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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- 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
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Find all the updates from this year’s festival below
Måneskin sat down with The Independent’s Kevin E G Perry for a quick chat at last week’s festival.
They spoke 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.
Read the full Q&A below.
Maneskin Q&A: ‘Our new song 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
Just like Måneskin, Doja Cat and Harry Styles, Megan Thee Stallion debuted new music on stage at Coachella.
You can see all the new tracks heard at weekend one here...
All the new music that debuted at Coachella 2022
From unexpected guests to star-studded crowds, the first weekend of Coachella 2022 came with many surprises. Olivia Emily goes through all of the new music that debuted at the festival
Megan’s set last week left some fans confused, however, as they questioned whether she’d “bailed” mid-set.
Fans confused as Megan Thee Stallion disappears from stage during Coachella debut
Singer vanished from the stage in what some have speculated was a protracted costume change
You can read The Independent’s Leonie Coopier’s review of Megan Thee Stallion’s show last Saturday below...
Megan Thee Stallion’s twerk-filled Coachella set didn’t all work – review
The Texan rapper gave a sensual but forceful performance at the California music festival on Saturday night, but a five-minute costume change, a lacklustre hype man and a lack of guest collaborators made it all something of a missed opportunity
During Saturday’s show, you can expect more amazing performances from Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, Danny Elfman, Pabllo Vittar, Caroline Polachek, Rina Sawayama and more!
You can check out The Independent’s review of Harry’s set at last week’s festival show below...
Harry Styles offered 1D hits and a country queen cameo at Coachella – review
In his debut California headline show, the former One Direction star’s rehearsed lines and their somewhat corny delivery lack the spontaneity of a proper rock’n’roll show
Doja Cat was also in the audience for Harry Styles’s performance – and went so far as to call Coachella “the Harry Styles concert”.
ICYMI, these are all the acts you can watch this weekend (and when to watch them)...
The real question on everyone’s minds when it comes to Coachella weekend two: will any media quotes top model Sarah Talabi’s skillful deflection when being asked if she kissed Timothée Chalamet?
Model Sarah Talabi lauded for deflecting Timothée Chalamet Coachella question
Talabi masterfully swerved the question about her encounter with the ‘Dune’ star
I’m going to say no...
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