Scorching Coachella kicks off as Lady Gaga set to helm main stage
by Maggy DONALDSON
The California desert was buzzing Friday as the premier music festival Coachella got underway, with Lady Gaga and Missy Elliott set to helm day one's main stage.
Thousands of music fans traversed the sprawling grounds whipping paper fans and wielding parasols, as temperatures cracked the 100-degree Fahrenheit mark (37.8 degrees Celsius).
That made sunscreen dispensers and water refill stations some of the hottest destinations on the poorly shaded grounds as...