Coachella 2024: The highs, lows and viral moments from weekend one of the California mega-festival

Midway through her Friday night headlining performance, singer Lana Del Rey surprised her fans by performing two duets with Billie Eilish.

“That’s the voice of our generation, the voice of your generation,” Del Rey said after the due performed Eilish’s song “Ocean Eyes.” “I’m so f—-ing grateful she’s standing next to me right now, singing my favourite song of hers.”

The two artists then sang Del Rey’s classic song “Video Games.”

No Doubt reunites for first time in nine years

Gwen Stefani made a triumphant return to Coachella, performing alongside her band No Doubt for the first time since 2015. Stefani brought out Olivia Rodrigo for high-energy rendition of the band’s 2000 song “Bathwater.”

Grimes has an onstage meltdown 

The Canadian artist was performing in the massive Sahara tent on Saturday night when she ran into some technical difficulties that completely derailed her set. She tried to explain the issue to the audience, but that only seemed to make things worse.

She shared an apology with fans on Sunday via social media, but that did little to deter the memes.

Blur vs. the audience

Things got a little awkward during Blur’s performance on Sunday, when the English band’s frontman Damon Albarn began to blast the audience for their conspicuous lack of enthusiasm.

“You’re never going to see us again, so you might as well f — king sing it,” the visibly annoyed Albarn said during the Blur hit “Girls & Boys.”

Tyler, the Creator shows solidarity with Palestine and Congo

The Saturday night headliner performed a fiery set featuring an exciting roster of surprise guests, including Kali Uchis, Childish Gambino, A$AP Rocky and Charlie Wilson.

Fans on social media were quick to notice that the rapper was also wearing two pins — the Palestinian flag and the flag of Congo — to raise awareness of the humanitarian disasters unfolding in both places.

Will Smith makes a surprise appearance 

On Sunday, the 55-year-old rapper joined Colombian singer J. Balvin for an alien-themed rendition of Smith’s 1997 hit “Men In Black.” 

A Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce spotting

The power couple were spotted in the crowd, alongside Justin Bieber, during Ice Spice’s performance on Saturday. 

Tems performs with Justin Bieber and Wizkid

The Nigerian pop star reunited with Bieber and Wizkid for rendition of their 2020 global smash hit “Essence.”

Peso Pluma pays tribute to Mexican legends

The 24-year-old rising star paid tribute to legends of regional Mexican music during a thrilling Friday night set.

Lauryn Hill makes surprise appearance

On Sunday, singer-songwriter YG Marley brought out his mother, Lauryn Hill, who performed her songs “Lost Ones” and “Ex-Factor.” Later, Wyclef Jean showed up, treating the lucky fans to a mini-Fugees reunion, including a partial rendition of “Killing Me Softly.”

Doja Cat puts on a wild show

Doja Cat is a famously divisive figure, but no one can deny her talent as a performer following Sunday’s night’s ”electrifying tour de force.”

The original cast of “The L Word” introduces Reneé Rapp 

The American singer-songwriter transported her fans back to the early 2000s to kick off her Sunday afternoon set.

Lil Yachty shares the stage with Mac DeMarco

The American rapper and singer Lil Yachty brought out Canadian singer-songwriter Mac DeMarco during his Sunday set. They performed two of DeMarco’s songs.