Coachella: 5 Signs You're An Aging Hipster

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By Lilledeshan Bose

Aging hipsters--the very same people Coachella targeted when it began holding the music fest in Indio--are usually easy to spot on the Empire Polo Fields. They're the ones who can't be bothered to walk over to Gobi and check out a new band because "It's too hot!" (or, in Friday's case, "It's too cold!"). They're the ones who weren't interested in At the Drive In's set because they were too old when Vaya first came out. They make disparaging remarks about everyone else's outfits ('What the fuck is that flower contraption on that girl's head?"). If you think we're talking about you, check out our list after the jump.

Lilledeshan Bose

5. You hold on to one rebellious fashion statement from your youth. (it doesn't hurt that your 20-year-old Nirvana shirt proves you were there and you heard of them first.)

Lilledeshan Bose

4. You brought your kids with you to watch Mazzy Star.

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3. You're not at the Sahara Tent.

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OldHipster

This is quite possibly the dumbest article I have ever read. So you took photos of older looking people at Coachella and wrote some clever comments thinking people will believe it's fact.

I am 32 years old. My camp site was a mile away from the mainstage, I never once complained. I never once complained when it was too hot or too cold. It's an outdoor music festival in April. It's been going on for over 10 years. I think everyone knows it can get hot or cold. Maybe they didn't want to check the band out because they don't like them.

Three of my favorite shows were in the Sahara tent. The 5 "hipsters" that were with me who ranged between age 30 and 45, never once complained though they do find their 15 year old Nirvana shirt very comfortable.

I personally feel this journalist wanted to go to Coachella for personal reasons and wrote an incredibly dumb article. Next time don't put words in my mouth. Would you do these stupid captions if it were pictures of Asians or African Americans?