Emily St Martin

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Charlie Vargas |Holly Alvarado |Emily St Martin |Peter Larsen

The first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival sold out, drawing an estimated 125,000 people to the Empire Polo Club in Indio. There were often lines of fans to order food, use the bathrooms, get in and out of the festivals, and, of course, the clusters in between crowds trying to catch the best sets. Here’s everything we overheard from fans during the weekend one of Coachella.