Overview
- Justin Bieber, who headlined Saturday, delivered a 90-minute set that opened with songs from his 2025 albums Swag and Swag II on a bare stage.
- In the mid-show twist, he sat at a laptop and played his early YouTube videos while singing along to hits like Baby and Beauty and a Beat, even dusting off Favorite Girl for the first time since 2013.
- He brought out The Kid LAROI for Stay, teamed with Tems and Wizkid on Essence, joined Dijon for Devotion, and closed with Daisies alongside guitarist and co-producer Mk.gee.
- Viewers saw him engage the festival livestream and take requests from the chat, reinforcing a set designed as much for YouTube’s global audience as for the crowd in Indio.
- Reaction split fans and critics, with praise for the intimacy and backlash over the laptop segment as low-effort, and multiple outlets reported a roughly $10 million deal for his two Coachella nights, with a second set due April 18 after his years-long break for Ramsay Hunt syndrome.