Beyoncé Makes History As First Black Woman To Headline Coachella
Beyoncé made history this weekend at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival ― and her fans were having a collective meltdown.
“Coachella, thank you for allowing me to be the first black woman to headline,” Beyoncé told the crowd during a historic performance Saturday at the iconic music festival in Indio, California.
Queen Bey’s highly anticipated set drew thousands of attendees and included a Destiny’s Child reunion, as well as cameos by her husband Jay-Z and her sister Solange.
The two-hour set featured some of Beyoncé’s biggest hits, including “Formation” and “Sorry” from her most recent album “Lemonade.” She was accompanied by a marching band, drumline and choir. See the full set list here.
Beyoncé was slated to headline Coachella in 2017, but ultimately pulled out of the event due to her pregnancy. She gave birth to twins Rumi and Sir in June. The “Irreplaceable” singer vowed to take the stage in 2018 ― and judging by the flood of posts on Twitter and Instagram, the wait was well worth it.
I just saw the greatest show to ever happen. @beyonce
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) April 15, 2018
Beyoncé,her Jay Z, Kelly, Michelle, band and dancers set fire at Coachella. In our lifetime the BeyHive buzzed around the world. Historic! Beychella, Beychella, Beychella! My friends jammed until they lost their voices. Hugs, Bey and Jay.
— Pam Grier Ph.D (@PamGrier) April 15, 2018
At this point, if you disagree that Beyoncé is the greatest performer alive, there's hateration where your heart used to be. This should be undisputed. #Beychella pic.twitter.com/4mGNfZ8ckb
— Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) April 15, 2018
The way Beyoncé just makes black women feel so good about themselves. Beyoncé is an affirmation. That’s all you really gotta say. I feel so good to be a black woman.
— Sheetmask Peach (@blackgirlgonekb) April 15, 2018
Houston’s own @Beyonce is giving us the dream performance at the 2018 @coachella! I am very proud of the artist, entertainer, and global philanthropist Beyonce has become... #HoustonStrong #HoustonProud #Coachella #beychella #beyonce #BeyHive #HBCU pic.twitter.com/MfqE9RHrqR
— Sheila Jackson Lee (@JacksonLeeTX18) April 15, 2018
The Blackness that filled this entire performance made this 1000x better #beychella pic.twitter.com/t9QoaFMesk
— Shéa (@Beybroadz) April 15, 2018
See some of the best shots from Beyoncé’s legendary Coachella performance below:
This article has been updated to include comments from Beyoncé
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story included a photo from Beyoncé’s 2014 Coachella performance.
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