Coachella 2025 in pics: A look at electrifying guest performances as festival-goers go crazy

At Coachella 2025, Lady Gaga wowed the audience by performing with model skeletons and giving an unexpected encore. ...read more

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Coachella 2025 kicked off to a metaphorical and symbolic hot start with a flurry of stars attending the festival's multiple stages and daytime temperatures in the desert reaching 100 degrees. in this pic, a festivalgoer can  be seen posing with coca cola cans as hair rollers during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE(AFP)

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Hip-hop icon Missy Elliott, .Singer Maxim of British band "The Prodigy", South African celebrity Tyla, pop queen LISA, rapper GloRilla were among several attendees who graced the event. Lady Gaga brought fire on the Coachella stage with her new album Mayhem that included numerous dancers, lavish costumes, and popular songs on a stage that resembled an opera house, performs during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE(AFP)

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Rob Holliday, member of British band "The Prodigy", performs during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE(AFP)

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US singer songwriter Benson Boone thrilled the crowd with his stunning performance during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE(AFP)

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GloRilla performs during the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Friday, April 11, 2025, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)(Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

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Tyla, left, and Becky G perform during the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Friday, April 11, 2025, in Indio, Calif. Tyla's fiery Coachella debut performance on Friday night left the crowd sweating. She first sang “Push 2 Start”. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)(Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

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Maria Zardoya of The Marías performs during the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Friday, April 11, 2025, in Indio, Calif. The crowd was able to go from the heat of the day into a more comfortable environment thanks to frontwoman María Zardoya's alluring and serene manner.(Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)(Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

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French design collective Uchronia's "Le Grand Bouquet" large-scale floral art installation is displayed during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE(AFP)

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On the first night of Coachella, Mustard performed at the Sahara stage, showcasing his rendition of an Eras Tour set.(REUTERS)

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Liam Howlett, co-founder of British band "The Prodigy", performs during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE(AFP)

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Festivalgoers are seen during the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Friday, April 11, 2025, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)(Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

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Mustard and Tyga embrace at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, U.S., April 11, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole(REUTERS)

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Tyga gestures at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, U.S., April 11, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole(REUTERS)

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Billie Joe Armstrong sings "Head Over Heels" with The Go-Go's during their Friday night performance at the Outdoor Theatre stage.(.(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella))

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Three 6 Mafia performs with Project Pat, Travis Barker, Machine Gun Kelly, and Wiz Khalifa. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Coachella)

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American singer Lady Gaga triumphantly returned to a large live audience on Friday night as the main act at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.