A well-known fan of live music, it’s absolutely no surprise to hear that Darren Criss was an attendee at the second weekend of Coachella 2012. The singer and actor got into the free-spirited vibe by liberally applying face paint, and took a moment to record a video for his fans as the festival was winding down. You can watch it below.

Darren is no first-timer at Coachella: he famously attended the 2011 festival in “desert warrior” warpaint and brightly-colored nail polish, which he did not remove for the next couple of weeks while promoting the release of the Glee Presents: The Warblers album.

(Darren with Chord Overstreet and Harry Shum Jr at Coachella 2011.)

(The fingernails remained during the press tour.)

Sadly, Darren will probably have to wash this year’s decorations off pretty fast, as he states in the video he’s due on set for Glee in only a few hours!

What do you think of this video, and do you remember the Coachella Nails incidents of April 2011?