FKA twigs’ Coachella set praised

FKA twigs turned her first Coachella set since last year’s cancellation into one of Weekend 1’s most talked-about performances on Sunday, April 12. (consequence.net) She played the Mojave tent at 8:50 p.m. during Coachella’s first weekend in Indio, California, as part of the festival’s April 10-12 and April 17-19, 2026 run. (setlist.fm) (coachella.com) Reviewers singled out the stagecraft as much as the songs: Consequence cited ballroom, swords and multiple costumes, while Rolling Stone said the set featured Honey Balenciaga and Makayla Basquiat and centered ballroom culture. (consequence.net) (rollingstone.com) The show landed in several early “best of Coachella” roundups published on April 13, including lists from Variety, Billboard, Rolling Stone and Okayplayer. (variety.com) (billboard.com) (rollingstone.com) (okayplayer.com) That response came a year after twigs pulled out of Coachella 2025 because of visa paperwork problems, a cancellation she referenced in a desert billboard before this year’s festival. (consequence.net) (culledculture.com) The set also doubled as a festival-scale showcase for *Eusexua*, the 2025 album that supplied songs including “Eusexua,” “Perfectly,” “Room of Fools” and “Striptease.” (setlist.fm) (consequence.net) Older tracks stayed in the mix. The setlist logged “Two Weeks,” “fallen alien,” “Cellophane,” “meta angel,” “honda” and “tears in the club” across a 20-plus-song performance. (setlist.fm) Coachella and YouTube quickly pushed out official clips from the set, including performances of “Striptease” and “Room Of Fools,” extending the audience beyond the Mojave tent. (youtube.com 1) (youtube.com 2) (coachella.com) Weekend 2 starts April 17, and twigs is scheduled to return to Coachella on April 19 with the same festival slot still ahead. (coachella.com) (setlist.fm)