Justin Bieber left his fauns haunted and delighted by his soulful set as he headlined Coachella for the first time ever this Saturday.
The 32-year-old pop act has appeared as a surprise guest artist four times at the festival in support of Ariana Grande, Chance the Rapper, Daniel Caesar and Tems.
But on a late-night set on Day 2 of this year’s festival, he made his debut at the top of the bill, delivering a set for which he was reportedly paid $10 million.
His set was scheduled for an already late 11:25pm start time, and rumors circulated in the run-up to his set that the high desert winds might delay him even further.
However he was able to arrive on time, greeted with a burst of cheers and applause as he took the stage and barreled into last year’s hit All I Can Take.
Dressed characteristically casually in shorts, a hoodie and shades, he crooned the number amid psychedelically flickering blue and white lights.
Justin Bieber left his fauns haunted and delighted by his soulful set as he headlined Coachella for the first time ever this Saturday
He then served up a rendition of his defiant 2025 number Speed Demon, which took a derisive attitude to the public speculation about his well-being.
In an insistence that his musical output should speak for itself, he crooned: ‘They try to say I’m out of my mind, but now they singing every line.’
During an interlude, he vaunted the ‘beautiful faces in the audience tonight,’ and sweetly asked those watching the livestream: ‘How you guys doing at home?’
He then offered fans the opportunity to ‘help me with the songs tonight’ by picking their ‘favorites’ and posting them in the stream’s rolling comments.
Bieber strode over an eerie set filled with smoke, with a sloping pearl grey topography that made him look as though he were walking across another planet.
His set included crowd-pleasing deliveries of his songs First Place and Go Baby, both of which are loving tributes to his wife Hailey Bieber, who has been seen dashing about Coachella with her gal pal Kendall Jenner in the run-up to his show.
Shortly before Bieber’s show, Jennifer Lopez made her surprise Coachella debut a after a glittering music career spanning almost three decades.
The 56-year-old sent an ecstatic shockwave through the audience when she materialized onstage as the guest artist during David Guetta’s set.
Lopez was on hand to deliver a her first live rendition of her and Guetta’s new song Save Me Tonight, which they released just last month.
The crowd exploded as Guetta announced he had ‘invited a friend,’ prompting Lopez to hit the stage in a skintight The Blonds bodysuit that showcased her killer physique and featured a tantalizingly plunging neckline.
Her sparkling silver number was accented with an aquamarine Julien McDonald feather jacket and a pair of Dolce X Ray Ban sunglasses, in the latest flourish of her unerring instinct for high-octane showbiz chic.
Right at the beginning of the performance, she aimed a mischievous grin at the crowd and threw her shades down to be caught by a lucky fan.
She then sent the audience spiraling into squeals of delight as she tore her jacket off and swung it back and forth before casting it aside.
‘Make some noise for JLo!’ Guetta roared as Lopez traipsed over to the DJ booth and enfolded him in a fond embrace, the pair of them beaming.
Shortly before Bieber’s show, Jennifer Lopez made her surprise Coachella debut a after a glittering music career spanning almost three decades
The 56-year-old sent an ecstatic shockwave through the audience when she materialized onstage as the guest artist during David Guetta’s set
Lopez was on hand to deliver a her first live rendition of her and Guetta’s new song Save Me Tonight, which they released just last month
The crowd exploded as Guetta announced he had ‘invited a friend,’ prompting Lopez to hit the stage in a skintight The Blonds bodysuit that showcased her killer physique
Her sparkling silver number was accented with an aquamarine Julien McDonald feather jacket and a pair of Dolce X Ray Ban sunglasses
Right at the beginning of the performance, she aimed a mischievous grin at the crowd and threw her shades down to be caught by a lucky fan
She then sent the audience spiraling into squeals of delight as she tore her jacket off and swung it back and forth before casting it aside
‘Make some noise for JLo!’ Guetta roared as Lopez traipsed over to the DJ booth and enfolded him in a fond embrace, the pair of them beaming
Kehlani also made a surprise appearance during Day 2, thrilling the massive audience on the fairground by striding on during Giveon’s show
She treated the audience to a rendition of her new song Folded, which was a solo number on the record but which she and Giveon rearranged into a duet
Giveon, 31, then teased a potential new record collaboration with Kehlani, saying: ‘You guys may be hearing something from her and I very soon’
Sombr was also among the cavalcade of boldfaced names to hit the stage at Day 2 of Coachella, performing a medley of his hits
Among the 20-year-old rocker’s setlist were Back to Friends, We Never Dated, Come Closer and I Wish I Knew How to Quit You, plus his live debut of his song Potential
The New York native, whose real name is Shane Boose, then paid a tip of the hat to his genre’s legacy by bringing on Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan
Together, in a touching passing of the torch, Corgan and Sombr performed the Smashing Pumpkins song 1979, originally released in 1995
Kehlani also made a surprise appearance during Day 2, thrilling the massive audience on the fairground by striding on during Giveon’s show.
She treated the audience to a rendition of her new song Folded, which was a solo number on the record but which she and Giveon rearranged into a duet.
Giveon, 31, then teased a potential new record collaboration with Kehlani, saying: ‘You guys may be hearing something from her and I very soon.’
Sombr was also among the cavalcade of boldfaced names to hit the stage at Day 2 of Coachella, performing a medley of his hits.
Among the 20-year-old rocker’s setlist were Back to Friends, We Never Dated, Come Closer and I Wish I Knew How to Quit You, plus his live debut of his song Potential.
The New York native, whose real name is Shane Boose, then paid a tip of the hat to his genre’s legacy by bringing on Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan.
Together, in a touching passing of the torch, Corgan and Sombr performed the Smashing Pumpkins song 1979, originally released in 1995.
