Bieber closes Coachella

Justin Bieber headlined Coachella on Saturday night, closing the festival’s second day with his first top-billed set in Indio. (latimes.com) The performance came on April 11 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, during Coachella’s 25th edition. The festival sold out both weekends in about three days after tickets went on sale in September 2025. (chicagotribune.com; billboard.com) Bieber’s set followed an invite-only Roxy Theatre show in West Hollywood on March 29 that he described as a “sneak preview” for Coachella. That club date was widely described as his first full United States show in nearly four years. (billboard.com; rollingstone.com) Saturday’s show was notably spare for a Coachella headliner. The Hollywood Reporter said Bieber spent much of the night alone onstage, using a halfpipe-like set, a laptop, and old YouTube clips instead of dancers or large-scale production. (hollywoodreporter.com) That approach turned the set into a career retrospective as much as a comeback concert. The Hollywood Reporter said he opened with songs from *Swag* before moving into snippets of older hits including “Baby,” “Beauty and a Beat,” “Never Say Never,” and “Confident.” (hollywoodreporter.com) He also brought out guests tied to different phases of his catalog. The Hollywood Reporter said The Kid Laroi, Tems, Wizkid, Dijon, and Mk.gee joined him during the set, while Rolling Stone described the overall show as a mixed response night built around newer material and stripped-down staging. (hollywoodreporter.com; rollingstone.com) The booking carried extra weight because Bieber had appeared at Coachella before without ever headlining it. Southern California News Group coverage said he previously turned up as a guest during Ariana Grande’s 2019 set and with Daniel Caesar and Giveon in 2022, but had never led the festival bill until this year. (ocregister.com) Coachella’s Day 2 lineup framed Bieber as the night’s biggest draw alongside acts including Jack White, The Strokes, David Byrne, Fujii Kaze, Addison Rae, and Nine Inch Noize. The Los Angeles Times grouped those performances together in its live coverage of Saturday’s schedule and reviews. (latimes.com; latimes.com) Bieber is scheduled to repeat the headlining slot during Coachella’s second weekend on April 18. For a festival that sold this year on marquee returns, Saturday night put its most anticipated comeback on the main stage. (usatoday.com; billboard.com)