Gallery: Coachella 2012: Radiohead, Justice and More Rock the Desert

  • Radiohead
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    Thom Yorke of Radiohead rocks the Coachella stage on Saturday night.
  • Radiohead
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    Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead
  • Frank Ocean
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    Frank Ocean
  • Givers
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    Givers
  • Grace Potter
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    Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
  • Justice
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    Justice
  • Keha and the Black Lips
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    Ke$ha with the Black Lips
  • Miike Snow
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    Miike Snow
  • Refused
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    Dennis Lyxzén of Refused
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    Dennis Lyxzén of Refused
  • St. Vincent
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    St. Vincent
  • Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter
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    Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter
  • The Hives
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    Pelle Almqvist of the Hives
  • At the DriveIn
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    Cedric Bixler-Zavala of At the Drive-In
  • At the DriveIn 2
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    Cedric Bixler-Zavala of At the Drive-In
  • The Mangala Valles region of Mars. Image NASA
    The Mangala Valles region of Mars. Image: NASA
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    Beats Antique
  • Coachella at Night
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    A band preps to take the night stage at Coachella.
  • Crowdsurfing
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    A fan crowd-surfs during Coachella.
  • Coachella Dance
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    A Coachella attendee dances during a night performance.
  • Feist
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    Feist
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