Photos: Coachella 2014: Weekend 1, day 1

Andre 3000 of Outkast perform inside a screen box on the main stage on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on Friday. (Bethany Mollenkof / Los Angeles Times)

April 12, 2014 8:10 AM PT

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Performances and scenes from the opening day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday.

Outkast perform inside a screen box on the main stage Friday on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. (Bethany Mollenkof / Los Angeles Times)

The “Becoming Human” robot by Christian Ristow overlooks the main stage Friday on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

The Knife on stage Friday on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

The Knife performs Friday on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

The Cult performs Friday on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Ian Astbury, lead singer for the Cult, performs Friday on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Fans of Zedd, a German-Russian producer and DJ, enjoy his performance Friday on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Zedd performs Friday on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Fans dance and listen to Martin Garrix on stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 11, 2014, in Indio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Martin Garrix on stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 11, 2014, in Indio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Fans dance and listen to Martin Garrix on stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 11, 2014, in Indio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Festivalgoers take photos at “Reflection Field” at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 11, 2014, in Indio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Bryan Ferry on stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 11, 2014, in Indio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

“Escape Velocity” hovers over festivalgoers on stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 11, 2014, in Indio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Festivalgoers mill around the Ferris wheel at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 11, 2014, in Indio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Women gather in front of “Reflection Field” at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 11, 2014, in Indio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Paul Westerberg of the Replacements performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 11, 2014. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Bassist Tommy Stinson, left, and guitarist Paul Westerberg, of the ‘80s rock band the Replacements, perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 11, 2014. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Music fans are illuminated by lighted mirror sculptures at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 11, 2014. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

French singer/songwriter Yoann Lemoine, also known as Woodkid, performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 11, 2014. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Ellie Goulding performs on the main stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday. (Bethany Mollenkof / Los Angeles Times)

A nearly 40-foot astronaut “Escape Velocity” by Poetic Kinetics is reflected in “Reflection Fields” by Phillip K. Smith as it roams through the crowd at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival April 11, 2014 in Indio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Fans party to the sounds of The Glitch Mob on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday. (Bethany Mollenkof / Los Angeles Times)

The Glitch Mob performs on the Sahara Stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday. (Bethany Mollenkof / Los Angeles Times)

Danielle Haim from the band Haim performs on stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival April 11, 2014 in Indio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Este Haim from the band Haim performs on stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival April 11, 2014 in Indio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Este Haim from the band Haim performs on stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival April 11, 2014, in Indio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

A festival attendee holds a long strand of balloons as the sun sets on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday. (Bethany Mollenkof / Los Angeles Times)

Guitarist/vocalist Greg Dulli fronts Afghan Whigs, an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio, performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 11, 2014. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

The Afghan Whigs perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 11, 2014. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Dan Smith from Bastille performs on stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

“Becoming Human” by Christian Ristow, towers above the crowd at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 11, 2014, in Indio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Late afternoon crowds head to venues at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 11, 2014, in Indio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

A man stands on “Becoming Human” by Christian Ristow, in an attempt to get a better cell signal at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 11, 2014, in Indio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Shadows grow long as the sun sets on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 11, 2014. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Neko Case on stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 11, 2014, in Indio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Amber Mitchell stands with her parasol at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 11, 2014, in Indio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Festivalgoers walk beneath a large inflatable astronaut on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Fans of DJ Falcon groove to the French musician’s work at the Sahara Stage of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Festivalgoers cool off inside the Yuma Tent at Coachella. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Davey Havok of AFI performs on Coachella’s main stage. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Davey Havok gets a little air as AFI performs on Coachella’s first day. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Davey Havok of AFI gets a little closer to his fans. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

AFI’s Davey Havok wades into the Coachella crowd. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Alice Hamer, 22, center, from Bath, England, rocks out to Bastille during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

The Dum Dum Girls perform. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Dee Dee Penny of the Dum Dum Girls performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Lizzy Plapinger of MS MR on stage at Coachella. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Lizzy Plapinger of MS MR sings at Coachella. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Lizzy Plapinger of MS MR dances under the clouds. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

The heat is turned up for the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio. Attendees seek relief at the Do Lab. (Bethany Mollenkoff / Los Angeles Times)

French DJ and producer DJ Falcon performs at Coachella. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

ZZ Ward performs under the lights in Indio. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

ZZ Ward performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

A technician climbs rigging to tend to lighting fixtures on the Sahara Stage before a performance by DJ Falcon. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Coachella attendees, wet from water sprays, get into the spirit at the Do Lab on Friday. (Bethany Mollenkoff / Los Angeles Times)

The crowd cools off in the water spray at the Do Lab on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Bethany Mollenkoff / Los Angeles Times)

Jump rope, anyone? The activities at Coachella are many and varied. (Bethany Mollenkoff / Los Angeles Times)

Water feels good on the hot first day of Coachella. (Bethany Mollenkoff / Los Angeles Times)

Jessica Petry, 23, of Boston appears to dance with a giant astronaut created by Poetic Kinetics, a Los Angeles-based art collective. (Bethany Mollenkoff / Los Angeles Times)

Popular photo spot: in front of the giant astronaut -- 40 feet tall -- by Poetic Kinetics, a Los Angeles-based art collective. (Bethany Mollenkoff / Los Angeles Times)

The first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio starts out hot and wet at the Do Lab on Friday. (Bethany Mollenkoff / Los Angeles Times)

Flatbush Zombies performs on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday. (Bethany Mollenkoff / Los Angeles Times)

A giant robot art sculpture on the Empire Polo Grounds on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday. (Bethany Mollenkoff / Los Angeles Times)

Tom Odell performs on stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

The sun reflects brightly on mirrored works of art as the gates open and participants take phone camera selfies on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday. (Bethany Mollenkoff / Los Angeles Times)