“Thank you guys for showing up to see a grown ass man singing about kissing his brother,” Father John Misty dryly stated as the crowd failed to know how to respond, possibly not realizing that it was a lyric in the track “When You’re Smiling and Astride Me” that he had just finished. FJM sounded great and he was his hilarious self, bringing a girl out from the crowd, putting her in a throne surrounded by balloons, and serenading her while sitting on her lap. She had no idea how to react, it was awkwardly comical.

After another full day of 10-12 miles of walking and rocking, more memorable acts materialized. Run the Jewels completely owned their set, and it was the best crowd of the festival. Killer Mike, one half to the rap duo, is a force to be reckoned with. “I’m fat, I’m cute, and I got mooooooves,” Killer Mike screamed to the hollering crowd as he begun to playfully dance across the stage. The craziest reaction was when Zack de la Rocha (from Rage Against the Machine) came out to rap his verse to “Close Your Eyes.” Travis Barker from Blink 182 came out later to play drums on a track. Easily one of the best sets of the day.

The Weeknd came out 15 minutes late, but he made up for it with a great performance which showcased his amazing vocal range. The guy makes love music. And he makes it well.

Jack White was the highlight of the evening. I had seen him previously on his most recent tour and wasn’t super impressed with that show, but he brought everything to Coachella, including White Stripes and the Raconteurs songs. He was loud, he was country, and I still can’t get over his drummer who had to stand up to slam his drums properly.

“I sincerely hope,” Jack White proclaimed well into his hour and a half set as the crowd finally had a chance to breathe from his guitar wielding, ear pounding set, “that each day you realize that music is sacred.”

Music is sacred.

Top 5 Acts:

1. Jack White
2. Run the Jewels
3. The Weeknd
4. alt-J
5. Father John Misty