An artwork called Helix Poeticus, by Poetic Kinetics, travels slowly through the crowd during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif., on April 12, 2013. (Rodrigo Pena/Freelance Photographer)
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COACHELLA 2013: Day two on Twitter

Suedehead performs at Coachella 2012. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)
We’re back at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival for day two. Stay up to date with what we’re up to with our Twitter stream.
We also want you to be a part of it. Just use the #PECoachella hashtag (capitalization doesn’t matter) to send us photos, musings and more and we’ll give you some love here in the Audio File blog. We will be using the #PECoachella hashtag on Twitter and Instagram.
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COACHELLA 2013: Photos of Jurassic 5

Jurassic 5 at Coachella 2013. (Rodrigo Pena/Freelance Photographer)
Jurassic 5 was one of the reunion shows happening Friday night at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
Check out our photo gallery from the band’s set on the Outdoor Theatre stage.
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COACHELLA 2013: Photos of The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses perform on the Coachella stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif., on April 12, 2013. (Rodrigo Pena/Freelance Photographer)
The Stone Roses returned to the U.S. with a set at Friday night’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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COACHELLA 2013: Fans share photos and more

Nathan Swartz, 31, of San Francisco, says he likes to dress up in weird stuff during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif., on April 12, 2013. (Rodrigo Pena/Freelance Photographer)
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COACHELLA 2013: YouTube set times for Saturday, April 13
Dropkick Murphys are playing Coachella 2013 on Saturday, April 13. (2011/File Photo)
Staying in and celebrating Couchella instead of the Coachella Festival?
YouTube will broadcast a ton of artists today, including the Dropkick Murphys. But I guarantee you it’s not as awesome as being in the pit for Dropkick Murphys (although that is the show that sent me to mosh pit retirement).
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COACHELLA 2013: Saturday set times
Gabe Real is opening the main stage at Coachella 2013 on Saturday, April 13. (Vanessa Franko/ File photo)
Hope you’re not nursing a hangover because we are back at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival this morning.
UPDATE: Looking for Coachella 2013 weekend 2 set times? We’ve got a post for that.
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COACHELLA PHOTOS: Blur

Damon Albarn leaps on stage during Blur’s set at Coachella 2013. (Rodrigo Pena/Freelance Photographer)
Blur rocked the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 12.
Check out a full gallery of photos from Blur’s U.S. reunion.
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COACHELLA 2013: Photos of Sparks

Sparks at Coachella 2013 (Tom Bray/Staff Photo)
Check out photos of Sparks at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
COACHELLA 2013: Photos of Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine

Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine at Coachella 2013. (Tom Bray/Staff Photo)
Check out a full photo gallery from the set of Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine.