BIGBANG’s Anniversary Set

BIGBANG returned to Coachella on Sunday, April 19, closing out Weekend 2 with a 10:30 p.m. set at the Outdoor Theatre as part of the group’s 20th anniversary year. (timeout.com) The trio of G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung first played the same festival slot on April 12, marking BIGBANG’s Coachella debut after the group’s planned 2020 appearance was canceled during the COVID-19 shutdown. (timeout.com) (chosun.com) Weekend 1’s set ran about an hour and opened with “Bang Bang Bang,” “Fantastic Baby” and “Sober,” then moved into older hits including “A Fool of Tears,” “Loser,” “Haru Haru” and “Lies.” (setlist.fm) (forbes.com) The show also split into solo sections: Taeyang performed “Ringa Linga,” G-Dragon did “Power” and “Home Sweet Home,” and Daesung brought “Hando-Chogua” and “Look at Me, Gwisun” to the desert stage. The group closed with “Still Life,” which setlist trackers listed as the song’s live debut by the group. (setlist.fm) (forbes.com) The booking carried extra weight because 2026 marks 20 years since BIGBANG’s August 19, 2006 debut. Coverage around Weekend 2 cast the Coachella run as a fresh start after a long gap in full-group activity. (forbes.com) (timeout.com) Time Out described the April 12 show as BIGBANG’s first “full-scale group performance” since the 2017 “Last Dance” tour, placing the Coachella appearance in the middle of a nearly nine-year arc from farewell-era uncertainty to anniversary-stage reunion. (timeout.com) The festival also gave BIGBANG a U.S. platform that was larger than a standard arena date. Chosun, citing festival information, said Coachella draws about 300,000 spectators across its two weekends in Indio, California. (chosun.com) Fans who were not in Indio could watch the Outdoor Theatre feed on Coachella’s YouTube livestream during the 10:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Sunday window. That made Weekend 2 both the repeat performance and the last scheduled chance to see the anniversary set in the desert. (timeout.com) (youtube.com)