Coachella 2013: Yeah Yeah Yeahs try to upstage acts on main stage Friday
INDIO – New York City’s Yeah Yeah Yeahs threw in old hits, new tracks and lead singer Karen O’s colorful style to try and upstage the other acts on the main stage of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Friday night.It looked like it worked as fans could not get enough of songs like “Zero” from 2009’s “It’s Blitz!” “Maps” from their debut 2003 album “Fever to Tell” and “Mosquito” from their latest album “Mosquito.”
Lead singer Karen O, with bleached blonde hair, facepaint and wearing a striking yellow coat and matching pants, entertained the main Coachella stage crowd with her yelling of certain lyrics, wrapping the microphone cord around her neck and even putting the microphone in her mouth at one point.
“Coachella,” Karen O would yell out to cheers from the crowd. Even more cheers were heard when two large inflatable eye balls were thrown out to the crowd who passed them around.
The group’s set ended on fan favorite “Heads Will Roll” from “It’s Blitz!”
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