Coachella 2010: Forget $6 pizza, we had a picnic with Beach House and Beth Ditto gave a performance that made all the other acts bear a Heavy Cross

Clouds were welcome friends during Day Two at Coachellaand cooler temperatures and shaded patches of grass gave our sun-kissed skin some extra needed relief. Structures designed to give temporary relief from the heat sat scattered throughout the polo field, including a fire pit with misting fans that was meant to look like a tropical forest and a giant paper crane that glowed in different colors throughout the day. Along with these upgrades came the usual Coachella mainstays: painted and decorated artistic trash bins to promote the green-ness of the festival and really, really expensive things like a $6 slice of pizza. Really, Coachella has definitely upgraded over the years with even more attractions like an after hours roller derby rink, decorative visual art houses, and a pinball wizard arcade competition.

Every yellow-sunglassed indie hipster seemed to make their way to the Mojave Tent for Beach Houses set. Filled to the brim and spilling over on the sides, a packed house got to enjoy the duos hypnotic performance. Vocalist Victoria Legrand stood elevated toward the back of the stage, her big messy hair falling around her face as she played her organ; meanwhile, Alex Scally was down low and contributed guitar and keyboards. Together, they created the most inescapable dream pop of the day. Moving through a set that included Zebra, Norway, and Master of None, fans familiar with the songs sang along, which added to the dreamlike quality of their sound.

Gossip was up next and by the end of the set, it would be safe to say that Beth Ditto rocked my world and left me comparing every act I had seen that day to her superior performance. Dressed in a black dress with colorful sequins while bearing the blackest of black eyeliner and a 1920s banged bob, Ditto looked like an Egyptian queen. At any moment, she was dancing across the stage, singing at the top of her lungs, and acknowledging all the celebrities who came to check out the set. Not that the excited fans needed any extra encouragement, Ditto rocked out at full throttle for the whole set as the band worked their way through hits Pop Goes The World and Heavy Cross.

Muse took the reigns at the main stage as the last act before Tiesto closed the festival, and gave a performance that restored faith in the rock band. Uprising, a track from their recently released album The Resistance (Warner Bros.) was the highlight of their performance. Fans rose to the occasion and thrust their fists into the air as they sang along with singer/guitarist Matthew Bellamy: They will not force us / They will stop degrading us / They will not control us / We will be victorious / So come on! The streaming and flashing bright lights and raining golden sparks combined with Muses catalogue of anthemic rock songs that could very well inspire the next revolution. With a deep underground following of some of the most dedicated fans, this closing set proved 2010 just might be Muses year.