{"id":2383613,"date":"2026-04-22T00:15:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2383613"},"modified":"2026-04-22T00:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:15:17","slug":"woman-61-goes-viral-for-taking-on-coachella-with-friends-a-look-inside-their-festival-ready-fits-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/woman-61-goes-viral-for-taking-on-coachella-with-friends-a-look-inside-their-festival-ready-fits-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman, 61, Goes Viral for Taking on Coachella with Friends. A Look Inside Their Festival-Ready &#8216;Fits (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A 61-year-old Seattle resident went viral after she and her friends attended Coachella<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Megan Dahl speaks exclusively to PEOPLE about her experience after one of her TikToks got more than 3 million views<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s sure been life-affirming having all these strangers embrace our joy,\u201d Dahl tells PEOPLE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A content creator from Washington is going viral after she and her friends attended Coachella this year as women all over the age of 60.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In just 48 hours, Megan Dahl, 61, of Seattle, has racked up more than 3 million views on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bowendog\/video\/7630531901123644686\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a single TikTok video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a single TikTok video&quot;}\" class=\"link \">a single TikTok video<\/a> after she and her best gal pals attended this year\u2019s Coachella Valley Music &amp; Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. She tells PEOPLE exclusively about the best part of their experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHonestly, the comments have been the best part,\u201d Dahl tells PEOPLE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cEveryone is so nice and genuinely funny \u2014 it\u2019s all kind of wild,\u201d she says. \u201cWe\u2019ve had the best time reading through them, and it just makes us really happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The ladies had so much fun for their first time last year that Dahl \u2014 along with Mollie Jensen 61, Rena Nofsigner, 61, and Sue Parson, 65 \u2014 had to do it again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis is Coachella in your 60s!,\u201d she wrote over the fun clip, adding \u201cIt\u2019s day 3 and we are going to be so sad when it\u2019s over! \ud83e\udee4,\u201d as the caption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis is who brands need to bring,\u201d one person commented. Another wrote, \u201cBaddies never retire!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post also garnered attention from reality star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ariana-madix-8411376\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ariana Madix;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ariana Madix&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ariana Madix<\/a> and fashion designer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/betsey-johnson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Betsey Johnson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Betsey Johnson&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Betsey Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When it came to the group\u2019s outfits, the ladies had one clear goal in mind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe didn\u2019t overthink it because, let\u2019s be honest, no one is looking at us,\u201d Dahl jokingly tells PEOPLE. \u201cWe just wanted outfits that were fun and comfortable. We knew we\u2019d be dancing and putting in about 20,000+ steps a day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The annual two-weekend festival took place from April 10\u201312 and again April 17\u201319, 2026, and featured headlining performances from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/coachella-2026-karol-g-makes-history-as-first-ever-latina-to-headline-11948253\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Karol G;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Karol G&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Karol G<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/sabrina-carpenter-8670814\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sabrina Carpenter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sabrina Carpenter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sabrina Carpenter<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/justin-bieber\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Justin Bieber;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Justin Bieber&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Justin Bieber<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/billie-eilish\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Billie Eilish;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Billie Eilish&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Billie Eilish<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/madonna\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Madonna;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Madonna&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Madonna<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/sza\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SZA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;SZA&quot;}\" class=\"link \">SZA<\/a> were just some of the surprise guests who also hit the stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhich up and coming artists should we go see?\u201d Dahl captioned a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bowendog\/video\/7628139193922784525\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TikTok;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;TikTok&quot;}\" class=\"link \">TikTok<\/a> posted on April 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The upload was a photo slideshow set to Hannah Montana\u2019s \u201cThis Is the Life,\u201d and showed the ladies in action, grabbing drinks and posing for photos inside the iconic SPECTRA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe actually bought our passes before the lineup was announced,\u201d Dahl tells PEOPLE. \u201cWe loved the energy from last year so much, we knew we had to go back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAt Coachella, we get to see artists we grew up with and discover totally new ones, which we love,\u201d she adds. \u201cEveryone is so kind and happy, and the vibes are just amazing. Something about the whole festival experience really keeps us feeling young.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The vibe is one that the group plans to come back for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s sure been life-affirming having all these strangers embrace our joy,\u201d Dahl says. \u201cSafe to say\u2026we\u2019re not done with Coachella and music festivals yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/women-over-60-go-viral-for-coachella-trip-outfits-exclusive-11955300\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW A 61-year-old Seattle resident went viral after she and her friends attended Coachella Megan Dahl speaks exclusively to PEOPLE about her experience after one of her TikToks got more than 3 million views \u201cIt\u2019s sure been life-affirming having all these strangers embrace our joy,\u201d Dahl tells PEOPLE A content creator from Washington [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2383614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[309908,464411],"class_list":["post-2383613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-coachella","tag-megan-dahl"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Woman-61-Goes-Viral-for-Taking-on-Coachella-with-Friends.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2383613"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2383615,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383613\/revisions\/2383615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2383614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2383613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2383613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2383613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}