5 days Ago By Jenny Regan
SoCal’s high holiday of music festivals, Coachella, returned to Indio, California, this past weekend, April 10-13. As always, the event offered far more music than one person can possibly consume, with some of the biggest music stars in the world turning up and turning out across the festival’s many stages. As an acutely hot Friday afternoon turned into balmy evening, Lady Gaga gave what will likely come to be remembered as one of the all-time great Coachella headline performances, dazzling the crowd with a stunning multi-act show that transformed the stage into an opera house.
Saturday headliners Green Day reminded the giant crowd assembled to see just how many hits they’ve accumulated over the last 30-plus years, and Post Malone closed out the main stage on Sunday with a show that highlighted his talent, charm and expansive catalog. The very weekend one phenomenon of artists bringing out other artists as surprise guests was also in full effect. Zedd brought out stars including Maren Morris and John Mayer, Zedd himself was a guest during a performance by Gustavo Dudamel and the L.
A. Philharmonic, Charli xcx brought out a gaggle of Brat -adjacent friends including Lorde, Billie Eilish and Troye Sivan during her main stage show , Benson Boone brought out Queen’s Brian May, Addison Rae made a surprise appearance during Arca’s set and — in one of the weekend’s buzziest surprise appearances — Senator Bernie Sanders introduced Clairo during her Saturday night show and told the crowd that “We need you to stand up and fight for justice, to fight for economic justice, social justice, and racial justice.” K-pop and J-pop also had a strong presence at the festival, with big shows from LISA (who joked that her dazzling stage outfits are what the character she played on The White Lotus wears when she’s not working), JENNIE, XG and ENHYPEN.
All in all, the weekend was a reminder why Coachella’s prestige and influence is unparalleled. See some of the sights from the first weekend of Coachella 2025 below. Post Malone at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 13, 2025 in Indio, Calif.
Tyla and Becky G at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 11, 2025 in Indio, California. Lady Gaga performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Benson Boone at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 11, 2025 in Indio, Calif.
LL Cool J and Gustavo Dudamel and LA Phil the perform at the Outdoor Theatre at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 12, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 12, 2025 in Indio, Calif. T-Pain at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 12, 2025 in Indio, Calif.
Laufey at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 12, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Rivers Cuomo, Scott Shriner of Weezer at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 12, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Clario performs onstage at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 12, 2025 in Indio, Calif.
The Dare performs at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 12, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Lola Young at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 11, 2025 in Indio, Calif. GloRilla at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 11, 2025 in Indio, Calif.
The Marías at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 11, 2025 in Indio, California. Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 12, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Jennie at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 11, 2025 in Indio, Calif.
Tyla at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 11, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Benson Boone at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 11, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Atmosphere at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 11, 2025 in Indio, Calif.
The Marías at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 11, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Becky G at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 11, 2025 in Indio, Calif. María Zardoya of The Marías performs at the Outdoor Theatre during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, California.
Alberto Montenegro of Rawayana performs at the Gobi Tent during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 12, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Junior H performs on the Coachella Main Stage at the 2025 Coachella in Indio, CA on Sunday, April 13, 2025. Becky G and Gustavo Dudamel and LA Phil the perform at the Outdoor Theatre at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 12, 2025 in Indio, Calif.
Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso perform at the Gobi Tent during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, Calif. d4vd performs at the Gobi Tent during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Post Malone at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 13, 2025 in Indio, Calif.
Post Malone at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 13, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Shaboozey performs onstage at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 13, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Beabadoobee performs onstage at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 13, 2025 in Indio, Calif.
Keshi performs onstage at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 13, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Zedd performs onstage at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 13, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Leandra Earl, Kylie Miller, Jordan Miller, Eliza Enman McDaniel of The Beaches at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 13, 2025 in Indio, Calif.
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