Madonna performs at the 2006 Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 30, 2006. Not everyone was excited to see the pop star at the musical extravaganza, which is best known for its lineup of indie-rock bands and dance-oriented DJs. "I'm here for anything but Madonna," said Alessandra Ambrosio, a Brazilian model. "Madonna is too pop to be here."
A swollen outdoor crowd erupted in cheers after Madonna made her entrance inside a glittering disco ball that split in two and launched into "Hung Up" for her opening number. The Material Girl performed an abbreviated set of five songs in less than a half hour.
Madonna performs at the 2006 Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 30, 2006.
Madonna performs at the 2006 Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 30, 2006.
Madonna performs at the 2006 Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 30, 2006.
Fans watch the band Youth Group perform at the Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 30, 2006. Alternative rock and electronica acts braved the desert heat to bring their music to the masses at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, an annual oasis of youthful sound set in an otherwise placid stretch of affluent golf resort living.
Jasmine Winters, 17, Christine Hernandez, 17, and Veronica Cozzi, from left, dance during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 29, 2006.
British chart favorite James Blunt drew a large crowds at the Coachella Valley Music Festival on April 30, 2006, playing to a wedged-in audience in the Mojave Tent. Near the tent openings, the crowd stood 20 deep to catch a glimpse of the singer as he crooned mellifluous tunes, capping his performance with the hit "You're Beautiful" from his album "Back to Bedlam."
Matisyahu, an up-and-coming Hasidic reggae and hip-hop artist, performs at the Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 30, 2006.
Here's another shot of Matisyahu performing at the Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 30, 2006.
Danger Mouse, center, of Gnarls Barkley performs at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 30, 2006.
Maynard James Keenan, lead singer of the band Tool, performs at the Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 30, 2006.
DJ Paul Okenfold performs at the Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 30, 2006.
DJ Paul Okenfold performs at the Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 30, 2006.
Wolfmother performs at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 29, 2006.
Damien "Jr. Gong" Marley performs at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 29, 2006.
Cee-Lo Green of the music group Gnarls Barkley performs at the Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 30, 2006.
Cee-Lo Green of the music group Gnarls Barkley performs at the Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, Calif., April 30, 2006.
Karen O, lead singer of the music group the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, performs at the Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 30, 2006.
Karen O, lead singer of the music group the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, performs at the Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 30, 2006.