Bieber’s guest‑heavy set

Justin Bieber turned his second Coachella headlining set into a guest parade on Saturday, April 18, bringing out Sexyy Red, Billie Eilish and SZA. (variety.com) Variety reported that Bieber sang “One Less Lonely Girl” to Eilish during the Weekend 2 performance, then later brought out SZA for “Snooze.” Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter also reported surprise appearances by Sexyy Red, Big Sean and Dijon during the same set. (variety.com) (billboard.com) (hollywoodreporter.com) USA Today reported that Bieber’s Weekend 2 set was on April 18 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, and published a full song-by-song setlist from the show. The paper said the performance leaned on older hits alongside newer material. (usatoday.com) The guest list landed as Coachella’s second weekend generated more chatter than its first. Variety wrote on April 19 that Weekend 2 had already produced surprise appearances from Madonna, SZA, Snoop Dogg, Olivia Rodrigo, Billy Idol and Billie Eilish. (variety.com) Festival culture usually treats the first weekend as the bigger reveal, because artists save debuts and cameos for opening night. Variety argued that the 2026 pattern flipped, with Weekend 2 stacking viral moments across multiple sets instead. (variety.com) Bieber’s clothes became part of the conversation too. GQ wrote that he showed up in a throwback look that felt “straight out of MTV’s TRL,” pointing to a white tank, low-rise jeans, a belt with a large buckle and a bandana. (gq.com) That styling matched the set’s backward glance. Variety said Bieber framed much of the show as a retrospective through his catalog, and the Eilish serenade turned one of his late-2000s signature songs into the night’s most shared clip. (variety.com) (pagesix.com) By Sunday, the story around Coachella was no longer just who headlined, but who appeared unannounced. Bieber’s Weekend 2 set gave the festival one of its clearest examples: a headliner using surprise guests, nostalgia and one very visible outfit to dominate the conversation. (variety.com) (gq.com)