Justin Bieber shares surprise Coachella cameo
- Justin Bieber’s April 18 Coachella weekend-two set in Indio turned into a surprise nostalgia play when he brought Billie Eilish onstage and serenaded her with his 2009 single “One Less Lonely Girl.” - Eilish, a longtime Bieber fan who has cited him as an influence, laughed onstage, sat on a stool for the bit, then posted childhood Bieber photos days later with the caption “Don’t talk to me.” - The cameo landed inside Bieber’s throwback-heavy second-weekend show, which also featured SZA, Big Sean and Sexyy Red as he mixed new “Swag” material with older hits. (abcnews.com)
Justin Bieber turned his second Coachella headlining set on April 18 into a nostalgia showcase, bringing Billie Eilish onstage for “One Less Lonely Girl.” (abcnews.com) (variety.com) The moment came during weekend two of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, when Bieber shifted from newer “Swag” songs into a segment built around his early YouTube-era clips and older material. (abcnews.com) (variety.com) Midway through the set, Eilish joined him for his 2009 single “One Less Lonely Girl,” sat on a stool as Bieber sang to her, and laughed through the surprise. Variety reported that she crawled onto the stage before taking her seat. (abcnews.com) (variety.com) The pairing had a built-in backstory. Eilish has long said Bieber was an early influence, met him at Coachella in 2019, and later collaborated with him on a remix of “Bad Guy.” (abcnews.com) (billboard.com) Days after the set, Eilish posted childhood photos and videos tied to her Bieber fandom, including Bieber merchandise and bedroom posters, and captioned the post, “Don’t talk to me.” Billboard said the post landed on April 23. (billboard.com) Her mother, Maggie Baird, called the Coachella exchange “one of the most touching moments ever” in an Instagram post highlighted by Billboard. Baird said Bieber and Hailey Bieber had shown kindness to Eilish and their family over the years. (billboard.com 1) (billboard.com 2) The cameo was one part of a guest-heavy weekend-two set. Bieber also brought out SZA for “Snooze,” plus Big Sean and Sexyy Red, while closing a two-weekend Coachella run that leaned hard on both recent releases and older hits. (abcnews.com) (variety.com) By the time Eilish posted her throwbacks, the Coachella bit had become less a one-off surprise than a full-circle pop image: a former Belieber getting serenaded by the artist she once covered her walls with. (billboard.com)
