Coachella Festival 2022 – LIVE: All the updates from day two as Billie Eilish grabs the headlines

Damon Albarn takes the stage to join Billie Eilish who’s halfway through “Getting Older.”

The 20-year-old later introduced him as Damon Albarn of Gorrillaz who “changed her life” and is a “genius in the literal sense of the word”, before they collaborated to perform “Feel Good Inc.”

Khaled joined Billie Eilish as the duo recreated the magic of their 2018 hit song “Lovely” during Eilish’s historic events in Coachella.

Fans on social media shared snippets of Eilish and Khaled’s performance, calling him “creative.”

And now it’s time for something completely different: Composer Danny Elfman is narrowly the oldest artist to perform at this year’s youth-focused Coachella festival. But based on his eclectic performance on an outdoor stage late Saturday night (April 16), his age is the least unusual in him.

For a start, there could be a few 68-year-old composers who would choose to perform topless so they better flaunt their tattooed torso. More appropriately, there are few composers of any age who can make a full orchestral sound like a garage punk band, as Elfman often does throughout his hour-long repertoire.

“Hi Coachella,” he said, shortly after playing the distorted 2021 single “Insects” and then slicing off his orchestral score from 2002. Spider Man. “My name is Danny Elfman, and I have a weird little show for you.” He is not joking.

Read Kevin EG Perry’s four-star review of Elfman’s first performance at Coachella here:

After nearly a decade of changing boundaries and breaking rules, the 21st century’s most creative boy band decided to call it a day.

The sprawling Brockhampton collective in Texas, with its takeover of the massive hangar that represents the desert theater at the Coachella Music Festival on Saturday (April 16), decided to hang their hats for good. Well, at least that’s what fans were told in January of this year, when they revealed via social media that they would be taking an “unmarked hiatus” after Coachella, while thanking fans for their support over the past eight years.

However, after a full hour of watching tonight’s video, the video screens reveal that it’s not over yet. As the band leaves the stage, a pre-recorded clip of de-facto striker Kevin Mejar flashes as he talks to his bandmates. He has something to say to them. Then the screens go dark, leaving nothing but the words: “Brockhampton. Final album. 2022.” If the crowd wasn’t acting crazy enough during the set, it’s enough to make them lose it altogether.

Read The Independent The full review of American entertainment editor Leonie Cooper is here.

The Megan Thee Stallion Collection is currently underway at Coachella!

“Are you ready hotties?” The “Hot Girl Summer” singer arrived on stage in an open-cut silver jumpsuit, for the first time to sing at the festival.

Fans are speculating whether Dua Lipa will make a surprise appearance with Megan. The singers’ collaborative song “Sweetest Pie” was released last month.

Brockhampton announced their latest album together at Coachella, after founding member Kevin Abstract told fans that their California shows would be “the last ever.”

The young American hip-hop group on Saturday (April 16) wrapped up their group at the festival’s Sahara Theater with an emotional update: Brockhampton’s upcoming 2022 album will be their last.

Read the full story here.

The last time Surrey-born brothers Howard and Jay Lawrence played Coachella, in 2016, they boosted their live show with a number of notable guest singers including Lorde (for “Magnets”), Sam Smith (for “Latch” and “Omen”) and AlunaGeorge (for “White Noise”).

By such high standards, tonight’s performance was relatively light on surprises – with the exception of Khaled’s late appearance in the first-ever live performance of their 2020 collaboration Know Your Value. Perhaps this is a sign that the Lawrence brothers are now more confident in their ability to keep the Coachella crowd captivated by minimal bells and whistles.

Now after more than a decade of working out as minors, the couple are seasoned experts at delivering high-energy delirium by this point. The Coachella crowd was more than willing to meet them halfway, and they came out hard for the duo’s sunset set, a performance that was exhilarating in the air. “We want to see maximum energy, maximum emotion tonight,” the brothers declared. It is fair to say that their wish was fulfilled.

“When the fire starts to burn” the whole crowd moves in unison, while the phone lights flash to light up the “night.” Although the festival played yesterday, there’s no sign of Slowthai other than the pre-recorded format on the big screens of Grammy-nominated “My High.”

The duo concluded their set with the party song “Tondo,” joined on stage by a trumpet section of the brass band, but the focus never left the siblings center stage during the kind of high performance that the Coachella stage was made for.

While Disclosure is busy bringing in one of the weekend’s biggest crowds on the outdoor stage, 88rising is doing an equally impressive job on the Coachella main stage.

The first record company ever to be given a performance of their own at the festival, the group doesn’t take this honor lightly.

Since 2015, 88rising has been working with artists and creators from across Asia, and tonight, the Los Angeles-based company brings in 80-minute big boys and girls with an epic roster as well as a troupe of dancers and multiplayer. layered stage.

A mini version of the hugely successful Head in the Clouds, it’s a perfect variety show – with tracks from Thai rapper Millie, South Korean songwriter Bebe, Jakarta-born Taylor Swift and singer Nikki as well as Indonesian rappers Rich Brian and Warren Hugh.

However, it is the unannounced appearance of Chinese superstar Jackson Wang that is making the festival lose its collective sanity.

With his silver-blue hair and red gloves on majestic screen, glamorous Wang snakes his way through ten minutes of Michael Jackson-inspired choreography with a flair for a Las Vegas wizard, leaving many fans more than happy with his arrival, but also wondering why. He hasn’t been on stage for at least an hour.

Fans react to “Festival Wang Devour” Coachella’s performance here.