They strolled sun-dried lawns, carrying little more than mixed drinks and Tommy Bahama beach chairs.

Instead of glow sticks, they donned timeworn British band tees. Unlike the youthful Coachella and Stagecoach crowds who annually trek to Southern California's Empire Polo Club, most attending the first-ever Desert Trip relished in the moment rather than documenting it on social media.

It was meant for the baby boomer generation, after all. The three-night festival featured legendary rock bands with a median age of 72, along with tens of thousands of attendees who could relate.

"Tonight we're not going to do any age jokes or anything like that," Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger said early in the band's headlining set Friday night. "But welcome to the Palm Springs: retirement home for gentile English musicians."

The festival's unofficial nickname - "Oldchella" - was warranted. So was hype surrounding six unparalleled entertainers.

"All of the bands you're going to see this weekend have all been playing music for you fifty years or more," Jagger told the crowd of about 75,000. "We think it's pretty amazing that you still come on out to see us."