Coachella 2012: Fan Twitter Transmissions From Indio

Opening day and night at Coachella 2012 not only saw several stellar performances -- Mazzy Star, the Black Keys and M83 were among the highlights -- but also something that's a very rare occurrence at the festival: periods of rain and downright chilly temperatures. Not surprisingly, those were the two big themes as fans took to Twitter en masse to transmit their experiences back to envious friends at home (a phenomenon that, with so many posts per minute emanating from Indio, could easily cause a Twitter backlash by those not in attendance).

So while there isn't exactly a common theme to these posts beyond Coachella, the following are a good representation of the fun that went down on Friday. With tweets from both the common Coachella goer and the famous kind (even Paris Hilton gets in on the action), they give a wide range of the experiences people have there. So check back for more Fan Twitter Transimissions From Indio all weekend long -- hopefully tied to specific events -- but in the meantime check out this eclectic sampling of the Coachella Twitterverse:

Good morning everyone! So excited for Day 1 of #Coachella! #YES! ☺♡♫ — Paris Hilton (@ParisHilton) April 13, 2012

Watching mazzy star at #coachella. Memory lane... — JARED LETO (@jaredleto) April 14, 2012

Can i block coachella tweets #jealousy — Helen Knight (@HveKnight) April 14, 2012

Backstage, Coachella. Hassling the Hoff. twitter.com/ErikNiva/statu… — Erik Niva (@ErikNiva) April 14, 2012

Explosions In The Sky (@EITS) at #Outdoor Stage... just, WOW! #coachellabit.ly/Ht1v2D?=a9o#ThingsHaitianParentsSay#PrayForMumbai

— Calandra Elward (@Calandrargr) April 14, 2012

Leave it to @theblackkeys to get some heat spreading around @Coachella, baby I'm howling for you!yfrog.us/13t0euz — Piya Sinha-Roy (@PiyaSRoy) April 14, 2012

New fashion trend at @coachella this year: winter clothes ! — Colin Hanks (@Colin_Hanks) April 14, 2012

Earlier tweet: "Oh, M83! Stop making me slightly ? my choosing you over Spiritualized this May. #coachella(other way around, really. Duh.) — Jill Cordeiro(@betweenplanets) April 14, 2012