Grimes’ surprise stage return
Grimes made a last‑minute onstage appearance during Cobrah’s set and debuted a new song called “Sign From God,” which reports say she co‑wrote with Cobrah and that it was her first time performing in over a year. (aol.com).
Grimes returned to a festival stage on April 12, joining Cobrah at Coachella in Indio, California, for an unannounced performance. (pagesix.com) The appearance came during Cobrah’s Sunday set at the Gobi stage, where the pair performed “Sign From God” live. Coachella’s weekend one schedule listed Cobrah for 4:05 p.m. on April 12. (billboard.com) (justjared.com) Page Six reported that Grimes co-wrote “Sign From God” with Cobrah and that the set marked her first time performing in more than a year. Fan-shot video of the song circulated on YouTube after the set. (pagesix.com) (youtube.com) The cameo put Grimes back at Coachella one year after her 2024 Sahara set unraveled with technical problems. She apologized on April 14, 2024, saying the show had been hit by “major technical difficulties.” (billboard.com) Cobrah’s booking also gave Grimes a different role this time: guest vocalist instead of solo headliner-style producer. Setlist records for April 12 place “Sign From God” in the middle of Cobrah’s performance, between songs from Cobrah’s current live run tied to her album “Torn.” (setlist.fm) Cobrah, a Swedish electro-pop artist, has been touring behind “Torn,” and Billboard counted Grimes’ appearance as one of Coachella’s standout Sunday guest moments. That put the new song in front of one of the festival’s biggest weekend-one crowds before any official release was announced. (billboard.com) (mxdwn.com) The performance was brief, but it did what surprise Coachella cameos are built to do: confirm the artist is back in public and give fans a first listen to new material. For Grimes, the return was less a full comeback set than a four-minute proof of life on someone else’s stage. (aol.com) (youtube.com)
