ANAHEIM, Calif. — Singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers made her debut at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2022 and yes, she was wonderful both in the music she made and the excitement she displayed.
Bridgers, who was 5 when the inaugural Coachella took place in 1999, grew up in Pasadena dreaming of the desert festival. As a teen, before she was old enough to get her driver’s license, she convinced her mother for several years to drive to Indio and drop her off at the festival gates.
“Picture it. It’s 2011 and I’m in a Two Door Cinema Club crop top,” Bridgers told the crowd last year after thanking her mom for all those rides. “My hair is pink. And I am at this festival.
