Coachella 2022 live: Billie Eilish brings out Paramore’s Hayley Williams as special guest
California festival is in full swing, with headline sets from Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia
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Your support makes all the difference.After a two-year absence, Coachella has made its highly anticipated return.
Located in Indio, California, the desert festival has gained popularity over the years for its glitzy Instagram-worthy dress code and major celebrity guest sightings.
The festival began its second weekend on Friday (22 April), following a lively first three days a week ago.
Harry Styles headlined on Friday night, delighting fans as he brought out Lizzo for his special guest (after duetting with Shania Twain last week). The singer and rapper joined him for a rendition of the One Direction song “What Makes You Beautiful”, as well as Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive”.
Saturday’s (23 April) show was all about Billie Eilish, who teamed up with Hayley Williams for an acoustic version of Paramore’s “Misery Business”. However, soon after Williams left the stage, Eilish tripped over and fell flat on her face. “You guys, I seriously ate s***,” she told the crowd. “Seriously. It was pitch black.”
Read more:
- Harry Styles review: Cheesy chat, One Direction hits and a cameo from country queen Shania Twain
- Coachella 2022 Day 2 talking points: From a surprise Gorillaz appearance to The Simpsons theme, live!
- Maneskin Q&A: ‘Our new single was inspired by Ukraine – we wanted to raise our voice for something meaningful’
- The Weeknd sparks speculation over mystery voice note played during Sunday headliner set
- Teenage fan invited on stage to perform with Dave revealed to be the son of ‘Notting Hill’ director Richard Curtis
Find all the updates from this year’s festival below
Orville Peck’s Coachella set was more than pastiche, it was a glitzy country tribute
Leonie went to check out Orville Peck’s set, and it sounds like a blast.
Read her review here:
Orville Peck’s Coachella set was more than pastiche, it was a glitzy country tribute
Dashing singer-songwriter proves that mainstream country music can be so much more than tired cliches and corny crooning
Dylan Minnette pauses Wallows' Coachella performance to help fan
Coachella talking points Day 2
Coachella 2022 Day 2 talking points: From a surprise Gorillaz appearance to The Simpsons theme, live!
Day two of the Californian music festival featured a number of other surprise guest appearances, including by Chinese megastar Jackson Wang, and Billie Eilish’s history-making headliner set. Check out the biggest talking points from yesterday below:
Day 2 Coachella highlights – from a surprise Gorillaz appearance to Billie mania
Day two of the Californian music festival featured a number of other surprise guest appearances, including by Chinese megastar Jackson Wang, and Billie Eilish’s history-making headliner set
Finneas performs solo set after supporting sister Billie Eilish
Full marks on attendance for Finneas, who’s pulling double duty only a few hours after helping out his little sister Billie Eilish during her history-making main stage headliner set. If he was out celebrating last night, he doesn’t seem any worse for wear. He belts out his own anthem of pop ballads at the Outdoor Theatre, while wearing a natty grey suit that makes him look a bit like an off-duty estate agent or a funky vicar.
Viagra Boys deliver a mezcal-driven version of ‘Lost in Music’ by The Fall
More Fat White Family than Fat White Family, psychedelic Swedish punks Viagra Boys finish their set in the dark, dungeon-like Sonora tent with some grubby saxophone, an extreme avoidance of t-shirts and what sounds like a mezcal-driven version of The Fall’s take on disco anthem “Lost In Music”.
Talking points from Day 2 of Coachella
From a surprise Gorillaz appearance to The Simpsons theme, live, a lot went down during Day 2 of Coachella.
Over the course of a dusty day in Indio, California, Coachella featured a number of surprise guest appearances, including by Chinese megastar Jackson Wang, and Billie Eilish’s history-making headliner set.
Check out all the biggest goings-on right here:
Day 2 Coachella highlights – from a surprise Gorillaz appearance to Billie mania
Day two of the Californian music festival featured a number of other surprise guest appearances, including by Chinese megastar Jackson Wang, and Billie Eilish’s history-making headliner set
Billie Eilish invites Damon Albarn on stage during Coachella performance
‘Thank you @coachella. u made me substantially happy'
Rapper Rich Brian has posted a series of photos from his Coachella set on Sunday night (17 April).
“Thank u @coachella. u made me substantially happy,” he wrote in the caption.
Maneskin: ‘Our new single was inspired by Ukraine'
Backstage at Coachella, the Italian band tell Kevin E G Perry about their first impressions of the festival, their urgent new protest song for Ukraine, and what it means to be a rock star in 2022...
Maneskin Q&A: ‘Our new single was inspired by Ukraine’
Backstage at Coachella, the Italian band tell Kevin E G Perry about their first impressions of the festival, their urgent new protest song for Ukraine, and what it means to be a rock star in 2022
Rebecca Black parties from Friday to Sunday
On Saturday, Rebecca Black – of cheesy chart smash “Friday” fame, turned experimental hyper-pop renegade – brought out some special friends during her Do LaB stage set - with New Orleans legend, bounce rapper Big Freedia, Blu DeTiger and Slayyyter all joining in the party. The more the merrier!
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