Pon-Star Billie Eilish writes Coachella history: As the youngest solo headliner, the 20-year-old thrilled tens of thousands of visitors on Sunday night at the legendary Coachella festival in Southern California.
Eilish said she was “so damn grateful” to be performing here, even though she wasn’t supposed to be the lead act for such a big thing. A dream has come true. It feels “crazy”.
At the end of her show, she thanked the cheering fans and quipped, “Sorry, I’m not Beyoncé». In 2018, superstar Beyoncé became the first black woman to headline Coachella with a major stage show.
Khalid as a guest on stage
Eilish and her brother Finneas played over two dozen songs, Variety reported. At times, the singer floated above the audience in a crane. As guests, she brought US singer Khalid and British Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn on stage for songs together.
Eilish stormed the 17-year-old with her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? the charts. her second album «Happier Than Ever» was released last year. At the end of March she won the Oscar with her song “No Time To Die” for the Bond film “No Time to Die”.
Because of the corona pandemic, the legendary Coachella festival in California was canceled twice, and now the mega concert with stars like Eilish, Harry Styles, Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat is taking place once more for the first time since 2019. The first festival weekend with dozens of artists opened on Friday near the desert city of Indio. The second is scheduled for April 22-24. take place in April.
