Coachella 2015 Photos: War On Drugs Perform A Hypnotic Set

By Johnny Firecloud

If you’re on the fence with The War On Drugs, through hype or hipster association, you owe it to your music-loving self to get to a show. Their set largely revolves around the guitar noodling hypnotics of frontman Adam Granduciel, but hell – when a band plays to their strengths, incredible things can happen.

Related: Coachella Day 1: Action Bronson, AC/DC Rule The Day

They pulled largely from their third album, 2014’s Lost In The Dream, including “Under The Pressure,” “Burning,” “Eyes To The Wind,” and a tremendously good, psychedelically hued “Red Eyes”. Check out a full recap of Day 1, and take a good hard look at our exclusive photo gallery of their performance below:

Coachella: The War on Drugs

  • Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    by Johnny Firecloud

  • Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    by Johnny Firecloud

  • Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    by Johnny Firecloud

  • Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    by Johnny Firecloud

  • Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    by Johnny Firecloud

  • Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    by Johnny Firecloud

  • Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    by Johnny Firecloud

  • Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    by Johnny Firecloud

  • Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    by Johnny Firecloud

  • Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    by Johnny Firecloud

  • Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    by Johnny Firecloud

  • Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    Coachella 2015: The War on Drugs

    by Johnny Firecloud

Johnny Firecloud
Johnny Firecloud

Senior Writer

A senior writer at CraveOnline since 2006, Johnny has reported on music culture around the world for over a decade while setting a higher standard of reviews, editorials, photography and interviews with the industry's biggest names. Johnny has conceptualized and produced a wide range of original Crave features such as the long-running Band of The Month series, the CraveOnstage performance feature, the Music History video series and the Passport travel colum, among others. His Crave coverage spectrum has included Lifestyle, Travel, Film & TV, Politics, Sports, Fashion and Food writing.

A jack of all journalistic trades & master of several, you can also find his work on Antiquiet, Filter, Food Republic, Media Roots, The Owl Mag and beyond. His music photos can be seen on Instagram. Keep up with Johnny on Twitter at @JohnnyFirecloud, and on Facebook.

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