The Weeknd

On April 20, Coachella’s Friday headliner, The Weeknd, closed the night out with his reigning sad boy vibes. All types of fans crowded under the main stage to see the performer as he opened up with “Pray For Me” from the “Black Panther” soundtrack.

To everyone’s disappointment, The Weeknd did not bring out Kendrick Lamar, keeping his performance similar to Coachella’s first weekend. He took on a solo and minimalistic performance ― no guest stars, no outfit changes, and only one backup band in the corner. The only set designs needed were the flashing colors of the screens, while he stood against a large statue of a man’s face. Some say it’s a mask of a man or it’s a fallen statue of a man’s face. Either way, the man’s face represented his shame and failures in love, which is a common theme in his music.

Coming in with his Michael Jackson pop-esque sounds, The Weeknd performed five songs from his “Starboy” album. Fans sang their heart outs with him before screams erupted from the crowd once he confirmed what was on everyone’s minds. “Weekend two is definitely better than weekend one,” he said.

Slowing down the mood and calling out to his “OGs,” he performed a throwback by with songs from his two albums, “Trilogy” and “Beauty Behind the Madness.” Fan favorites such as “Crew Love” and “Wicked Games” had the crowd bouncing to the music. No tears were shed yet, as The Weeknd remained slick and steadied into an R&B emo vibe for the rest of his performance.

Dropping covers of Belly’s “Might Not,” Ty Dolla $ign’s “Or Nah,” and Future’s “Low Life” as transitions during his set, he subtlety flexed on how everybody “loves me for my low life.” The Weeknd ended his stage by performing his recent tearjerkers from his new EP, “My Dear Melancholy.” While everyone thought this would be his second heart-wrenching breakdown, the night concluded to be just another night simpin’.

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