Coachella 2009
Jesselynn Desmond, a performer with the Lucent Dossier Vaudeville Circus Troupe, entertains festival-goers on the Coachella grounds Friday afternoon. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Damon Oudejans, 23, from Brisbane, Australia cheers on the Hold Steady in the packed Mojave Tent. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Lucent Dossier’s Dream Rockwell entertains the Coachella crowd. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Twenty-year-old Brittany Bowerman, left and Leslie Ventura, 19, are beat the 100-degree heat with help from Bryan Foley, a member of the Do Lab Collective. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
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Amit Chertof took part in the revelry under the desert sun. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
M.I.A. in action. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Fans pack the Sahara Tent for the Bloody Beetroots. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Crowd-surfing breaks out during Public Enemy’s Sunday night set. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Burning Lotus Girls art installation, “Serpent Mother,” keeps the night air warm. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
The heat takes its toll on the final day of Coachella. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)