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
Dave brings on ‘Spike from London’ to perform ‘Thiago Silva'
In case you missed it, there’s a new “Alex from Glasto” in town.
During his Coachella set on Sunday (17 April), Dave invited an audience member – “Spike from London” – to join him on stage for his performance of the 2016 hit single “Thiago Silva”.
Video footage of the moment went viral on social media at the time, with the original BBC YouTube view count now comfortably over 30 million.
Dave brings on crowd member for ‘crazy’ performance of ‘Thiago Silva at Coachella
There’s a new “Alex from Glasto” in 2022.
Footage has emerged on social media showing The Weeknd changing the lyrics of his 2016 song “Party Monster” on stage.
The musician sang: “Like Anitta, ass shaped like Anitta” where the song usually references Selena.
Anitta performed at day one of Coachella alongside Saweetie.
In case you missed it, one of the biggest moments from Sunday was Isaiah Rashad addressing his reported sex tape leak live on stage.
The rapper kicked off his Coachella performance with a video montage addressing speculation about the alleged tape.
“The purpose of doing that was to embarrass him,” one person said in the video. “However, it backfired. When his video leaked, his streams and everything went up. He’s up on the charts now.”
Soon after the montage, Rashad entered the stage and thanked his fans who “kept [him] alive these last couple of months”.
“I see all the messages and all the positivity... Y’all kept me alive these last couple of months,” he said.
Isaiah Rashad addresses his apparent sex tape leak during Coachella performance
‘I see all the messages and all the positivity... Y’all kept me alive these last couple of months,’ rapper says
Check out the biggest talking points from Coachella day three below, from Dave’s mate ‘Spike from London’ to Doja Cat’s rock’n’roll triumph
All the biggest talking points from Day 3 of Coachella 2022
Other highlights from day three of the Californian music festival included a special country music set from Orville Peck, and Finneas’s solo show
The Weeknd fans speculate over mystery voicemail played during Coachella set
During his set on Sunday night, The Weeknd played an apology voicemail that has left fans scratching their heads.
A woman could be heard saying: “Hey, it’s me. I know it’s been a while but I was just thinking about you and I’m sorry about everything.”
While many fans speculated that the voice was Bella Hadid’s, a source close to The Weeknd denied this.
Read more below...
The Weeknd fans speculate over mystery voicemail played during Coachella set
‘Hey, it’s me. I know it’s been a while but I was just thinking about you and I’m sorry about everything,’ a woman was heard saying in the voicemail played during the Canadian pop star’s set
The Independent’s Kevin E G Perry also sat down for a chat with EuroVision’s reigning champs backstage at Coachella.
You can read the full interview 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
Maneskin delight Coachella fans with cover of ‘Womanizer’ by Britney Spears
Elsewhere on Sunday night, Måneskin fans were thrilled after the bands included a cover of Britney Spears’s “Womanizer” in their set.
“WOMANIZER BY MÅNESKIN AS I LIVE AND BREATHE,” one fan commented.
Read more reactions below.
Maneskin delight Coachella fans with cover of ‘Womanizer’ by Britney Spears
‘ALL I needed in my life,’ said one fan of the performance
The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia lacked a certain magic at Coachella 2022
The Independent’s Leonie Cooper was live to watch The Weeknd’s set and offers her verdict below.
The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia lacked a certain magic at Coachella 2022 – review
Simplicity definitely suits The Weeknd, but it still seems as though it’s missing a certain headliner flair
Isaiah Rashad addresses apparent sex tape leak during Coachella show
American rapper Isaiah Rashad kicked off his Coachella performance this weekend with a video montage addressing speculation about a sex taped that was leaked online earlier this year.
The video footage showed a man being intimate with another man.
The 30-year-old rapper did not comment on the authenticity of the video at that time or admit to being on it. He also has not commented about his sexuality.
However, the Coachella video suggested that an attempt to out him had backfired and only got him more support.
Peony Hirwani has the full story:
Isaiah Rashad addresses his apparent sex tape leak during Coachella performance
‘I see all the messages and all the positivity... Y’all kept me alive these last couple of months,’ rapper says
The Weeknd’s fans react to singer’s ‘top-tier’ set
Early reactions to The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia’s headliner Coachella set are out, with fans overjoyed by the dual performance on Sunday (17 April).
“This Coachella performance from Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd is making [me] have FOMO so bad,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
The Weeknd’s set list included some of his biggest hits, from “Can’t Feel My Face” to “Starboy” and “Blinding Lights”.
Read more about The Weeknd x Swedish House Mafia’s “epic” set on Day 3 of Coachella here:
The Weeknd’s ‘top tier’ closing headline set sends Coachella crowd into a tizzy
Fans joked they ‘can’t feel their faces’ when The Weeknd’s around after singer’s ‘epic’ Coachella set
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