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.”
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Find all the updates from this year’s festival below
Another surprise set alert! This time from Justin Bieber.
Bieber appeared shirtless while wearing a pair of baggy jeans and a backwards-facing red cap, sending fans wild as the event returned after a three-year hiatus.
Find more here.
Justin Bieber stuns fans at Coachella with surprise ‘Peaches’ performance
Justin Bieber made a surprise appearance at Coachella on Friday night, stunning fans in attendance at the music festival.The Grammy-award winner joined Daniel Caesar on stage to perform their hit “Peaches”.Bieber appeared shirtless while wearing a pair of baggy jeans and a backwards-facing red cap, sending fans wild as the event returned after a three-year hiatus.Rumours of a surprise performance began to circulate earlier this week, given he is travelling across the US for his Justice World Tour.Click here to sign up for our newsletters.
You can find an extensive list of the full sett times from this year’s Coachella below.
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Phoebe Bridgers’ Coachella performance was a glorious gothic fantasy complete with surprise Arlo Parks cameo.
Find Leonie Cooper’s verdict below.
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This year’s Coachella has many surprises in store – and one arrived yesterday.
Find Kevin E G Perry’s review of Arcade Fire’s performance here.
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Coachella is in full swing! Find the biggest talking points from day one here...
Coachella day 1 talking points: From Harry Styles’s Shania surprise to Arcade Fire
Friday’s festival included a number of surprise guests and a rendition of “Barbie Girl” by Aqua
And that brings our day one live blog to a close! Our roving reporters have been kicked out of the press tent (and are hopefully gonna get some sleep), so we will be back here tomorrow to cover Saturday’s performances!
Au revoir!
Harry Styles and Shania Twain join forces at Coachella
Harry Styles hasn’t forgotten his roots, treating the crowd to an extremely high energy version of One Direction‘s “That’s What Makes You Beautiful” before Shania Twain joins him for “Man I Feel Like A Woman”.
Yes, really. Full review to follow.
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