Coachella's most memorable moments (so far), including Harry Styles and Shania Twain

Between headliners Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, and the duo of The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia, the first weekend of Coachella brought plenty of big names and thrills.

The famous music, arts and culture festival is back this spring after getting canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After wrapping up this weekend, Coachella will return April 22 through 24.

What'd you miss so far? Staffers from The Desert Sun, part of the USA TODAY Network, were at the Empire Polo Club this weekend and most had never been the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival before.

But whether you're a newbie or this is your 10th time at the event, it's hard to deny that these moments were made for the Coachella history books.

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Wildest moment: Disclosure fan sneaks past the barricade – twice

Who doesn't love to watch a wild fan test their luck against security guards (but only when nobody is harmed in the process, of course)?

Disclosure's 7:10 p.m. set drew one of the biggest crowds Saturday, but one attendee in particular wanted to get up close.

A man dressed in a purple shirt confidently strolled past two security guards into the photo pit directly in front of the stage, an area which requires specific credentials. He was quickly ushered back out, but he was just getting started.

With the same two security guards blocking the area, the man got on his belly and did an army crawl into the legs and feet of the security guards, who looked on in disbelief. Remarkably, it worked. He had leverage on the two security guards and he squirted past them. They caught up with him 15 feet later and yanked him back outside the photo pit.

He did it again, successfully getting through and running toward the front of the stage until he was tackled to the ground — but not before one of the security guards got a selfie. — Shad Powers

Sweetest moment: Two festival-goers who met at Coachella cut their wedding cake

They found love in a hopeless place: the dusty fields of the Empire Polo Grounds.

Lily and Jeronie Alcantara met through friends at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2012. This week, 10 years, later, they returned to the desert after tying the knot in Las Vegas on April 13.

“The first day, he’s like, ‘Hey, who are you trying to see? You can be my Coachella girlfriend for the weekend,’ and then the weekend became 10 years,” Lily recalled Sunday from her group’s tent near the festival entrance.

The couple, who live in San Diego, came to the site with some friends around 3 a.m. Thursday to secure their front-line spot.

Given their breakneck week of events — they came straight from Las Vegas to Indio to get their spot — the couple hadn’t even gotten a chance to cut into a wedding cake until Sunday, before heading onto the grounds for Day 3 of the festival. — Tom Coulter

Most surprising moment: Harry Styles brings out Shania Twain during his headlining set

The Desert Sun successfully predicted several special guests at Coachella Weekend 1, but one that none of us saw coming was Shania Twain.

During his Friday night headlining set, Harry Styles pretended to act confused when the opening chords of "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!" played behind him. To everyone's surprise, Shania Twain herself suddenly appeared in a dress almost as shiny as Styles' to sing her hit song with him.

After their duet, the pair hugged and shared a touching moment when Styles thanked her for being the soundtrack to several memories between Styles and his mother.

"In the car, with my mother as a child, this lady taught me to sing," said Styles. "She also told me that men are trash. To you, for the memories you gave me with my mother, I will be forever grateful," he said. — Niki Kottmann

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Most confusing moment: Kanye West and 'The Catalina Whale Mixer'?

Late afternoon on Sunday, a helicopter flew over the festival grounds pulling a banner with the following message: “Kanye was busy minting Catalina whales.” What does it mean? Your guess is as good as ours. No seriously, please tell us what it means because this left several Desert Sun reporters scratching our heads while googling “Kanye Catalina whales.” It seems to maybe have something to do with “NFTs” and “blockchains,” but as a group of local news and arts reporters our knowledge of these terms is nonexistent. The Catalina Whale Mixer “is a Web3 global entertainment franchise, created with you and for you,” according to its website.

“The Catalina Whale Mixer was created for all Whales; in life, in business, and in culture. It was created for those who refuse to live within the limitations others set for you, who take risks, work hard, party hard, and live life to the fullest,” states the website.

Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, was originally set to headline on Sunday night, but pulled out less than two weeks before the festival. Ye was replaced with Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd. — Erin Rode

Most memorable band outfit: Surf Curse as Dorothy and 'The Wizard of Oz' gang

There are plenty of contenders for the most memorable outfit at Coachella, but if you look at the wide range of musical acts that played during Weekend 1, none stuck out more than the band Surf Curse, whose members wore the outfits of Dorothy and her companions from “The Wizard of Oz.”

Despite the afternoon heat, singer and drummer Nick Rattigan donned a lion costume throughout the set — “The worst thing is the mane,” he quipped — and eventually launched himself into the crowd by announcing “the lion is coming into the den.”

We’ll see if the members of Surf Curse wear the same outfits or opt for something that better withstands the heat during Weekend 2. — Tom Coulter

Most political moment: Tie between Run the Jewels' and Måneskin's sets

During Run the Jewels' Sunday set, Killer Mike referenced Richard B. Moore, the South Carolina man on death row who recently chose to die by firing squad, and said "I don’t believe in rape, torture and all that kind of stuff, but I also don’t believe in the state unnecessarily killing people." He then added "we’ve got to fix this country" before performing "a few words for the firing squad."

That same afternoon, Italian rock band Måneskin showed its support for the people of Ukraine by displaying images of the aftermath of Russia's attacks on its neighboring country and the people affected. A close-up of Russian president Vladimir Putin's eyes interjected the sad imagery, during and after which lead singer Damiano David yelled an expletive directed at the politician.

Honorable mention: K-pop group 2NE1 reunites

Although the K-pop group 2NE1 wouldn't be known to many who aren't fans of the genre, it was a Big Deal that the band reunited Saturday — for the first time since 2015 — for a performance during 88rising's set. Rapper and singer Jackson Wang also gave an appearance. Wang is an artist from Hong Kong who has released music solo and as a member of K-pop group GOT7.

This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Coachella highlights: Harry Styles, Shania Twain duet, Kanye confuses