Overview
- Adele attended Coachella with her 13-year-old son to watch Justin Bieber’s main-stage set, and her partner Rich Paul was not seen at the festival.
- She kept a low profile in a relaxed black suit with ballet flats and gold earrings as she moved through the crowd.
- Bieber’s headline performance drew heavy criticism from fans for its minimalist approach, with him wearing a hoodie, using a laptop, and singing along to YouTube clips in a brief medley.
- Multiple outlets reported he was paid about $10 million for the slot, a figure many online questioned given the minimal staging at a festival known for large-scale productions.
- Katy Perry’s quip from the crowd—“Thank God he has premium, I don’t want to see no ads”—circulated widely as a shorthand for the mixed reactions to the set.