The best and worst of Coachella 2016

Here Active Listening presented itself as a brand new music technology earlier this year and was given the special honor of being promoted in Coachella's ticket boxes. Though the earbuds have yet to go on sale, the brand set up a booth in the festival's VIP Rose Garden to allow attendees to experiment and try the technology out for the first time.

Paired with a smartphone app, the wireless earbuds allow users to tune live EQ levels and even select customized settings for each Coachella stage. With the ability to boost bass levels, live mix and add reverb or echo and even suppress background chatter without foregoing the voice of your friend right next to you, Here took advantage of the perfect aural environment at Coachella to show what the next chapter of wearable technology can do for the next generation's concert goer.

With a sold-out capacity of over 99,000 people, there's guaranteed to be a bit of wait time to enjoy the festival. Yet with 17 years under its belt, the festival still seems to fail on eliminating wait times for the average festival goer, first making them wait in a car line to park, then in the first security check-point to enter into the camp grounds, then again to enter the actual festival.

And while most complain when anticipated acts are stacked against one another upon set time announcements, usually the divide between crowds allows each respective audience to breathe. This year, the festival had fewer schedule conflicts than usual between artists of the same interest group, making certain crowds impossible to navigate during peak moments as hordes of people attempted to push forward into the crowd.

Want to grab one of the Instagram-worthy treats from Coachella's famed food line ups? Be prepared to wait even longer - for the famous bright blue ice cream donut from Afters, the line never dwindled past a solid hour wait.

Every year, Coachella lands in mid-April, making it a perfect platform for many artists to pair their performances with big announcements like tours, releases and of course, the all-anticipated albums. More than a handful of artists followed that exact track path this year, including Dirtybird's Justin Martin who released his sophomore release 'Hello Clouds' on April 20 in between both Coachella weekends. Massive tracks from his new album like 'Back To The Jungle' played out to a packed Yuma tent and received an enormous response.

Elsewhere, Norwegian artist Lido kept to his promise to perform his entire upcoming album 'Everything' for his performance in the Gobi tent. Seated at a piano, Lido was eventually joined by guest performer Jaden Smith for a new track, making for one of the more surprising collaborations unveiled over the weekend.

Hip hop group Run the Jewels made quite the splash for their daytime set on Coachella's main stage when none other than Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders appeared on the stage's massive LED screens to help introduce the act prior to their set.

Killer Mike of the group has been a vocal supporter of Sanders' campaign and it seems as though the senator decided to return the support in time for Coachella. But for many, the festival is meant to be an escape from the anxiety-inducing realm of politics, so let's hope that we leave any other political candidate mentions and appearances behind in weekend one.