COACHELLA 2016 – theAudience Social Club Kicks Off Festival with Performances by: A-TRAK, BONOBO, MAYER HAWTHORNE and More!

theAudience Social Club, presented by Wildfox, Fool’s Gold, BMW, Paul Mitchell, Stella Artois and Patron Tequila, kicked off music’s biggest festival in La Quinta, CA by welcoming infuencers, celebrities and socialites for a unique, immersive social experience featuring performances by Bonobo (DJ Set), A-Trak, Tasty Treat, LondonBridge, VenessaMichaels and friends, wrapping up a weekend that sets a new standard when it comes to #FOMO

Emma Roberts sipped margaritas lakeside at the iconic Merv Griffin Estate with her four BFFs, donning a stunning all denim button-up dress and beige platform wedges before heading to the festival grounds. Her favorite act of the weekend so far?

“LCD Soundstystem was absolutely out of this world – so good!” the Scream Queens actress noted, while walking past the on-site 3D emoji garden and art installations.

Leonardo DiCaprio arrived with a small crew, escaping to the poolside, camera-free VIP cabanas where he chatted with friends and partygoers while dancing to epic dusty desert beats from resident Space Yacht DJs. The Oscar-winning actor’s festival attire of choice for Saturday evening? A short-sleeve button up shirt with red polka dots and blue shorts – cool, classy, chill.

Other notable guests included Bonobo, who performed a DJ set for a packed crowd on Friday evening, kicking off the weekend with epic beats, while Mayer Hawthorne attended Saturday for Wildfox’s pool party takeover (alongside Emma Roberts and Leo DiCaprio), which featured swimming mermaids in pools, poolside Wildfox carnival games, an emoji scultpure garden and elite models donning the clothing lines vintage-inspired festival attire.

Guests were able to interact with the clubs unique social environment, designed with the intention of creating one-of-a-kind photo opps and SnapChat moments, including a bike-powered blended margarita station, where guests could customize fruit-infused Patron margaritas, a detox and retox fave, and completely customized stages for the main attractions – iconic performances by DJs, including: A-Trak, Bonobo, LondonBridge, Tasty Treat, VenessaMichaels and more.

Special Thanks to: Rogers & Cowan

About the Author

Nicole DeRosa joined the All Access Music Group family in February 2012. She loves the infectious energy and enthusiasm of the music industry and she feels right at home having music compliment her every day. Nicole blends her experience and skills which she has culled from her time working in New York as a photo researcher and editor at Entertainment Weekly and Harpers Bazaar Magazine. After New York, Nicole moved to London for school and there she stood in line for hours on Oxford Street to hear Paul McCartney play an impromptu concert on a rooftop. Another notable experience while living in London was her first time ever calling into a radio station, she won an invite to a record release party with the Beastie Boys for their album 'Ill Communication'. "I love London as it has such a vibrant and diverse music scene and I couldn't help but go out every night to check out gig after gig. It was a wonderful time." Living near the notable Sherpards Bush Empire music venue one of her most favorite concerts to date was seeing Bjork. Nicole has also worked for Walt Disney World in Product Development and later went on to work at Disney's Feature Animation Archives in Florida. Nicole has a passion for travel and adventure and has always wanted to live in California so she packed up and moved four years ago to the "left coast" and has been loving it ever since.