Key Highlights

• Justin Bieber's performance: The pop star headlined Coachella 2026, captivating the audience with a nostalgic set.
• Katy Perry's reaction: She humorously commented on the absence of ads during Bieber’s set in an Instagram video.
• Zara Larsson’s TikTok: The artist shared her experience watching Bieber’s YouTube segment while on her tour bus.
• Set details: Bieber included viral clips and early hits, creating a memorable experience for festival-goers.

Justin Bieber’s 2026 Coachella set is generating buzz among his fellow music stars.

The 32-year-old pop superstar headlined the festival’s main stage in Indio, California, on Saturday night (April 11) with a hit-filled set that took festival-goers on a stroll down memory lane as he also showcased some of his early YouTube videos.

“Thank God he has Premium. I don’t wanna see no ads,” Katy Perry joked in an Instagram video she posted while watching Bieber’s set from the crowd.

Perry, who wore a shirt emblazoned with the phrase “Pls don’t give me a rip off your vape no matter what I say,” attended weekend one of Coachella with her boyfriend, former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The “Teenage Dream” hitmaker wasn’t the only artist to react to Bieber’s YouTube-fueled segment. Zara Larsson also shared a TikTok — seemingly filmed on her tour bus — showing her watching a livestream of Bieber’s set as he played old videos on his laptop for the audience.

“It’s giving lets smoke and watch YouTube,” Larsson wrote in the clip, where her friends can be seen watching a video of Bieber showing off his viral “double rainbow all the way” video.

“He’s in my dream blunt rotation,” the Swedish pop star captioned the post.

Bieber spent roughly 25 minutes of his Coachella headlining set going down an internet rabbit hole, pulling up once-viral clips such as “Deez Nuts” and “Double Rainbow.” He also played a string of his early hits, singing along to snippets of “Baby,” “That Should Be Me” and “Never Say Never,” as their music videos filled the screen behind him. The pop star then took it all the way back, playing the video that launched his career: his “With You” cover from 2008.

Bieber will return for Coachella’s second weekend on April 18. Check out Billboard’s full review of his opening-weekend headlining set here.