The installations this year (as every year) are epic. Stay tuned…