Young Thug’s Coachella cameos

Young Thug turned his Sunday night Coachella set into a guest-heavy run through his catalog, bringing out Camila Cabello, Ty Dolla $ign and NAV in Indio on April 12. (rollingstone.com) Cabello joined him for “Havana,” the 2017 No. 1 single that features Young Thug, and NME reported it was the first time he had performed the song live since 2018. Ty Dolla $ign appeared for “Carnival” and “Check,” while NAV came out for “Trimski.” (nme.com) Setlist reports and festival coverage said the performance pulled from multiple points in his career, including “Lifestyle,” “Hot,” “Surf,” “The London” and “Best Friend.” SFGATE described a crowd that skewed young enough to know songs from 2015 and 2019 word for word. (setlist.fm) (sfgate.com) The set landed less than 18 months after Young Thug, whose legal name is Jeffery Williams, was released from jail on October 31, 2024, after entering a plea in the long-running YSL racketeering case in Georgia. NBC News reported that the plea ended what it called Georgia’s longest-running criminal trial. (nbcnews.com) That timing has shaped how his festival appearances are being read: as a return to large stages after more than two years of pretrial detention and a legal case that stalled his public career. Rolling Stone and SFGATE both framed the Coachella booking as part of that comeback. (rollingstone.com) (sfgate.com) Coachella’s first weekend ran from April 10 to April 12, 2026, in Indio, California, with Young Thug scheduled again for the festival’s second weekend on April 19. Festival schedule coverage published before Sunday’s show listed him on the Coachella Stage. (usatoday.com) (justjared.com) By the end of the night, the biggest reveal was not a new song but the shape of the set itself: old hits, recent records and three surprise guests sharing one of the festival’s largest stages. (rollingstone.com)