During Gorillaz‘ set at Coachella 2023’s second weekend, the band introduced out a star-studded record of company that included appearances from Bad Bunny, Little Simz and extra.
The band introduced out the Puerto Rican reggaeton star – who will shut out this weekend’s first evening with a headline set – to carry out ‘Tormenta’. Bad Bunny options on the studio model of the tune, which is from Gorillaz’ newest album, ‘Cracker Island’. Watch that efficiency beneath:
Bad Bunny hace unos momentos cantando “Tormenta” con Gorillaz ???????? pic.twitter.com/QDnA0VxAtx
— Bad Bunny Chile???????? (@badbunnycl_) April 22, 2023
Elsewhere through the set, Little Simz joined the band to carry out ‘Garage Palace’. The tune is lifted from a deluxe version of Gorillaz’ 2017 album ‘Humanz’. Yasiin Bey – aka Mos Def – additionally got here onstage to carry out ‘Plastic Beach’ reduce ‘Sweepstakes’, whereas Moonchild Sanelly joined for ‘With Love to an Ex’.
As with final weekend’s set, Gorillaz have been additionally joined by Beck to carry out ‘The Valley of the Pagans’, Thundercat for ‘Cracker Island’, Bootie Brown for ‘New Gold’ and ‘Dirty Harry’, De La Soul for ‘Feel Good Inc.’ and Del the Funky Homosapien for ‘Rock the House’ and ‘Clint Eastwood’. Last weekend additionally noticed the band carry out Slowthai, Peven Everett and Jamie Principle.
Gorillaz simply fucking crushed it. Best set of the day to date.
“Clint Eastwood” #Coachella pic.twitter.com/eEaAcuONQJ
— The Brohioan (@TheBrohioan) April 22, 2023
Coachella 2023’s second weekend will conclude this Sunday (April 23). Planned headliner Frank Ocean is not going to be performing this weekend, withdrawing from the lineup on physician’s orders on account of leg accidents he sustained within the lead-up to final week’s competition.
In Ocean’s place, Blink-182 will headline Sunday evening, after taking part in their first present since reuniting with founding member Tom DeLonge ultimately weekend’s version. Additionally, the competition’s ultimate evening will likely be closed out with a back-to-back set from Skrillex, Fred Again.. and Four Tet. The trio have beforehand carried out collaborative units at New York’s Madison Square Garden in February, and London in January.
‘Cracker Island’, Gorillaz’ eighth studio album, arrived in February this 12 months. NME known as it a “consistently enjoyable record that shows why they remain relevant so far into their career” in a four-star evaluate upon its launch.
“A band that was once considered mucking about on the periphery of pop are now very much defining the present and inspiring the future. You could be doing much worse for album eight, eh?”
Earlier this week, Gorillaz and Beck joined as much as carry out their ‘Cracker Island’ collaboration ‘Possession Island’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
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