Davis in a viral article published in New York magazine earlier this year, that we have arrived at a moment or “vibe shift” when a new era of cool starts emerging.

They danced, joked, French kissed, sucked on nicotine vaporizers that looked like pacifiers, photographed themselves and ate $11 slices of pizza.Īn idea has been percolating, coined by the trend forecaster Sean Monahan and later popularized by the writer Allison P. Attendees wore all sorts of flamboyant attire: cowboy hats and boots, transparent lace pants, makeup that looked like it could have appeared on “Euphoria,” brightly colored bell-bottoms, Dennis Rodman T-shirts and leather harnesses.

In the center of the activity stood a giant cylindrical structure, checkered with multicolored glass. (Kanye West was also originally scheduled to play, but withdrew.) The pandemic hasn’t ended, but with the widespread availability of vaccines and less deadly variants emerging, hordes of young people buzzed around the festival. Held over this weekend and last, this year’s festival featured Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and Swedish House Mafia with the Weeknd headlining. “It is fun and optimistic, and maybe there’s a change for good happening,” Ms. The famous music festival in the harsh California desert - which started in 1999 and has featured performers as wide-ranging as Nine Inch Nails and Beyoncé - returned after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic without masking, testing, or vaccine requirements, radiating with what felt like a pronounced shift toward vibrant positivity. The mood at Coachella this year was that of total joy.

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