As temperatures hit the mid-90s on the final day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio’s Weekend 1, some music fans hit the pools at local hotels.
While the festival takes place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, many Coachella pre-parties are held at hotel pools throughout the area. Two of the greatest are the promoter of Coachella Annual Goldenvoice Day Club in Palm Springs at the Hilton Palm Springs and desert gold, which takes over the Ace Hotel & Swim Club in Palm Springs. These events offer festival ticket holders a chance to cool off before the big event and give those who didn’t get tickets to the big show the chance to experience some of the action.
On Easter Sunday, music fans gathered around the pool during Desert Gold at the Ace Hotel, enjoying small bites and mezcal cocktails while Pangea Sound provided the soundtrack to a hot late brunch crowd but relaxing. Patrons floated on avocado- and sloth-shaped pool floats and hung out inside the HBO Max branded activation themed from its ‘The Flight Attendant’ series which included an air-conditioned lounge with snacks , freshly squeezed juice and massages.
In the hotel’s The Commune pool area, The Do-Over hosted a variety of DJs and guests danced inside the covered outdoor building, relaxed in the plunge pool and sipped drinks. cocktails to beat the heat.
Desert Gold continues during Coachella’s second weekend with events taking place from noon to 6 p.m. daily from April 21-24. Programming includes the Future Classic label with a slew of artists inside the Amigo Room; women, vinyl and gender collective Chulita Vinyl Club will feature various artists poolside all weekend; LA-based DJ Esty on Saturday; and The Do-Over takes over The Commune with mystery DJ sets on Sundays. In Sheep’s Clothing will be inside the Amigo room for the late-night crowd from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. These events are free and open to the general public with RSVP in advance at acehotel.com.
The Day Club Palm Springs was much busier on Sunday as the crowd, most of whom sported their Coachella festival wristbands, started the day early with sets from Dom Dolla, John Summit and DJ Miane. It was a lively scene with guests wading through the water with cocktails, dancing and playing with beach balls.
Those not interested in swimming took advantage of the many brand activations on site. There, they could pose for photos with oversized props, order Instagram-worthy drinks, and fill their loot bags with festival essentials like sunglasses, lip balm, sunscreen.
The second weekend lineup includes performances by Duck Sauce, Hayden James, KiddKitt, Crush Club and Layla Benitez on April 22; Louis l’Enfant, Kasbro, Elohim, A-Bo and Austin Millz on April 23; Tchami, Vnssa + Friends, Lacati, Damaged Goods and DLMT on April 24.
Day Club Palm Springs is a ticketed event and tickets must be purchased in advance. General admission tickets are $25-$45 and weekend passes are $70-$95 at dayclub.ps.
