Highlights from the first weekend at Coachella

(Indio) Coachella, one of the most acclaimed music festivals, is almost more known for its viral — and “instagrammable” — moments than for its music itself.

Here are some selected tracks from the first weekend of the festival.

Mirror ball dungarees

Festival-goers were amazed at Harry Styles’ first performance on the Coachella stage.

The former of boy band One Direction, shirtless except for glittering disco ball overalls, played some of their hits, but also revealed a new song and guest-starred on stage as country-pop superstar Shania Twain. 1990.

He sang for the first time As It Wasfirst single from his next album Harry’s House, then pretending to be surprised: “It’s big here, isn’t it? »

In front of a sea of ​​raging fans, he then invited Shania Twain to come and sing with him some of the successes of the 56-year-old Canadian singer, whose music he said he listened to as a child, in the car with his mother.

“This lady taught me to sing,” he said. “She also taught me that men are bastards. »

punch lines

The Californian desert was even hotter than usual, thanks in particular to an anthology performance by Megan Thee Stallion who, hair fluttering in the wind and twerks slapping even louder than her punch linesnotably made the crowd scream with dance moves mimicking cunnilingus.

“Ladies, if you love your body, make some noise! “, she launched.

The UFO of American rap Doja Cat, meanwhile, performed a highly pyrotechnic performance, sharing the stage with fake flames and a fake devil embodied by his colleague Rico Nasty.

The first weekend also gave pride of place to Brazilian artists with Anitta, the first Brazilian singer to reach the top of the Spotify charts, and Pabllo Vittar, who became the first drag queen to perform at Coachella, and whose frenzied dance numbers sent the packed crowd into a frenzy.

” The simpsons “

It was Danny Elfman who created the surprise at Coachella. Best known for his film soundtracks, the 68-year-old American composer and singer promised — understatement — a “little show a little strange” during which he mixed his young new wave years and his long film career.

After half a dozen songs from his band Oingo Boingo, founded in 1979, he ripped off his shirt, revealing a heavily tattooed torso, and masterfully led his orchestra through a look back at his forty years. of composition for the small and large screen.

The strange Christmas of Mr. Jack, Edward Scissorhandsthe Spiderman from 2002, and Tim Burton’s two Batman films, he didn’t omit anything, and especially not the music of The Simpsons.

“Never underestimate Danny Elfman”, wisely noted a surfer on Twitter.