PHOTOS: Faces of Coachella

DJ Johnson, 20, of Phoenix, on the grounds of the Empire Polo Club in Indio, said he wanted to be mucho libre for his first Coachella.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Alysha Shivji,19, left, and Haley Ford, 19, both from San Francisco, posed with Hotshot the Robot, one of the many pieces of art at the fest.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

George Northcott, 22, from London, attends his first Coachella and knew to dress the part.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Nelly Aguilar, 21, of L.A., on the final day at Coachella.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Adriana Sparkuhl, 25, of San Francisco, helped to install the artwork “Golden Shack-Easy Time.”  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Otto Mountain Jones, 3, from L.A., attending his fourth Coachella, couldn’t help but fall asleep with his ear protection and the shade of the stroller.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Sarah Dunlop, 20, got a ride on the shoulders of Anthony Bruce, 22, both from Huntington Beach.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Robert Livingston, 20, a student at Pitzer College in Claremont, worked to collect 10 empty bottles to receive one full one.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Tim Beck, 22, left, and Andrew Kushnir, 22, students at Whittier College, along with a couple friends not pictured, formed the “Good Vibe Tribe.”  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Dina Suley, 26, left, of San Diego, and Alice Dermer, 25, from Arizona, on the final day of the festival.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Michael Christian, 44, from Oakland, is attending his sixth Coachella as a contributing artist.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

From left, Sean Gibilisco, 20, Trevor Jaeckles, 20, Ryan McKellar, 20, Cole White, 20, and Jeff Hallock, 20, all from San Luis Obispo, wore their hats and called their group the Coconut Brigade.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Shane Jason, 33, from L.A., left, and Viva Celso, 26, from Maui, Hawaii, enjoyed some dance time on Day 2 of the Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival, on the Empire Polo Club grounds in Indio.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Attending their first Coachella festival, Laurenthia Russell-Pinkham, 22, left, and Fawn Babcock, 21, both from Berkeley, Calif., take what they call a “hippie shower” by way of a water bottle atop lockers, saying the line for a real shower was too long in the campground area.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Jonas Cabiles, 33, of Reno, was soaking in his first Coachella.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Sean Henahan,54, from San Diego, attends a second Coachella, enjoying what he called “throwbacks,” like the Specials.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Attending his second Coachella, Ron Lethcoe, 23, of Sacramento, totes Yoda.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Traveling from Brisbane, Australia, for their first Coachella, Kirsty Hagen, 30, left, and Julie Thompson, 29, decided to dress as police officers, saying, “Because it’s sexy, right?”  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

From left, Casey Giardino, 26, Dean Shiffrin, 23, Marissa d’Orazio, 23, and Allison Cohn, 23, all from Keystone, Colo., called their group “The Great Zamboni.”  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Sarah Marshall, 25, from San Luis Obispo, was all rainbows for her first Coachella.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Austin Riley,18, from Santa Rosa, is enjoying his first Coachella and having some recovery time at his campsite.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Helping to provide security at the Empire Polo Club grounds are Emilee Fecht, 25, left, from Cheyenne, Wyo., riding Phantom, and Cortney Pache, 31, of Tracy, Calif., atop Big Red.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

From left, Kristen Sroczynski, 21, Rebecca Coleman, 21, Nicole Porata, 20, and Amanda Kesjaral, 21, all from Reno, said much time was spent on planning outfits. They found their matching knit tops at Forever 21 for $38 apiece.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Sydney Gressel, 28, left, and performance artist Spy Emerson, both of San Francisco, brought their sun protection.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Jamie Flanagan,19, from Santa Barbara, came to his first Coachella prepared: campsite, Frisbee and loincloth.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Gai Gherardi, 64, said that by waving a sign that read “The dog ate my ticket,” she was able to buy a ticket for her second Coachella.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Josh Raimist,18, from Las Vegas, sports a head made by a friend, supporting DJ artist Deadmau5, at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on the Empire Polo Club grounds in Indio, Calif.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Christi Jo Petrucelli, 24, left, from Seattle and Sophia Aldous, 25, from Colville, Wash., brought their own shade to the festival.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Canadians Laura Lucas, 21, front, from Edmonton, and Emily Tidmarsh, 23, from Victoria, break out their hoops while waiting to enter the festival.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Kyle Veirley, 25, from Portland, Ore., is attending his first Coachella, and after being on the grounds for less than two hours, said, “It’s awesome already.”  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Joe Stamey, 22, left, and Amanda Nino, 22, both from Arizona, were looking forward to Jay-Z on Friday night.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Trinity Parker, 4, and brother Gage, almost 2, from Reno, rolled in style with their parents.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Attending her first Coachella, Michelle Morgan,18, from Big Bear, said in exchange for volunteering at the festival for 16 hours, she gained free access each day.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Jessica Samford, 24, left, and Michelle Leon, 23, both from Fremont, Calif., are festival veterans and were looking forward to seeing the band Muse.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Sarah Edgington, 23, Allie Biggs, 24, and Wendy Davis, 26, from left, made their way from Vancouver, B.C. to attend their first Coachella festival.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Kelley Faas, 23, from Tempe, Ariz., is at her first Coachella and brought along a bag of ice from her campsite to keep cool.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)