Snapped: Backstage Vibes at The Do LaB: Coachella’s Hidden Gem (A Photo Essay)

In 2006, the founders of The Do LaB collective (brothers Jesse, Josh and Dede Flemming) pitched an art installation project to the team at Coachella. After getting the go ahead with barely a week to prepare, The Do LaB community pulled the installation together, but also made sure to bring their decks and sound system. After the festival shut down each night, The Do LaB would turn into a renegade dance party, going till dawn.

Fast forward to today, The Do LaB has carved out its own oasis on the Coachella map. It not only features genre-spanning dance music line-ups like no other, but you’ll also find surprise sets from the likes of RÜFÜS DU SOL, Skrillex, Anderson.Paak… even Billie Eilish. And the other star of the show is The Do LaB’s back stage area, where you’ll find plenty of shade, cold drinks and a chill zone that’s less concerned with celebrity and more about hangs and community.

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This segment of Snapped goes out to the artists who made The Do LaB so special this year, elevating their game to keep everyone dancing nonstop through the day and night. In order of appearance below, here are just a few of the many standouts: AQUTIE, Blue DeTiger, Bob Moses, Confidence Man, Flavor Flav (collab with Blue), Henri Bergmann, Kaleena Zanders, Layla Benitez, Levity, Nooriyah, Trixie Mattel and Uncle Waffles.

All images courtesy of Jess Gallo, Makayla Howard and Jamal Eid.