Nonessential items, like decor, canopies and probably about a thousand Ice Spice American flags go to Galilee Center’s thrift stores in Coachella and the nearby, unincorporated community of Mecca.

Herrera said that he got the decor as a gift for Christmas and never had any doubt about bringing it to Indio; the stars-and-stripes backdrop makes sense. Coachella’s Friday headliner is a ...