American pop superstar Justin Bieber has just hit the main stage at Coachella in what is the singer’s first appearance at the annual Palm Springs festival since his cameo in 2022.
With a massive crowd filling the Californian dessert to see the 32-year-old in action, Bieber arrived a few mins after his scheduled set commencement to loving cheers at 11:30pm local time.
Emerging in a red hoodie, black shades, baggie black shorts and black shoes, the Canadian remained relatively subdued as he performed much of his opening song All I Can Take — off his 2025 record Swag — while dangling off the edge of the stage.
He followed it up with SPEED DEMON, released via his follow-up 2025 album Swag II, then another new track in FIRST PLACE, becoming more animated on stage as he encouraged further cheers.
Bieber then addressed his fans both in the crowd and watching at home, looking down the barrel of a camera that was broadcasting his performance live and free on YouTube.
“So many beautiful, beautiful faces in the audience tonight, we got a lot of people at home also watching in their living room, in their bedroom, what’s going on guys? How you guys doing at home?” Bieber said.
“I was thinking, maybe you guys can help me with the songs tonight. Maybe help pick your favorites. I don’t know,tell me the songs you guys want to hear tonight, and maybe, or maybe, we’ll just play it. Let’s go!”
Less then 30 minutes into his set, the opening notes of Bieber’s catchy bop STAY echoed across the field, with Aussie talent The Kid Laroi emerging from the crowd to join him on stage.
Released by the Sydney product in 2021 with Bieber as a feature, the track has since garnered more than 3.8 billion streams on Spotify.
The pair embraced warmly at the end of the song, sharing a hug on stage, before the Aussie re-entered the crowd.
More to come.
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