Coachella

It was all about Guns N' Roses Saturday at Coachella ... clearly the highlight of the festival.

Axl and the boys slayed with "Sweet Child O' Mine," and went on for an astounding 3 hours ... well, a skosh shy of 3 hours.

Axl was confined to his throne -- courtesy of fellow broken-legger Dave Grohl -- but midway through their set he brought on Angus Young, telling the crowd someone needed to jump around the stage.

BTW ... AC/DC announced Axl will be their lead singer for their world tour, because Brian Johnson was in such bad shape hearing-wise he was afraid he'd go deaf on the road.

Kesha ended her self-imposed exile Saturday night, joining Zedd on stage at Coachella.

She hasn't performed since her feud with Sony and Dr. Luke erupted, but it was just like riding a bike, because she sounds awesome.

Unclear if there's any symbolism in her song choice ... "True Colors."

Coachella was the place for music Saturday, with an awesome lineup.

Axl, O'Shea Jackson, Ice Cube, Zedd, Kesha, Snoop, Skrillex and lots of others performers hit the stage .. and no one failed to please.

Coachella was a little less yuppy Day 2, at least based on the videos shot by members of TMZ.

A bunch of our staff is at the festival, and the stuff they shot on Day 1 looked a little too Santa Monica.

But the festival is now in the groove ... lots of booze, trippy guitar solos and the obligatory disco ball.

Kim Kardashian just made it easier for stoners to get high at Coachella.

Kim dropped a list of essential festival items on her website that included the cigarette style design pipe that allows stoners to smoke on the down-low for just $6.36.

The folks at Grasscity.com -- the site linked to the Digger One Hitter -- tell us they received more than 500 orders in 1 day ... more than 16 times what they normally get.

Chanel West Coast is happy to TALK about dropping a deuce at Coachella ... as long as it's only talk because she has some very strict rules about the music fest and porta-potties.

We got the "Ridiculousness" star right after she did some pre 'chella prep at a tanning salon, and she spoke openly -- maybe too much -- about her phobia.

Check out CWC's revelation ... and a little explanation for her now infamous "Don't You Know Who I Am" incident last year at Coachella.

Kesha is making Coachella her big, "I'm back bitches."

We've learned the singer will appear alongside Zedd during his Saturday night set. It's uncertain if she'll actually perform, but she'll clearly have something to say.

Kesha has steered clear of live performances since her Sony war erupted, so this is a big change.

It was Kanye West's worst nightmare ... taking the stage in front of thousands ... not being able to rant or even rap.

A$AP Rocky brought Kanye up on stage Friday night as the big surprise, but Yeezy's mic malfunctioned. You hear A$AP and backup music but no Kanye.

Paris Hilton was engaged in a massive cover-up at Coachella, while Kellan Lutz was engaged in anything but.

Joe Jonas is giving his crew the presidential treatment at Coachella -- hooking them up in the same celebrity palace where JFK is rumored to have hooked up with Marilyn Monroe.

We've learned Joe's staying at the Rancho Mirage mansion -- compliments of Airbnb -- where legendary crooner Bing Crosby used to live. It's 7,000 sq. ft of insane modern amenities, panoramic desert views and a master suite appropriately named the "JFK & Marilyn Monroe" suite -- since they used to ... y'know.

That room alone is 1,400 sq. feet!

We're told the place rents for $10k to stay there for a weekend and there are some ground rules. No smoking inside, 18 daytime guests and only 12 can spend the night.

A dirty dozen? Sounds like a good time.

Coachella is gunning for anyone who bought a VIP pass to rub elbows with the likes of Axl Rose or Slash ... because it might be illegal and the cause of a lawsuit.

Goldenvoice, the company that puts on the fest, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against events company Particle, and its owner Denise Kozlowski, for deceiving people it was authorized to peddle a package including a VIP, guest, or artist pass.

Coachella says it's the only one who can sell tickets for the fest -- and it can't have third parties scalping those tickets because it creates a huge safety risk for performers.

Coachella fans opting out of fancy hotels, condos or mansions ... can park their asses and their horses at a huge 3 day camping party.

Vestal Village is an invite-only camping party that coincides with the Coachella festival. VV is going down at a secret location in the desert outside Palm Springs -- but we've uncovered a few clues about the scene that's been planned.

For one, we're told there will be stalls to accommodate horses and horseback rides -- however, BYOH. There will also be an Olympic sized pool and a lake. Eagles of Death Metal are headlining the event, which is sponsored by Vestal Watch, Gevitta and Estrella Damm.

We're told they're expecting about 6,000 people to attend the massive Coachella after parties.

That's a lot of dung.

Hoodchella -- the upstart L.A. music festival -- isn't backing down from a fight with Coachella and vows to move forward despite a $100 million lawsuit.

Hoodchella CEO Kamil Al-Ahdali tells TMZ he's not even considering canceling his April event. Coachella sued Kamil, accusing him of jacking the 'chella name and riding the more famous festival's coattails.

Kamil says he has a trademark for Hoodchella and even registered it as an LLC. He thinks Coachella's lawsuit is just a case of the big guy bullying the little guy -- but Kamil says his lawyers are "not going to let Coachella punk Hoodchella at all."

The folks behind Coachella have issues with the hood ... which is why they're going to court to gripe about an urban version of the festival.

Hoodchella is set to go down in April in the City of Angels. It's being advertised as a 2-day festival featuring a bunch of DJs.

Coachella has certainly made a name for itself since it launched 17 years ago, and the people behind it say they own the name and changing a few letters isn't going to fly.

Here's what's strange. This marks the SECOND annual Hoodchella, and it doesn't appear the Coachella people objected the first time around.

But under the category "Better Late than Never," they've filed legal docs demanding that the folks behind Hoodchella change the name.

So who's playing drums when Guns N' Roses reunites at Coachella? Matt Sorum seems a likely candidate, which is why our LAX encounter was so important.

Slash, Duff McKagan, and even Axl Rose have signed on, but no word on the skins.

Check out the video ... we can't figure out if Matt's in or out.

Matt played drums from 1990 - '97. Frank Ferrer assumed the role in '06, but with former members reuniting, Matt could be the likely choice.

Kourtney Kardashian celebrated her 36 birthday Saturday night in Vegas with boyfriend Scott Disick ... and he looks less than enthused.

The bash was thrown at 1OAK. There was a pretty big crowd, sans all the other Kardashians. Kim's at home in L.A., Kylie's at Coachella with Tyga and Kendall.

Khloe was busy Saturday night throwing a shindig for her new group messaging app called Regroupd.