INDIO, Calif. – Coachella’s second weekend features most of the same artists as the first weekend, of course.
But it’s far from a carbon copy: Frank Ocean is out as Sunday headliner and he’ll be replaced by Blink-182, who a week ago was the surprise guest act. Yet, Blink-182 won’t close out the music and arts festival Sunday – that honor will go to EDM star Skrillex, along with fellow DJs Fred Again and Four Tet.
These were the best and, well, worst moments (so far), including surprise appearances by Zendaya and Sia with Labrinth – and Bad Bunny’s apology for seemingly shading Harry Styles.
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Zendaya sings ‘All for Us’ with Labrinth, he talks mental health
Labrinth served up his score from TV’s “Euphoria” to a receptive crowd on Saturday.
He also shared the stage with Australian singer Sia and called her his “bestie.” He thanked her for helping him through depression when he was breaking into the music industry, and she joined him for “Thunderclouds.”
Soon after, Labrinth brought out “Euphoria” actress Zendaya, who wore a pink corset dress and thigh-high black boots, to sing “I’m Tired” and “All for Us” amid roars and cries from the crowd. – Eliana Perez
Bad Bunny apologizes to Harry Styles for shading him during ‘El Apagón’
Bad Bunny offered a mea culpa to Harry Styles Friday night, after seemingly shading the British singer in a tweet displayed behind the Latin star at last week’s Coachella set.
“goodnight benito could do as it was but harry could never do el apagaon,” the tweet said, seemingly referencing Bad Bunny’s song “El Apagón” and Styles’ hit “As It Was.”
“Sorry Harry. It was a mistake from my team. We love you. <3,” a new tweet displayed at his set read.
It’s been less than a week since the release of Bad Bunny and Grupo Frontera’s collaboration “un x100to” (read as “1%” in Spanish), yet the regional Mexican act joined Bad Bunny for their first live show of what has quickly become a global No.1 hit. Despite being a new single, the festival audience of more than 100,000 seemed to fully know the lyrics. – Perez
Remember when Ellie Goulding guested with Calvin Harris? Yeah, that didn’t happen this time
Ellie Goulding decided it wasn’t worth staying in the desert just to sing one song with DJ Calvin Harris this weekend to close out his Saturday night set. Unlike Weekend 1, when Goulding stepped out to sing their latest collab, “Miracle,” Harris went without any special guests (in a move that surely disappointed the fans hoping to see Dua Lipa, Florence Welch or even Rihanna, to name a few of his dozens of collaborators) and played a couple minutes past curfew, despite being fined for doing the same last weekend. – Niki Kottmann
Best guests: Kaytranada brings out H.E.R., Tinashe and Anderson .Paak
The packed crowd went wild Friday night when Haitian-Canadian DJ and music producer Kaytranada brought R&B singer H.E.R. to the stage to sing their collaboration “Intimidated.” A few songs later, the DJ brought out singer/actress Tinashe for another collab.
To round out his set, Kaytranada also brought out rapper Anderson .Paak, who sported overalls, ski goggles and a black wig. – Kottmann
Becky G remembers Selena with tribute medley
Early in her Friday set, Becky G told her audience she was changing things up from last week. This time, she shared the stage with Afrobeats singer Libianca for a rendition of “People” and got the crowd dancing with the following medley of Selena songs:
- “Como La Flor”
- “La Carcacha”
- “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom”
- “Baila Esta Cumbia”
Before returning to her own hits, Becky G praised the late Mexican American singer for paving the way for other Latina artists, like herself. “Representation is so important to me,” she said. – Perez
Jaden Smith jumps onstage late with ¿Téo?
Fans of Colombian-American singer ¿Téo? got a special treat Friday afternoon when Jaden Smith, son of Will Smith, jumped up as a guest. We noticed, however, that Jaden almost didn’t make it. Palm Springs Desert Sun photographer Jay Calderon just happened to snap a shot of the singer running to get to the stage, clearly late for his appearance.
Have no fear, however, because he made it just in time to sing the pair’s 2018 collaboration “Uno Dos” for the hyped crowd. – Kottmann
Contributing: Kim Willis, USA TODAY
