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"Beneath a cloudless sky in the California desert, the 2011 edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival erupted with eclectic force on Friday, hosting a dependably diverse range of sounds &amp;#x2013; from the swaggering southern rock of Kings of Leon to the forward-looking beats and high glam of Robyn.  &amp;quot;The last time we played here, I didn&amp;apos;t wear a shirt,&amp;quot; said KoL singer Caleb Followill, referring to the band&amp;apos;s 2007 daytime set. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve gained three pounds since then &amp;#x2013; I&amp;apos;m keeping the shirt on.&amp;quot;\r\nPhotos: The Hottest Live Performances from Coachella 2011\r\nThe band brought some traditional  muscle to the desert, stepping up from their appearance at last year&amp;apos;s Outside Lands Festival with a mix of old and new songs that landed with the force of a cymbal crash. There was explosive classic rock guitar work from Matthew Followill on &amp;quot;Sex On Fire,&amp;quot; but also something more understated in &amp;quot;Mi Amigo&amp;quot; (from last year&amp;apos;s Come Around Sundown album).\r\nSome of the most energetic&amp;#xA0;moments of the evening came during Robyn&amp;apos;s excited set, as the platinum-haired Swedish singer hopped and waved to the keyboards and live percussion of &amp;quot;Dancing On My Own&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Indestructible.&amp;quot;&amp;#xA0;\r\nRolling Stone at Coachella: The Essential Festival Guide\r\nBefore KoL took the stage, the Black Keys uncorked molten blues riffs and a roundhouse beat. Watching singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney work to fill the huge space, the strange and inspiring sight recalled the White Stripes&amp;apos; performance on that same stage in 2003.\r\nThe sweat-drenched Cold War Kids arrived onstage at dusk to sing anguished post-modern blues, including &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve Seen Enough,&amp;quot; flowed by the sultry indie hit &amp;quot;Hang Me Out to Dry.&amp;quot; There was icy rage from  Interpol and playful riffs and beats from Sleigh Bells, and&amp;#xA0;Brandon Flowers stepped further away from his work with&amp;#xA0;the Killers&amp;#xA0;with a set heavily weighted with Eighties dance and pop elements. His &amp;quot;Magdalena&amp;quot; (from last year&amp;apos;s&amp;#xA0;Flamingo&amp;#xA0;album) was festive with a bit of swampy twangy, while a cover of the 1981 pop hit &amp;quot;Bette Davis Eyes&amp;quot; replaced the original Kim Carnes rasp with breathless glee."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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