Stagecoach vs. Coachella
FASHION MUST-HAVE
Coachella: 1970s track shorts
Stagecoach: Cowboy hat (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
KEY ACCESSORIES:
Coachella: Blackberry, chewing gum-adhered VIP wristband
Stagecoach: Folding chair (Spencer Weiner / LAT)
CUISINE:
Coachella: Tofu-stuffed naan
Stagecoach: Dollar ribs from around the nation (Larry Crowe / AP)
RIDE:
Coachella: 1990 Honda Civic. Stagecoach: 2005 Ford Explorer, with prominent American flag decal. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
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CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE:
Coachella: Brooklyn and London [Jarvis Cocker]
Stagecoach: Nashville and Texas (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
CELEBRITY CAMEO:
Coachella: Ingenue Scarlett Johansson, singing with the Jesus and Mary Chain
Stagecoach: Keyboard great spooner Oldham, sitting in with the Drive-By Truckers (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)
ROTE ONSTAGE COMMENT
Coachella: “No more war”
Stagecoach: “God bless” (Plinio Lepri / AP)
IMPULSE PURCHASE
Coachella: Pithy t-shirt
Stagecoach: Embossed saddle (Alec Richards / AP)
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BETE NOIR:
Coachella: Blazing heat
Stagecoach: Sound bleed (Spencer Weiner / LAT)
BANDANA USAGE
Coachella: Ironic
Stagecoach: Quite practical, thank you very much. (Spencer Weiner / LAT)
OBJECT OF ONE’S RAGE
Coachella: The Machine, obviously
Stagecoach: Garrison Keillor (Branimir Kvartuc / AP)
PREFERRED WEBSITE
Coachella: Pitchforkmedia.com [founder Ryan Schreiber]
Stagecoach: Countryhookup.com (Anthony Robert La Penna / For The Times)
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GUILTY PLEASURE:
Coachella: Mika
Stagecoach: Leaving early to hit up The Beer Hunter. (Karl Walter / Getty Images)
ACCMMODATIONS:
Coachella: A house in Palm Springs some publicist hooked you up with.
Stagecoach: Your cousin’s RV. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
BIGGEST FEAR:
Coachella: That the VIP tent would run out of vodka before Paul van Dyk went on.
Stagecoach: Nancy Pelosi. (Charles Rex Arbogast / AP)
HANGOVER REMEDY
Coachella: Organic omelet, date smoothie
Stagecoach: More beer (Myung J. Chun / LAT)