Coachella: Saturday Starts With Uffie, Kavinsky and Little Brother

Electro-rapper Uffie works the crowd from the press pit Saturday afternoon at Coachella. INDIO, California — Tens of thousands of music fans weren’t fazed by temperatures near the triple digits Saturday at the Coachella music festival. Sunday’s weather will be even hotter according to a Special Weather Notice from the National Weather Service in all […]
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Dave Bullock

Uffie Works the Crowd

Electro-rapper Uffie works the crowd from the press pit Saturday afternoon at Coachella.

INDIO, California – Tens of thousands of music fans weren't fazed by temperatures near the triple digits Saturday at the Coachella music festival. Sunday's weather will be even hotter according to a Special Weather Notice from the National Weather Service in all of its capital-letter-shouting glory:

... UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY ...

SUNDAY WILL BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE WEEKEND.

THE LOWER DESERTS TEMPERATURES WILL REACH 100 DEGREES FOR THE FIRST
TIME SINCE LAST FALL.

More than 40 bands – including Uffie, Kavinsky and Little Brother – will grace the five stages Saturday on the polo field.

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Hip-hop group Little Brother's Rapper Big Pooh, left, and Phonte, right, backed by 9th Wonder, center, rock the Outdoor Theatre stage Saturday at Coachella.

Click through for more photos from Saturday afternoon at Coachella.

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French electro artist Kavinky spins records Saturday in front of a giant LED screen at the Sahara Tent.

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The sweaty crowd boogies down to Kavinsky's set at Coachella.

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Phonte from Little Brother masters the ceremony and moves the crowd.

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DJ Mehdi drops tracks for Uffie in the Sahara tent.

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Uffie keeps the crowd rocking despite the 100-degree temperatures in the sod-covered desert.

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Uffie and her B-boys pose for a photo after their set in the Sahara Tent at Coachella.

Photos: Dave Bullock/Wired.com

Full disclosure: Dave Bullock programmed the Coachooser.

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