text: Celebrities and music lovers gathered on Friday in the southern California desert for the beginning of the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival - the first big arts and music festival of the summer season. As in previous years, the 16th edition has attracted large crowds as festival goers danced around in the sun while performers including the headlining act AC/DC was scheduled to take the stage as well as musicians such as Azealia Banks, Tame Impala, Alabama Shakes and Interpol. This year's lineup includes rapper Drake, Florence and the Machine, FKA Twigs, David Guetta, The Weeknd, Kasabian, alt-J and Toro y Moi among others. Scroll down for video . Festival goers dance in the Sahara tent during day one of the 2015 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Friday . A pair of friends enjoy the warm weather while in the southern California desert during the music festival . Music fans Riley, Emily and Michaela from Orange County enjoy the warm weather as they dance during Coachella . Musicians Sean Lennon (left) and Charlotte Kemp Muhl of The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger pose onstage . Life mimics art as attendees pose for photos at the 'EarthMover,' by Christian Ristow one of many art installations on display . Music lovers and mavericks enjoy the live music at the Do Lab at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival . A wave of celebrities began documenting their travels and capturing their fun while at the festival on Friday including models Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner, actor Scott Eastwood and actress Annabella 'Bella' Thorne. While they enjoyed the sunshine, attendees were donned in warm-weather gear from tank top and shorts to swimsuits, while others took the opportunity to bring out their eclectic best. Actress and model Annabella 'Bella' Thorne shared photos on her Instagram from Coachella with the caption 'it's just starting' Kendall Jenner runs through a crowd of people at Coachella with pal Hailey Baldwin as they were among several celebrities in attendance . Party time:Scott Eastwood kicks back with a Heineken and friends at the Coachella beer gardens . Music fans dance in the Sahara tent while at the Empire Polo club on Friday. Musical acts include AC/DC, Interpol and Alabama Shakes . Actor Blake Anderson (center) and recording artist Tyler, The Creator (right) were among the many celebrity sightings on Friday . Festival goers and celebrities gathered for the beginning of the festival with headlining act AC/DC scheduled to perform on Friday . Attendees jump in front of the Papilio Merraculous art installation by Poetic Kinetics on April 10, 2015 in Indio, California . The festival began early Friday afternoon featuring both music and a wide array of art installations such as Papilio Merraculous, a massive structure resembling a worm, created by Poetic Kinetics. Coachella as usual includes two weekends this year with identical lineups from April 10-12 and April 17-19. The art and music festival, which is considered the tastemaker of U.S. music events, attracts around 175,000 people each year and sells out quickly. Last year, it grossed $78million, according to industry monitor Billboard Box Office. Coachella and two other longstanding US festivals, Bonnaroo in Tennessee and Lollapalooza in Chicago, both have their roots in 1990s alternative culture and market themselves as staging grounds for emerging stars. Recording artist Azealia Banks takes the stage as part of the first day of the festival's line up . American pop rock band Haim, made of sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim, gather for a picture during Coachella . Music fans and free spirits displayed their eclectic style during Coachella on Friday with quirky outfits . The Pulp Pavilion art installation by Ball-Nogues Studio is photographed and enjoyed by festival goers on day one of the festival . Music fans take a break from dancing and gallivanting in the sun to pose for a selfie during Coachella . A couple of friends relax on the grass as they pose for a picture during the festival which attracted a massive crowd . With a better view than others, festival goers on the shoulders of friends jam to the live performance during Coachella on Friday . Attendees revel in the loud beats at the water-drenched dance floor at the Do Lab during the first day of the festival .
target: Celebrities and music fans gathered in the southern California desert for the annual music and arts festival .
  This year's musical acts include AC/DC, Drake, Florence and the Machine, alt-J and Toro y Moi .
  Festival runs in two weekends including April 10-12 and April 17-19 .