It’s that time of year Trufflers! Grab your short shorts, Ray Bans, and gladiators; we’re going to Coachella! While we will miss the annual T-Mobile, DKNY, and LNA events, this year brings some new and much more fun pool side events; most of which are being put on by LA natives! Follow our Coachella Twitter feed to find our where we are this weekend as we make our way around our picks of artists, bands and parties ~ http://www.twitter.com/dailytruffle
♥ Trousdale Estate
WHAT: Trousdale Estate sponsored by Angeleno Magazine *Jet ski, ATVs, paintball, gifting suite, chef, swim
WHEN: Sat & Sun, Apr 17 & Apr 18
WHERE: Indio *shuttle service provided
ATVs, jet-skis and a chef! Angeleno Magazine, Guy Starkman, Darren Dzienciol, Brent Bolthouse & Jen Rosero bring you the Trousdale Estate sponsored by Svedka Vodka, Redbull, Coca Cola, and Jana water.
♥ Neon Carnival
WHAT: Brent Bolthouse produced NEON Carnival sponsored by Armani Exchange, Brent’s mag 944, and benefits The Surfrider Foundation. (RIP T-Mobile party?)
WHEN: starts 11pm on Saturday, Apr 17
WHERE: Private grounds
Bolthouse X PMK∙BNC X 944 Mag X Armani Exchange present celebrate the launch of AX neon sunglass collection, LA native Dj’s Devin Lucien and Dj Politik (Paul Purman) & Joel Madden.
♥ Music Loves Fashion / House of Hype / 1Oak
WHAT: House of Hype / Music Loves Fashion
WHEN: Fri – Sun, Apr 16 – Apr 18, 9am – 7pm
WHERE: Rivera Resort & Spa
Sponsored by AT&T, Wrigley’s 5 Gum, Skullcandy, Belvedere, Moet, and Coca Cola.
WHAT: Don’t Tell my Booker sponsored by 1Oak
WHEN: Saturday night, Apr 17
WHERE: Music Loves Fashion sponsored by House of Hype
LA natives and House of Hype founders Sam and Ben Keywanfar team up with Music Loves Fashion and Thierry Havitov for the second year, to bring you a hot crowd and even hotter djs (Over 50, including LA folk, Dj Cobra, Grant Shapiro, Ishowmyself, Keith Wilson, Marshall Barnes, Taryn Manning, Posso the Dj, and more !)) to the Riviera Hotel for 3 days and 2 nights of events.
Helicopter? Yes, please!
♥ Lacoste party
WHAT: Lacoste party
WHEN: Saturday, Apr 17 & Sunday, 18th
WHERE: Walking distance from Empire field
*With Devendra Banhart & Alexa Chung.
♥ The Music Lounge at IndiOasis
WHAT: Music Lounge at IndiOasis sponsored by Spin Magazine with headliners A-trak, Sam Sparrow and Macy Gray
WHEN: Fri- Sun, Apr 16 – Apr 18, 12-6pm
WHERE: 5 mins away from field ~ on Laguna Seca in Bermuda Dunes
*NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE COACHELLA OASIS at the Merv Griffin Estate!
Sponsors of The Music Lounge at IndiOasis include: EXPRESS, ASOS, UV Vodka, Café Bustelo, AriZona Beverages, Popchips, Black Star Beer, Gibson Guitar, Groupon, SPIN, Koolaburra, Yak Pak, Lancaster Sun Care, Vita Coco and dF.
♥ Coachella Oasis @ the Merv Griffen Estate
WHAT: Coachella Oasis hosted by *Will.i.am, Sponsored by Blackberry - photo booth, swimming pool, food
WHEN: Apr 17, 12-5pm, and 11P-4
WHERE: Merv Griffen Estate, 40 Acre ranch & soccer field walking distance from Coachella
12P-5P: GASLAMP KILLER, NOSAJ THING, ED SKI+ SUR and again at 11P-4: AWILL.I.AM, APL.DE.AP, THEM JEANS, WENDY CITY, VALIDA+
BROUGHT TO YOU BY:BLACKBERRY/ DIPDIVE/ GRASSROOTS/ WILL.I.AM/ LOVEMADE
NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE MUSIC LOUNGE AT INDIOASIS!!
Walking distance from Coachella at the Merv Griffin Estate, Will.i.am preforms!
Events on the premise:
♥ Microsoft Lounge
WHAT: Microsoft Lounge
WHEN: Thurs, Apr 15 - Sun, Apr 18
WHERE: Empire Polo Fields
♥ PlayStation Lounge
WHAT: PlayStation® HQ and Sony® Play Create Share Workshop
WHEN: Thurs, Apr 15 – Sun, Apr 18
WHERE: Empire Polo Fields
Kevin Butler “VP of awesome” hosts. Play new games like ModNationTM Racers, make videos on the brand new Sony® HD webcam, bloggieTM and share.
♥ H&M Bloggers Tent:
WHAT: H&M Bloggers Tent
WHEN: Thurs, Apr 15 - Sun, Apr 18
WHERE: Empire Polo Fields
Each day of the Festival, the H&M tent will be open from 11am until the festival grounds close with a shady, air conditioned tent with cool drinks, green screen photo booth setup, fast Wi-Fi, comfy places to sit and write, power for your laptops and locking charging stations for your portable gadgets and MacBook Pro’s for anyone who doesn’t want to lug a laptop out into the desert.
*H&M’s Fashion Against AIDS collection is in stores May 20, 2010 and they are for a good cause ~ 25% of sales go to HIV and AIDS projects
♥ Coachella Rose Garden
WHAT: Coachella Rose Garden
WHEN: Thurs, Apr 15 - Sun, Apr 18
WHERE: Empire Polo Fields
For the first year, Coachella has built a Rose Garden with a full bar for VIP ticket holders just next to the VIP section.
