coachella, part two.

last time, on lacy's blog....


when last we left them, lacy and ashley had just finished the second day of their coachella experience. let's see what they're up to now...


day 2 - settling in.
acts seen - trampled by turtles, the tallest man on earth, cage the elephant, jenny & johnny, the new pornographers, bright eyes, mumford & sons, arcade fire


saturday started off awesomely. firstly because our night's sleep was at least 13 times better than the first night and secondly because we made a trip to the craft tent, where we made some pretty kick-ass fans.





we made some lunch, chatted with our neighbors, and were treated to the previously mentioned underwear dancing before we headed over to the venue for our first show of the day, trampled by turtles.





um, wow. they were the first show of the day on the main stage, so they started out with a smaller crowd. soon, their mad banjo-ing had drawn over an impressive audience. (there were a lot more people behind these ones...just so you know)



we spent the rest of the day on the festival grounds watching amazing music, eating minute-maid treats, dancing, and watching the crap out of people.

the tallest man on earth.

highlights:

• getting to take a shower!...at 6 am.
• "who laminated these?" in regards to my setlists.
• the "holy crap" effect of so many acts that day. trampled by turtles, tallest man, bright eyes, mumford, arcade fire...
• our thought that getting to the front of mumford & sons would be easy. we were still successful, despite the crowd swarm.
• a team of skywriters wrote out this really long string of song lyrics (and kind of distracted from cage the elephant's set...) the crowd audibly booed when they realized it was for lady gaga. words are only partially pictured here...

• "oh....wow. ....the trombone really does it for me" girl in crowd
• this photobomb while waiting for mumford.

• our neighbors doing a beer bong at 2:30 in the morning. (and being considerate enough to invite us. party!)
• same neighbors having a drum circle till 6 am. and hearing everyone complain about it the next morning.

day 4 - rocking. it.

acts seen - good old war, jack's mannequin, city and colour, jimmy eat world, best coast, the national, the strokes, neon trees

by the third day we were owning this festival. our routine was down and we had mastered the arts of sneaking in food, staying hydrated and tanning instead of burning.



good old war. we couldn't decide whether to go see them or not (they were the first act of the day and 11 seemed early..) but i'm so pleased we did. they were incredible.



the national and best coast.



leaving the venue for the last time. it was a pretty sad moment.



glow swings.


highlights.

• almost falling asleep in the shower line after finding out they opened an hour later than normal.
• deciding to get hotdogs for lunch. (i get a craving like once a year) the cart was farther away than other food venues we had been frequenting, and the trek back to the car was nearly the end of our lives.
• seeking shade under the car, like this guy.

• my high school self being overjoyed during Jimmy Eat World.
• "if you haven't seen Best Coast before, you're unfamiliar with my awkward banter." Best Coast singer, Bethany Cosentino
• the drug circle in the audience before The National.
• ashley using her cheerleading skills to rescue a crowd-surfer.
• glowstick dancing with strangers during The Strokes.
• "i need to get my shit together...i'll just yell generic things. do you believe in love?" Strokes singer, Julian Casablancas.
• the dance moves of Neon Trees.
• "i just had to tell you, you guys are really cool" guy after seeing our dance skills during Neon Trees.
• realizing Kanye West really does think of himself as a pharoah. reaction, "really?!"
• our final glide on the glow swings.

the last night was a little sad, but mostly we were on a music high. the next morning the wind woke us up at 6, and after we had packed up the car like seasoned pros, we made our way out of california. the drive home had some notable experiences, including my first time gambling, crying from laughing in the line for a rollercoaster (which caused the attendant to ask ashley if she was all right), and some really really loud singing.

so there you have it. five amazing days in two lengthy blog posts. next year i'll post one picture for each day and call it good.