This week saw the return of the iconic event, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The Californian festival took place on 15th-17th April and will return next week on 22nd-24th April 2022. Included within the impressive line-up was British artist Harry Styles. The singer headlined the opening night on Friday 15th April 2022 at the Empire Polo Club.
The singer delighted ticket holders when he debuted two new songs during his set. The 28-year-old singer performed tracks from his upcoming album, “Boyfriends” and “Late Night Talking”. Before Styles proceeded to perform “Boyfriends” the singer had a message for the crowd, “Who in the audience has ever had a boyfriend? Who in the audience has never had a boyfriend? To boyfriends everywhere, f*** you.”
The former One Direction member also spoke to the audience earlier in his set, Styles said, “It’s big in here, innit? For the next 80-or-something minutes, our job is to entertain you. I promise you we’ll do our absolute very best. You also have one job — that is to have much fun as you possibly can. I want you to be whoever it is you always wanted to be in this field tonight. We have a full moon, you have a ticket and I have to play.”
Love fest in the desert. #Coachella @Harry_Styles @ShaniaTwain pic.twitter.com/g19lCLvve2
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The “Watermelon Sugar” singer’s set was full of excitement; halfway through the performance Styles welcomed a special guest. The singer was joined on stage by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain, which saw the duo performing two of Twain’s biggest hits “Man! I Feel Like A Woman” and “You’re Still The One”. As the pair treated the audience to two duets, Styles spoke enthusiastically about Twain and described her influence, “This lady taught me to sing. She also told me that men are trash.”
Love fest in the desert. #Coachella @Harry_Styles @ShaniaTwain pic.twitter.com/g19lCLvve2
— shirleyhalperin (@shirleyhalperin) April 16, 2022
The Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter returned the favour and spoke on her relationship with Styles and his music, “I’m a bit starstruck, what can I say? No, really, I’m a fan of you, of course. I know that when I was writing this song, you were just a little kid. It’s kind of a dream and very surreal to be sitting here right now to sing this song with you. I think I’m just in love and this song is all about love. So let’s just sing about love.”
The two new songs included within Styles’ set will soon be available to own. The singer’s third solo album Harry’s House is set to be released on 20th May 2022. The album’s first single “As It Was” was released at the start of the month and made headlines when it debuted at number one on the UK singles charts. This week the single celebrated a second week at number one and has continued to be crowned the most-streamed song of the week.
Harry Styles Set List
“As It Was”
“Adore You”
“Golden”
“Carolina”
“Woman”
“Boyfriends”
“Cherry”
“Lights Up”
“She”
“Canyon Moon”
“Treat People With Kindness”
“What Makes You Beautiful”
“Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”
“You’re Still the One”
“Late Night Talking”
“Watermelon Sugar”
“Kiwi”
