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
Arlo Parks performs with Phoebe Bridgers (again)
Clearly refusing to leave sunny Palm Springs for considerably less warm England, Arlo Parks joined Phoebe Bridgers on stage again for the second weekend in a row.
The pair dueted on Bridgers’ 2020 song “Graceland Too”.
Baby Keem brings out Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar also made a surprise appearance at Coachella after joining Baby Keem on stage on Friday night.
Lamar has a history of surprise Coachella spots, appearing on stage with SZA back in 2018.
Lizzo thanks Harry Styles for having her on stage
Lizzo has given Harry Styles a shout out on social media after performing on stage together.
“Proud of you @harrystyles. Thank u for having me,” she wrote.
Billie Eilish watches Harry Styles with fans
Billie Eilish snuck into the crowd to watch Harry Styles perform on Friday night, where she was spotted by a number of fans.
The “Happier Than Ever” singer will headline Satuday night’s show.
Finishing off his Friday night headline slot with a performance of “Sign of the Times”, Harry Styles appeared beneath the blue and yellow colours of the Ukraine flag.
Harry Styles brings out Lizzo as his weekend two guest
After wowing the crowds at Coachella weekend one by collaborating with music legend Shania Twain, Harry Styles’s second performance had a lot to live out to.
Luckily, the British pop star – wearing a pink glittery cowboy-inspired outfit – had an equally impressive guest in the form of Lizzo.
The pair, who have previously collaborated on stage, performed Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” and One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful”.
They both sported matching pink fur coats (of course).
One more time, for those at the back (or who can’t be bothered to scroll back through to last weekend’s blog posts) – here’s how to watch the Coachella live stream.
How to tune into the Coachella 2022 live stream
Includes live performances, interviews with artists, exclusive merch for purchase, and more
Doja Cat’s set last weekend got the full five stars from Leonie Cooper.
Was this the best show of the whole festival? Quite possibly.
Read the review below
Doja Cat delivers flashiest rock show of Coachella weekend – review
Doja Cat’s majestic Coachella show is proof positive that getting out of music is the last thing this genre-skipping, near-perfect pop star should be doing
Earlier this week, US police officials said they arrested 112 Coachella attendees over the first weekend of the music festival, which began last Friday (15 April).
According to police, the number of arrests in 2022 rose by 13 per cent, in comparison with Coachella’s 2019 edition.
Per official figures, 112 festival-goers were arrested for drug and alcohol-related charges, as well as property crimes and false identification.
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Coachella 2022: 112 people arrested in first weekend of festival
A number of people were arrested over drug and alcohol-related offences
The identity of the woman featured in a voice recording played during The Weeknd’s Coachella set last week has been revealed.
Ahead of his collaborative performance of “Moth to a Flame” with Swedish House Mafia, The Weeknd – real name Abel Tesfaye – played concert-goers a short voicemail recording.
Some speculated that the voice in the message belonged to his ex-girlfriend, model Bella Hadid, who dated the Canadian musician from 2015 to 2019.
However, social media users have now matched the message to a previously released Weeknd song, and not a personal message from Hadid.
Read more below...
Woman behind The Weeknd’s mystery ‘voicemail’ at Coachella set revealed
Fans speculated that the voice recording played at the Californian festival was from Bella Hadid
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