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Live from Indio: Coachella 2014 Weekend 2

By Neil Bedi

April 21, 2014 12:01 a.m.

Escape Velocity, an art piece by Poetic Kinetics, towered over festival goers and projected faces on its helmet at night.

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ZZ Ward's guitarist plays during the band's midday set on Friday.

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ZZ Ward sings a cover of Nina Simone's ''Be My Husband'' as yellow lights shine in the background.

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Aloe Blacc shows off his dance move as he sings the second song of his set.

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An employee catches Smart Bird, an art piece by the company Festo, as the piece comes down from one of its flights. The piece flew around the entire festival ground, attracting the attention of many festival goers.

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Hannah Hooper of Grouplove dances during the band's weekend two set.

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A growing crowd cheers at the Coachella stage as Grouplove begins its set.

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Christian Zucconi of Grouplove bangs his head as he plays the guitar.

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Alana Haim of Haim takes in the Coachella atmosphere.

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Este Haim bangs her head in between vocals of Haim's third song.

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Alana Haim sways in front of giant letters that spell out the HAIM.

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Kate Nash climbed over the barrier between the crowd and the stage to sing with her fans.

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James Mercer, the lead vocalists of The Shins, sings the vocals to Broken Bells' songs during its set at the Outdoor Theatre.

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Producer Brian Burton, better known as Danger Mouse, plays various instruments, including the bass, during Broken Bells' set.

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Confetti rains down on the crowd during Girl Talk's performance.

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Andre 3000 sports a cap and wig while reaching out to the audience.

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Big Boi and Andre 3000 both performed songs on their own in addition to many of Outkast's hits.

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Andre 3000 belts a high note during the group's performance.

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James Edward Bagshaw of Temples begins the band's Saturday afternoon set.

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Matt Shultz (left) and Brad Shultz (right) of Cage the Elephant start their set with a high-energy song.

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Matt Shultz grabs a pineapple from someone in the crowd as he crowd surfs. Later, Shultz took the pineapple on stage and compared it to Wilson from the movie ''Cast Away.''

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Brad Shultz plays the guitar during the band's second song.

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Julian Casablancas performs with The Voidz a little after 5 p.m. on Saturday.

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Becoming Human, an art piece by Christian Ristow, stood between the Coachella Stage and the Outdoor Theatre.

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Kid Cudi sings on the Coachella Stage Saturday afternoon.

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Kid Cudi performs on a stage decorated by giant rock-shaped props.

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Andrew VanWyngarden, the lead vocalist of MGMT, holds a GoPro as he sings. The footage from the GoPro was projected behind him during part of the performance.

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Energy in the crowd builds as MGMT goes into their second song.

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VanWyngarden sings as the screen behind him projects a series of colorful images.

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A girl crowd surfs on an inflatable dolphin during MGMT's set.

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Lorde talks to her fans as she begins her Coachella set.

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Lorde's hair flies about her as she dances during her first song.

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Pharrell Williams began his performance by standing in front of a large white spotlight.

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Pharrell reaches toward the crowd during the chorus of his first song.

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Pharrell brought on T.I. as his first special guest during his set.

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Christopher Wolstenholme begins Muse's weekend two set by playing the harmonica.

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Matthew Bellamy plays the guitar in between vocals of Muse's second song.

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NAS celebrated the twentieth anniversary of his first album during his Saturday night performance.

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