PinkPantheress brought out a gaggle of special guests for her weekend two set at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
The internet’s favorite heartthrob actor Tyriq Withers frequently appeared during the set, much like he did during weekend one, which took place at the Mojave tent. But this weekend, the “Stateside” singer decided to up the ante, brining out several big name guests throughout the night.
In an unsurprisingly move, fellow pop star Zara Larsson came out during PinkPantheress’ set — fans had begun speculating earlier in the weekend when Larsson was spotted at Coachella. However, it was a surprise that Larsson didn’t join PinkPantheress for the set’s opening song, the remix of “Stateside,” which Larsson is featured on.
Instead, the 28-year-old Swedish singer-songwriter came out alone and performed the titular song off her last album, Midnight Sun. Larsson thanked the crowd and seemingly teased that PinkPantheress will feature on the newly announced deluxe version of Midnight Sun, dubbed Girls Trip.
Janelle Monae briefly joined PinkPantheress onstage, playing the guitar. Later, Australian DJ Ninajirachi played during the set, offering a moment for a number of celebrity guests to appear, including actress Chase Infiniti, Manon from KATSEYE and Slayyyter.
The two-time Grammy nominee played all her hits including “Stateside,” “Romeo,” “Boy’s a liar Pt. 2” and finally, “Illegal.” During “Illegal,” Withers and PinkPantheress finally come together, as they spend the entire set dancing around one another. But during Saturday’s set, there was a bit of an adjustment.
“I really had something important to say. I know it’s Coachella, shoutout Coachella, but a birdie told me that it is your birthday,” he said, handing the singer a rose as the backup dancers held up a sign that said “Happy Birthday” and the crowd roared. She and Withers hugged before walking off the stage hand-in-hand.
PinkPantheress wasn’t the only one to bring out big guests for weekend two. Earlier in the day, Addison Rae was joined by Olivia Rodrigo on the Coachella main stage. The pair performed Rae’s “Headphones On” and the first live performance of Rodrigo’s new single, “Drop Dead.”
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter wowed the audience at her Friday night headlining set by bringing out Madonna. The pair even performed a rendition of Madonna’s “Like A Prayer.” The hit song came back into the zeitgeist late last year after a video of Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie dancing to the track went viral.
Justin Bieber is set to return as the headliner for Saturday night’s Coachella program. Karol G will close out the festival with a Sunday night headlining set.
