Sharon Alagna April 24th, 2014 - 7:56 PM
This is the first year I’ve had the pleasure of photographing (or even going to) Coachella. Working the festival is far from the same experience as attending as a normal festival goer; I ended the weekend in the middle of Arcade Fire’s audience and as I was bouncing around and screaming out lyrics with the rest of the crowd. I looked around and thought, “So this is what everyone else’s weekend was like!” I love my job though, and I wouldn’t have traded my unique experience as a photographer for the more laid back experience of an attendee for anything. I got to hang out with Gareth Emery, the guys from Surfer Blood and White Lies, and Jenn and Andy from Wye Oak while they took time out for mini photo sessions with me. I also got to be practically onstage for some amazing acts like The Pixies, Muse, Bryan Ferry, Afghan Whigs, Lorde, Haim, and Outkast (although they were in a box the entirety of our allotted shooting time). If you got to be at Coachella 2014 I hope you enjoyed your weekend as much as I did and whether you made it out to Indio or not, I hope you enjoy the images below!
Lorde, who performed in the middle of a sand storm, trying to keep her hair out of her face.
The Replacements play their first show in California since 1991.
Pharrell's reveal on the Outdoor Theatre stage.
Ty Segall rockin' out
Dee Dee Penny of the Dum Dum Girls.
EDM producer/dj Gareth Emery.
Grouplove's Hannah Hooper and Christian Zucconi.
L.A. native Banks in the Gobi tent.
Jenn Wasner of Wye Oaks, the first band I had the pleasure of shooting this year at Coachella.
Danielle Haim and her sisters put on a great show (full of exaggerated faces) Friday afternoon.
Katie Austra Stelmanis of Canadian band Austra dressed all in red in the Gobi tent.
Lizzy Plapinger of Brooklyn based synth-pop duo MS MR.
Isabella Manfredi of The Preatures taking the stage with Classixx.
Matthew Bellamy of Muse closing out the main stage Saturday night.
Broken Bells, composed of James Mercer (of The Shins) and Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse), performing on the outdoor stage Friday evening.
Bryan Ferry performing to a well too small audience in the Mojave tent.
Emily Kokal of the all female band Warpaint fighting the winds in the Mojave tent on Saturday.
New Zealand's The Naked and Famous took to the main stage on Day 3.
Dave 1 of electro-funk band Chromeo put on a fun show on Friday night.
Nas performing a midnight set on Saturday.
Jay Z making a guest appearance with Nas.
Samuel T. Herring passionately singing with Future Islands in the Gobi tent.
Outkast's Andre 3000 performing from inside a projected bo
Harry McVeigh, Charles Cave, and Jack Lawrence-Brown of London band White Lies.
Toilet paper blowers covering the audience members on stage with Girl Talk on the main stage.
Pink haired singer songwriter Kate Nash belts it out just as the sun starts to set on day 1.
Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs belts it out in Mojave tent on Friday.
Chance the Rapper on day 3.
Poolside's drummer shielding his eyes from the desert sun.
Hanging out with the boys from Surfer Blood.
Indie singer Neko Case (of The New Pornographers) does a mellow set at the outdoor theatre on Day 1.
Lauren Mayberry of Scottish band Chvrches performing in the mid afternoon heat on Saturday.
Julian Casablancas (of The Strokes) performs with his band Julian Casablancas + The Voidz.
Lana Del Rey performs to a packed crowd at the Outdoor Theatre.
Sisters Jahan and Yasmine Yousaf of Krewella litterally bounced around the stage in the Sahara tent on Sunday.
Alexis Krauss of New York based Sleigh Bells.
The Pixies in the Mohave tent on Saturday night.
Hair flipping from The 1975's Matt Healy.
Wye Oak members Andy Stack and Jenn Wasner take a break after their set on Friday.
Little Dragon singer Yukimi Nagano waves to the audience in the Mojave tent.
Brothers Howard (shown above) and Guy Lawrence of Disclosure performed to an enthusiastic audience at the Outdoor Theatre.
Chino Moreno of the Deftones performing with his band ††† at the Mojave tent Friday night.
A confetti cannon blast pretty paper rain over the audience during Girl Talk's performance.
