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What Happened At Coachella 2016 First Week
Ellie Goulding is headlining a slew of music festivals this summer
and she kicked off her tour de force at Coachella with an amazing set. Taking
the main stage on day 1 as the second to last in the lineup, Goulding gave a
crowd-pleasing performance filled with all her best hits. From her
dance-friendly electronica-inspired tracks "Burn" and "Anything
Could Happen," to the Fifty
Shades of Grey favorite "Love Me Like You Do," the
set list was seriously lit, inspiring the crowd to chant the singer's name with
enthusiasm.
Rihanna took the stage during Calvin
Harris 's headlining performance to surprise the
crowd with their mega-hit We
Found Love. And wore ripped jeans, a cropped tee and a fringed
jacket.
The buzz that Kesha could come out on stage
during Zedd's set was absolutely true. And she ruled every last second of the
four minutes she was up on the Outdoor Stage. Kesha appeared and sang the
title track to Zedd's last album, True
Colors.
It's a good thing that Sia performed
in the warning hours of Sunday night (Apr. 17) at Coachella, because
the singer-songwriter effectively shut down one of the biggest festivals in the
world with her live show. During the
hour-long performance, Sia ceded the majority of the main stage to a collection
of dancers, who performed routines that were also previously taped and
simultaneously aired on the monitors in high definition. And a special
shout-out must be given to Maddie Ziegler, she starred in a half-dozen
performances during Sia's Coachella set, some with other dancers, some solo; in
all of them, her choreography was top-notch, her facial expressions were
piercing and her presence was mesmerizing. Sia's Coachella performance
tapped into a sincerely moving amount of emotion by earnestly committing to an
aesthetic and containing the ambition to see it through. It was a challenge to
every other festival performer content with playing the hits: Do better, dream
better, tell the audience a story.
Headlining the prestigious
outdoor stage at the same time as Harris was Australia’s own Flume, aka Harley
Streeten. It is his second time at the iconic festival, and representing
his popularity in the US the crowd sang along to his hit Never Be Like You, featuring singer Kai.
Chvrches and Bat for Lashes were two bands that were outstanding.
Perhaps it was not such a huge surprise that Chvrches put on a great show, but
the surprising thing is the energy that they have display throughout the course
of their set. The lead singer, Lauren Mayberry, gallops around the stage as if
she is a dog marking her territory and her band mates equally match her with
their own enthusiasm. This excitement was most prevalent in the songs “Never
Ending Circles” and “Leave a Trace.” As for Bat for Lashes, it was an ethereal
experience. She slowly approached the microphone while her sheer, blue dress
floated gently behind her. She began singing “Lilies” and the serenity of her
voice overwhelmed the crowd. She then transitioned into “What’s a Girl To Do”
and the small crowd on hand cheered in approval.
G-Eazy paused his
electric Coachella set to share an adorable fact: His mother was in attendance.
The rapper brought his mom to the festival for her birthday, and made his
audience wish her a very happy b-day.
M83 closed its
invigorating, '80s-leaning afternoon performance with "Go!" featuring
Mai Lan, bringing live instrumentation to the electro-inspired single from the
group's latest, Junk.
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