An Inside Look At Coachella With Archie Jay [VIDEO & PICS]

Posted on April 24, 2018

WOW! Fresh off the midnight plane with no sleep, still reminiscing on the Coachella vibes! For those unfamiliar with what Coachella is, it’s an annual two week music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, located in the Inland Empire’s Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert. The biggest and best music and arts festival!

This year I had the pleasure of attending V.I.P by the benefit of some amazing people in my life, where the tickets are normally $1,000! Yes, it was hot, yes it was dusty, but it was worth it. Coachella features more delicious food than you could eat in a single weekend, with over 100 vendors. Each year, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival commissions a number of original, large-scale, site-specific art installations to be displayed throughout the festival and campgrounds.

I had the pleasure of going with my good friend, Kalen Allen, from “Kalen Reacts” and The Ellen Show.

Friday night, I was shocked to see Ariana Grande take the stage with KYGO to perform her new song, “No Tears Left To Cry.”

I was unfamiliar with Haim the Band, but now I’m a dedicated fan, after they took the stage before Beyonce, catch them perform below:

The fashions were also very essential! I had to come in my best Cali-festival chic attire:

Bodak | Lemonade

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Let’s be real, Beyonce was the reason that I went in the first place, and she headlined and performed Saturday, April 21st (weekend two for me) but the day started at 1PM watching favorite girl duo, Chole x Halle, after that it was a 10 hour wait for Queen Bey, which was a long and hot day. We managed to get into the artist pit, which is where the exclusive folks are located, check out a small clip from the Queen that I took:

AND OMG!!! A DESTINY’S CHILD REUNION LIVE UP CLOSE WAS ALL I NEEDED TO SLEEP AT NIGHT:

Overall, I wouldn’t go back as of now because it was too much walking for me (insider information: I can’t walk long due to a foot issue), but this was the greatest experience ever, to be so close to Katy Perry, Tyler Perry, Jay Z, Beyonce, Tinashe, and many other artist! The bathrooms were even nice for the V.I.P guest, trailer pottys!!!! Sorry to those in General Admission, they only had Porta Pottys. Oh, and all night I watched Beyonce with my favorite member of Fifth Harmony, Normani!

Check out more festival photos below!

Goodnight Coachella ✨🌴✌🏽🎡 #Coachella2018

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