Coachella may be having its greatest year on record. Here are best photos from the annual arts and music festival.
Coachella may be having its greatest year on record.
Fans are losing their minds over one jaw-dropping show after the next at the annual music and arts festival hosted in Indio, California. Though, Coachella is now being called "Beychella" on Twitter, after Beyoncé delivered the headliner-performance of a lifetime on Saturday night.
Here's what you're missing at Coachella 2018.
Let's just jump right in: Beyoncé slayed Coachella better than any artist in history.
Queen Bey brought out Destiny's Child, Solange, and Jay-Z for a truly inspired set.
It took no fewer than a hundred backup performers, three months of rehearsals, and five costume changes. Critics and entertainers are calling it the GOAT Coachella show.
Read more: Beyoncé gave what fans are calling the greatest show in history at Coachella — here's what happened
Coachella is a music and arts festival that packs tons of megastar artists into two weekends.
An estimated 700,000 festival-goers descended on the desert stage this year.
Source: San Diego Union Tribune
Maybe the second coolest thing to happen at Coachella this year? It added a 40,000-square-foot food hall called the Indio Central Market that features 15 different restaurants. Nom.
Beychella — we mean, Coachella — is giving the internet all kinds of FOMO.
Danielle Haim of sister-band Haim rocked the show.
MØ surprised fans by inviting friend Charli XCX to perform on stage.
Tyler, the Creator ran through cuts from his albums "Flower Boy," "Wolf," and more.
A very pregnant Cardi B celebrated her No. 1 album with her "Invasion of Privacy" collaborators G-Eazy (pictured), Chance the Rapper, Kehlani, YG, and 21 Savage.
The show from Brockhampton's Ameer Vann, Kevin Abstract, and Merlyn Wood was lit.
The Weeknd gave people something to talk about during his emotional set.
After a breakup with Selena Gomez about six months ago, The Weeknd choked up momentarily while singing his song "Call Out My Name," which is rumored to be about the female pop star.
And St. Vincent brought rock back to Coachella.
Festival-goers tore up the fashion scene, as usual.
Their fashion kept cool in 90 degree heat.
And it resurrected the fanny pack.
Flower crowns — once a staple of Coachella culture — were surprisingly sparse.
These Beyoncé fans wore "Beychella" jerseys before the word started trending on Twitter.
Dare we say the art installations at Coachella caught up to Burning Man's reputation this year?
There was something magical around every corner.
The Spectra art exhibit looked just as cool in daylight. The seven-story observation tower created by British firm Newsubstance had windows in all colors of the rainbow.
And there were amazing views from inside.
An installation called "Supernova" was a popular Instagram destination for festival-goers.
Even the stage tents were stunning.
The immersive visual experience was surreal.
2018 could be a Coachella festival for the books.
We'll continue to update this post with new photos throughout the weekend.
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