Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce dance within the desert, No Doubt reunites and the very best shock friends throughout Weekend 1

The primary weekend of Coachella 2024 delivered a string of unforgettable moments, celeb sightings and onstage surprises.

Whereas the pageant could also be infamous for its oversaturation of influencers, this 12 months, to this point, has been a who’s who of A-list stars. From Taylor Swift and Travis Scott to Justin and Hailey Bieber, Will Smith, Billie Eilish and Rihanna and extra, a string of cameos solely added to the pageant’s broad attraction.

Tech difficulties, stunning lyric adjustments, trendy prospers and shout-outs additionally gave a little bit of drama to the festivities. Right here had been among the finest moments from Coachella 2024’s opening weekend.

No Doubt reunited on stage

No Doubt delivered an unforgettable efficiency after they reunited on stage Saturday. The set marked the primary time that they had carried out collectively since Coachella 2015.

The set record delivered all of the band’s best hits: “Don’t Communicate,” “It’s My Life,” “Only a Woman” and extra. After they wrapped their ultimate tune, the band gave an emotional bow to a roaring crowd.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce had been the king and queen

Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce penciled time of their trip to benefit from the pageant on Sunday. The singer is presently on a two-month break from her huge Eras Tour, and was hand-in-hand — typically neck-in-neck — with Kelce as they watched performances by her buddy and collaborator Jack Antonoff, Ice Spice, Dom Dolla, John Summit and extra.

Followers captured movies of Swift and Kelce within the crowd dancing collectively. At one level throughout the Dom Dolla set, Kelce hoisted Swift above his shoulders for a greater view of the gang.

Grimes’s technical difficulties

Grimes didn’t have the night time she anticipated on Saturday as a consequence of some technical points. She stopped 3 times in the midst of her set to apologize, although the gang continued to assist her with cheers and encouragement.

“This s*** at all times f***ing occurs,” she stated in her first apology. “All my tracks are twice as quick so I’m not mixing very nicely, however I’m going to maintain attempting.”

Grimes stopped her set a second time to make clear that the issue was as a consequence of her preset mixes being unable to transition to the subsequent tune due to the pageant’s tools.

“That is very onerous to elucidate as a result of this can be a complicated expertise,” she stated to the viewers, as seen in a since deleted video on Twitter. “However every little thing has been put to a double tempo so I’m doing numerous inside math in my thoughts to make the tracks go collectively.” She later added: “It’s my fault for handing within the final observe about an hour and half in the past, so I take duty for this.”

In a 3rd apology, she acknowledged the tempo points once more, including that “they’re sort of unfixable.”

“The remainder of the mixes are going to be a bit loopy y’all,” she added.

The following day, Grimes apologized a fourth time in a publish on X: “I wish to apologize for the technical points with the present tonight,” she wrote earlier than vowing that subsequent week’s Coachella efficiency will likely be “flawless.”

Cameos, cameos, cameos!

Sunday night time noticed Will Smith be part of J Balvin on stage wearing his well-known swimsuit from Males in Black. The actor carried out his tune of the identical title from the hit 1997 movie.

Later that day, Doja Cat introduced out A$AP Rocky and 21 Savage throughout her set, whereas Paris Hilton made a shock look throughout Vampire Weekend’s set on Friday. She later joined the band for a brief sport of cornhole.

On Friday night time, Lana Del Rey invited Billie Eilish onstage the place they carried out two songs collectively: Eilish’s 2016 tune “Ocean Eyes” and Del Rey’s hit “Video Video games,” from her 2012 album Born to Die.

In the meantime, Saturday noticed Olivia Rodrigo seem on stage with No Doubt to sing “Bathwater” alongside Stefani. She walked out in a white tank prime that learn: “I [heart] ND.”

Star-studded crowds

Justin and Hailey Bieber had been noticed sharing a candy second on Friday as they watched Lana Del Rey’s headlining efficiency. Jaden Smith joined the Bieber crew in a while as nicely after giving Justin a pleasant embrace.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky had been additionally noticed collectively watching Tyler, the Creator carry out on Saturday. Rocky later joined him on stage for a shock efficiency throughout his set.

Charli D’Amelio turned up the warmth on Sunday. The 19-year-old influencer went braless in a sheer white ensemble with a glimpse of black panties beneath. Shakira, Barry Keoghan, Halle Bailey, Emma Roberts amongst others confirmed up of their finest pageant vogue.

In the meantime, Actual Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice had her image taken with Taylor Swift. Giudice’s husband, Luis Ruelas, took the photograph and shared it on Instagram.

Nelly Furtado’s fall

Nelly Furtado delivered a grasp class of professionalism when she dismissed a fall throughout a shock look in Dom Dolla’s set.

In a video later posted to her Instagram Tales, the singer gave a bloody thumbs up and laughed off the harm.

“This Barbie likes to rave,” she stated within the clip with the caption: “Actually left all of it on the stage… together with my blood 🩸⛑️. All for you @domdolla.”

Kesha calls out Diddy throughout Reneé Rapp’s set

On Sunday, Reneé Rapp was joined on stage by Kesha, who sang “Tik Tok” with altered lyrics. As a substitute of singing the unique strains, “Get up within the morning feelin’ like P. Diddy,” the duo sang: “Get up within the morning like F*** P. Diddy!”

The lyric change arrives on the heels of sexual assault accusations towards Diddy. Earlier this month, the feds raided two of Diddy’s properties as a part of an ongoing intercourse trafficking case involving a number of alleged victims.

Final 12 months, Kesha settled a case of her personal with Dr. Luke, who she accused of sexually assaulting her in 2005.