Billie Eilish simply grew to become Coachella’s new “Queen B!” The 20-year-old Unhealthy Man singer rocked the competition in Indio, California, on April 16, following up a shock look by her personal private idol Justin Bieber and joking concerning the competition’s years-long obsession with Beyonce!
“Thanks, Coachella! I’m sorry I’m not Beyoncé,” Eilish, 20, joked to the large crowd. “I like you, goodnight,” she stated on the finish of her festival-defining set. And that’s not all she needed to say — Billie additionally joked that she “shouldn’t be headlining this s***,” and stated that she was “so f***king grateful” to carry out on the legendary stage.
Rocking ponytails, shorts, her signature low-key oversize shirt, and knee pads, Billie carried out alongside shock company Damon Alborn and Khalid. “That is such a dream come true,” she advised the gang. “I really feel loopy.” The Oscar successful singer additionally laid out 3 “guidelines” for the evening, which included “simply having enjoyable, bitch!” in addition to avoiding being “an a–gap” and never “judging others” — all of which line up with Billie’s vibe completely.
The singer does certainly have illustrious sneakers to fill, and her nod to Beyonce was no mistake — Beyonce’s performances at Coachella are so legendary that the competition was dubbed “BeyChella” in April 2018. Beyonce made her personal historical past on the time, changing into the primary Black lady to headline the competition. Showing with a now-legendary marching band in one of many occasion’s most memorable headline reveals in current historical past, Bey’s set grew to become the Coachella efficiency to emulate. Beyonce had been set to carry out in 2017, however postponed on account of her being pregnant, so her efficiency in 2018 was much more anticipated. Bey’s 2018 Coachella efficiency is so iconic that she produced a whole documentary movie known as Homecoming concerning the leadup to the present.
So Billie’s feedback concerning the legendary siren are comprehensible. However her personal efficiency was legendary all by itself, and she or he acknowledged how surreal the expertise was for her. Billie was the second headliner of the competition, following Harry Types‘ epic efficiency alongside Shania Twain and previous The Weeknd and Swedish Home Mafia on April 17. “That is the craziest s*** I’ve ever skilled,” she stated forward of singing Really feel Good Inc. alongside Alborn. “[Damon] modified my life in plenty of methods, and altered my view of what music and artwork and creation could possibly be.”
