Even if you haven't been before, you know what Coachella is.

It's a place of excessive fringe and flower crowns, a place where people can live their Instagram lives to the fullest.
Having never been to Coachella before, April, Macey, and I decided to see if the Instagrams lived up to the hype.*
*Spoiler, they didn't.
Arriving at Coachella on Instagram:

Arriving at Coachella IRL:
WHAT EVEN IS THIS LINE
By the time you park in the lot, walk the million miles, get through all four checkpoints, and finally get through the gates, you're already dead.
Camping at Coachella on Instagram:

Camping at Coachella IRL:

The wind is your enemy.
Watching your fave artists at Coachella on Instagram:

Watching your fave artists at Coachella IRL:

I heard you, AlunaGeorge, but I did not see you. :(
Coachella jewelry on Instagram:

Coachella jewelry IRL:

Your nose at Coachella on Instagram:

Your nose at Coachella IRL:

Macey forgot her nose piercing, but she was too busy inhaling a desert's worth of dust to care.
Friends at Coachella on Instagram:

Friends at Coachella IRL:

God dammit.
Coachella fashion on Instagram:

Coachella fashion IRL:

You are the dust. The dust is you.
Big friend groups on Instagram:

Big friend groups IRL:

"FOLLOW THE ICE CREAM," screams the type A person inevitably put in charge of herding a small horde of drunk, high, and exhausted friends.
Coachella food on Instagram:

Coachella food IRL:

So anticlimactic.
Your lips at Coachella on Instagram:

Your lips at Coachella IRL:

They will chap and maybe bleed and probably fall off.
Coachella kisses on Instagram:

Coachella kisses IRL:

WHY THO.
Dancing at Coachella on Instagram:

Dancing at Coachella IRL:

Your feet at Coachella on Instagram:

Your feet at Coachella IRL:

There are no shoes comfortable enough for Coachella.
Headwear at Coachella on Instagram:

Headwear at Coachella IRL:

JUST π WEAR π A π REGULAR π HATπ