\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div> \t\t\t\t\tSlayyyter<\/a> performs in the Mojave Tent<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmma McIntyre\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tSlayyyter released her third studio album Worst Girl in America <\/em>less than a month ago \u2014 and there was no better place than Coachella for those songs to come to life for the first time. The artist set the bar high for her peers with a 3 p.m. set on the first day of the festival that felt like it could have been a primetime slot later in the evening. Slayyyter\u2019s command of the stage evoked a true sense of euphoria as she thrashed, screamed, and bulldozed through song after song, from \u201cCannibalism!\u201d to \u201cI\u2019m Actually Kind of Famous\u201d to \u201cBeat Up Chanel$.\u201d Coachella definitely knew how to crank it. \u2013 Larisha Paul<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tDavid Byrne burned down the house with a fiery set<\/a> that was theatrical, cathartic, and spectacular. The state of the world has been bleak, but his set had an optimistic outlook. He and his untethered musicians and dancers transported those in the audience into an immersive world that reflected on life\u2019s highs and lows through themes of love and common ground. His Talking Heads-heavy set also included songs from his recent album, Who Is the Sky?<\/em><\/a> \u00a0\u201cLove and kindness are a form of resistance,\u201d he said before \u201cWhat Is the Reason?\u201d Later, for \u201cLife During Wartime,\u201d video footage of protests against ICE drew huge cheers from the crowd. Reveling in our shared humanity, he reminded fans that even in the worst of times, there is hope. \u2013 AL<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tPinkPantheress pulled a massive and roaring crowd at Coachella that signaled that a headlining slot might be in her future. Instead of saving \u201cStateside,\u201d her hit single that is currently sitting in the Top 10 on the Hot 100, for the end of her set, she opened with it. If that\u2019s all someone in the audience came for, they could have dipped out within five minutes. But they would have missed one of the best performances of the weekend, and a standout triumph for her career. The crowd screamed \u201cPain\u201d back to her and danced along to DJ sets from the Dare and DJ Joe during the warehouse party-like performance. By the end, when she closed the set with \u201cIllegal,\u201d it felt undeniably true that the future of pop is PinkPantheress. \u2013 LP<\/em><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tJack White<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid James Swanson<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tThese days, there\u2019s very little that can bond the whole of Coachella together \u2014 the music world has become so diversified that the idea of a singular hit seems almost mythical. So when Jack White started playing the ephemeral opening lick of \u201cSeven Nation Army\u201d it felt like a revelation: There\u2019s likely not a single person on the field that doesn\u2019t instinctively sing \u201cwhoa-a-oh-oh-a-oh-oh\u201d whenever they hear that song, and watching White grin as the audience chant overpowered his roaring guitar after the second verse (and even after the show was over, as the audience exited the Mojave tent) was not just a testament to the power of one lick, but the power of music overall. \u2013 JM<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tThe white-hot Brooklyn indie-rock band Geese may be the least likely band to ever hold the rock-is-back mantle: Their five-piece live lineup walked the line between the Velvet Underground and the Mars Volta, delivering constantly weird, sometimes sweet, sometimes bellowy songs in their Gobi Tent set that matched singer Cameron Winter\u2019s disengaged persona. A partial cover of Justin Bieber\u2019s \u201cBaby\u201d demonstrated that they don\u2019t take themselves as seriously as they let on; the roaring finale of \u201cTrinidad\u201d led to a whole crowd scream-along of the hook, \u201cThere\u2019s a bomb in my car!\u201d It\u2019s as close to a breakthrough single as the band has \u2014 a couple more and they\u2019re destined to graduate to the main stage sooner rather than later. \u2013 JM<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tThe full-band debut of the collaboration between the German producer Boys Noize<\/a> and Trent Reznor\u2019s Nine Inch Nails<\/a> was as apocalyptically dark as you\u2019d expect: the group\u2019s whole set, including a barrage of dancers in grey full body suits writhing to various industrial remixes of NIN songs felt like Mad Max via Bauhaus (both the band and the design aesthetic.) The highlight came when Reznor was engulfed by the horde while singing \u201cCloser;\u201d with the dancers threatening to swallow him whole in the most dramatic moment in a set full of them. \u2013 JM<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tOne year ago today, Sombr performed a show in New York City opening for Daniel Seavey, former frontman of the now-disbanded Why Don\u2019t We. It was clear the stage wasn\u2019t the most familiar place for the young artist, almost like he might have been overwhelmed by it. There was nearly no trace of that version of himself left when he hit the stage at Coachella on Saturday in what was likely the most momentous and defining performance of his career thus far. Sombr commanded both the stage and the crowd with the confidence of an artist hungry for more. With an appearance from Billy Corgan, his pop-turned-raging rock set made an undeniable case for a future headlining set. \u2013 LP<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tKarol G made history as the first Latina to headline Coachella \u2014 and her explosively energetic, wildly sexy, yet grounded and socially conscious set felt like the biggest night in a career that\u2019s already had plenty of unforgettable ones. From the impressive production, which included a three-story stone cave structure to a set list that featured 20 of her own songs (including her hits \u201cTQG\u201d and \u201cAmargura\u201d), a cover of Gloria Estefan\u2019s \u201cMi Tierra,\u201d a four-song mini-set by reggaet\u00f3n pioneer Yandel, and songs with Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles (the U.S.\u2019s first all-women professional mariachi group), she mesmerized the crowd. \u201cThis is for my Latinos that have been struggling in this country lately. We stand for them, I stand for my Latino community\u2026feel proud, raise your flag,\u201d she told the audience, who waved Latin American and Caribbean flags. Her Coachella performance cemented her as a new mother of Latin music. \u2013 Vanessa Diaz<\/em><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tIggy Pop.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChristopher Polk\/Billboard<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tIggy Pop made his third appearance at Coachella. His first was a solo appearance in 2001 and in 2003, he reunited with the Stooges for an iconic historical moment. His set on Sunday was another one for the books. While The Godfather of Punk turns 79 on April 21, he was full of vigor onstage, belying his seven-plus decades around the sun. He was also in his natural element: shirtless and commanding the stage while he led the crowd through a greatest-hits set on Sunday from the Mojave tent, which included Stooges classics \u201cT.V. Eye,\u201d \u201cSearch and Destroy,\u201d and \u201cI Wanna Be Your Dog\u201d alongside solo favorites \u201cPassenger\u201d and a raucous \u201cLust for Life.\u201d \u2013 AL<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\tSlayyyter<\/strong>\t<\/h3>\n
\n\t\tSaturday, April 11<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\tDavid Byrne<\/strong>\t<\/h3>\n
\n\t\tPinkPantheress<\/a><\/strong>\t<\/h3>\n
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<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\tJack White<\/strong>\t<\/h3>\n
\n\t\tGeese<\/strong>\t<\/h3>\n
\n\t\tNine Inch Noize<\/strong>\t<\/h3>\n
\n\t\tSombr<\/strong>\u00a0\t<\/h3>\n
\n\t\tSunday, April 12<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\tKarol G<\/strong>\t<\/h3>\n
<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\tIggy Pop<\/strong>\t<\/h3>\n