Last day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
The annual festival ends today after two full weekends of performances by artists on star-studded stages in the desert.
The festival has attracted thousands of people of all ages who have come together to enjoy music from different genres and participate in various activities. One of the festivalgoers revealed that they have been attending the festival for years and are now bringing their children along. Another shared their love for music and expressed happiness at dancing with strangers.
"It's been so much fun," says Kayla Hubbard. We've been just saying our favorite acts and bouncing around from stage to stage." With over eight stages playing music simultaneously, the valley has been all a-buzz with festival goers making their rounds from Palm Springs to the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio.
"This year is my 11th Coachella," says Marlo Ramirez "So been here done that all. I can honestly say like, production. This is really crazy." She says so is the traffic outside the polo grounds. Closures are up in Indio to facilitate traffic before and after the festival. Indio police have notified the residents that the closures will be up all festival season including stagecoach.
Festivalgoers say the experience is one you need to try. "This is my first festival whatsoever in my entire life, and I just loved it, I'm not used to this," says Marty Soltani
The heat is on, but that is not stopping these festivalgoers from experiencing all of what the festival has to offer. "I went to the white claw thing," says Ramirez. "I did the aperol spritz one. And then they also have like, it's called the living room and play dope music in there."
The festival is known for bringing tens of thousands of people to the desert each weekend. "It's definitely smaller this year," says Ramirez. "To my knowledge, this weekend didn't sell out, which is why I was able to come." In addition to an exciting lineup festival, goers say they love the surprise celebrity performances.
The festival's headliners are Lana Del Rey, Tyler the Creator, and Doja Cat, who have all graced the main stage. The audience has been packed with people dancing to the music every night.
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