The best and worst moments from Coachella 2023's second weekend: Blink-182, Zendaya, Bad Bunny
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- 24 Apr 2023
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Coachella's second weekend features most of the same artists as the first weekend, of course.
But it proved to be far from a carbon copy: Frank Ocean, who bowed out with a leg injury, was replaced as Sunday's headliner by Blink-182, who a week ago were surprise guests. Yet, Blink-182 didn't close out the music and arts festival Sunday – that honor went to EDM star Skrillex, along with fellow DJs Fred Again and Four Tet.
These were the best and, well, worst moments, including surprise appearances by Zendaya and Sia with Labrinth – and Bad Bunny's apology for seemingly shading Harry Styles.
Blink-182 saves the day, replaces Frank Ocean
Blink-182 hit the Coachella jackpot Sunday night. After the band's surprise guest performance last weekend, the pop-punk trio delivered another exceptional set as replacement headliners to round out Weekend 2.
The trio, featuring frontman and guitarist Tom DeLonge, bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker, was 10 minutes late and came out to the theme of "2001: A Space Odyssey." They arrived onstage amid an explosion of pyrotechnics before starting with “Family Reunion.”
Although the set list was almost the same as Weekend 1, one of the major differences between that performance and Weekend 2 was the power of the Coachella Stage’s video production capabilities. The band was able to feature more colorful visuals, an impressive light show and more pyrotechnics on the bigger, open-air stage. – Brian Blueskye
DJs Skrillex, Four Tet, Fred Again help fill the Frank Ocean hole
The power DJ trio of Skrillex, Four Tet and Fred Again were tabbed to fill an Ocean-sized hole in Sunday night's lineup, and if the energy of the crowd watching was any indication, they were a good choice.
The DJ squadron, filling in for Ocean, who pulled out midweek after a much-criticized performance, followed headliner Blink-182 with a high-energy set playing not from the main Coachella Stage but rather from an island stage in the middle of the crowd. Read More…
