Lola Young powered through her Coachella 2025 set on Friday (April 11), despite battling an illness.
The rising British star, singing on the Mojave stage, gave a charismatic, clean performance, even after telling the audience of her sudden sickness. She told the Coachella crowd “I’m either going to faint or throw up, one of the two is about to happen.” Trying to muster up some moral support, she told the crowd “Guys, tell me I’ve got this,” to a supportive cheer from her fans.
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Giving her full honesty, she later said “I feel a bit sick, so if I do throw up, I apologise, please don’t post it on the interweb.” Other clips show the ‘Messy’ singer tapping her throat, drinking water and slightly gagging. Young’s set mainly consisted of tracks from her 2024 album ‘This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway’, but it also included two new songs – an unnamed tune that she announced would be her next single, and another one called ‘Spiders’, which can be heard below.
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Her set was highly praised by those who watched it, both in person and at home. She was noted by Rolling Stone as one of the artists who “stole the show” on the first day of Coachella. The Desert Sun also gave kind words to her performance, highlighting the “ferocious pipes” she showed and the “good-natured affect she brought to a show she said she was struggling to get through.”
In the run-up towards her set at Coachella 2025, she spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about her excitement for the festival. “I’m just excited to be there. I’ve never been to Coachella. I wanna experience it, soak in the sun, soak in the people, the other artists. I’m not as excited for myself because I’m just nervous about it, but I’m excited to see everyone else and watch everyone be together.”
More British pop talent shone through on Saturday’s bill too, with Charli XCX providing an energetic set which featured several special guests, including Troye Sivan, Lorde and Billie Eilish.
Both Lola Young and Charli are set to return on weekend two of Coachella, taking place this weekend on April 18-20. All event details and its lineup schedule can be found here.
