{"id":39961,"date":"2018-04-23T23:59:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T03:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=39961"},"modified":"2018-04-24T22:28:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T02:28:17","slug":"coachella-2018-day-1-a-short-wait-for-beyonce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/coachella-2018-day-1-a-short-wait-for-beyonce\/","title":{"rendered":"Coachella 2018, Day 1: A “Short” Wait for Beyonc\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good news! As you could tell from yesterday’s post<\/a>, I survived my third Coachella … and, once again, I did it without using alcohol, drugs, or face paint<\/a>. It’s possible, so don’t believe anyone who tells you otherwise.<\/p>\n

My Day 1 was actually Day 2 of the festival’s first weekend. I missed Friday, when The Weeknd headlined, because I was still in New York, participating in two panels for the Initiatives in Art and Culture annual gold conference<\/a>. (One of those panels deserves a post of its own; stay tuned!) That was okay because I’d seen him in 2015<\/a>, plus I figured I’d be in enough pain after two festival days.<\/p>\n

After getting to my hotel around 4 a.m. on Saturday<\/a>, I opted out of the all-day wait required for a front-row spot at Beyonc\u00e9’s performance that night. I didn’t get to the main stage till 4 p.m. for Nile Rodgers and Chic.<\/p>\n


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That meant I waited a mere seven hours for Beyonc\u00e9. Lazy, right? But seriously, folks, after the mind-blowing show Beyonc\u00e9 put on, I had some regrets about not getting there at 11 a.m. like a true fan. And I say that even though my concert-loving friend Jessie and I wound up right off the catwalk that brought Beyonc\u00e9, her dancers, and band through the audience.<\/p>\n

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Up close and personal with @Beyonc\u00e9 at #coachella2018. #coachella #beyhive #beyonce #yonce #jealousofthetowel<\/a><\/p>\n

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