- I love them! - AHHHH, I forgot about them!!
♪ (industrial intro) ♪
- (FBE) So, this past weekend was the first weekend
of the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
- Coachella! Yes. I'm going this weekend.
- I didn't go this year, but I've been twice.
And I'm contemplating going next weekend. I'm not sure yet.
- (FBE) So, covering Coachella is something that has become
kind of a tradition here at FBE. But this year, some of our reactors
in this episode have just gotten back from weekend one.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah! - (FBE) Yeah!
Was it just incredible? - It was.
I was in music ♪ heaven ♪
- (FBE) Or will be attending weekend two of Coachella this weekend.
- Yeah. So, I didn't attend weekend one, because I had
some mix-up in my schedule. It looked pretty fun,
and I have some friends going this weekend again.
So, I think I'm gonna hop along.
- (FBE) So, first up, we have a performance by someone
who's actually been to our studios. This is gonna be a couple clips
from Billie Eilish's performance. - Sick!
- ♪ Bury a friend ♪ ♪ Then try to wake up ♪
♪ Cannibal class... ♪ - Production game is next level,
and you have to have it for Coachella like that.
- For her to do this at such a young age
is so cool to me. - ♪ I wanna end me! ♪
♪ (distorted electronic music) ♪ - That's brave, too.
Whoa! Is that bed tilting? - This doesn't look safe.
- ♪ I wanna end me ♪ - You better have these visuals.
- That is creepy! Oh my gosh. I feel like, knowing Coachella,
people are on drugs and stuff. I feel like people
probably freaked out. - This is my dream to perform
at a festival like this. - That's cool!
- It was creepy, but also her Instagram is creepy.
So, you know, lean into your aesthetic.
- ♪ Look at you needing me ♪ ♪ You know ♪
♪ (hums) ♪ ♪ Walk, ah, da, da, da, da ♪
[Bleep]! - Yikes. I didn't see this part.
- (Billie) What the [bleep] are the words, though?
- (laughs)
- (Billie) What the [bleep] are the words, though?
- (chuckles) I feel her.
It be like that sometimes. You forget your own [bleep].
- That's very on brand for her. So, it seems like it was actually
part of the performance in a sense.
- If you've ever been in a band, you've screwed up,
and you have to learn to keep going, 'cause the minute you pause--
she acknowledged it, and was just-- played it off like, "Oh my gosh.
What are the words?"
- (FBE) All right, so next up is a clip from BLACKPINK,
which is the first ever K-pop girl group to ever
perform at Coachella. - Ay! All right.
- (FBE) So, this is just kind of further cementing their status
right now as one of the best and biggest international
girl groups right now. - It's also a smart move
by Coachella to realize how big K-pop is.
- ♪ (singing in Korean) ♪ - This literally looks
like a music video. - That's so badass.
You're in a different country where most people don't speak
your language, and you're just going off.
- ♪ ...ddu-ddu-ddu ♪ ♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪
- I wanna be up there dancing with them.
- Yes! Hey! Hey! - I feel like Coachella
would be a fun place to see a K-pop band,
because you don't really need to know what they're saying,
you just kind of dance to the beat.
- ♪ (rapping in Korean) ♪
- Really? - God! I'm getting chills.
Oh, I [bleep] love this [bleep], dude!
- I love them! They're so awesome!
- I don't listen to them, but I think I might start now.
It's such a big deal that they essentially made history.
On Twitter, everybody was talking about this nonstop.
- The live performance aspect of everything gives me
so much adrenaline, so much... I love it.
I live for this [bleep]. WOO!
- (FBE) All right, so the following two clips
are from country star Kacey Musgraves. - (gasps) Yes! I love her.
- ♪ I'm all right with a slow burn ♪
- (chuckles) It's so different. Everyone's just quiet.
- ♪ ...burn ♪ - Classic. Dig it.
- She sounds fantastic. - ♪ ...do it my way ♪
♪ It'll be all right ♪ - There's a definitely a stage
at Coachella where it's more indie, chill stuff.
- ♪ ...burn ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪
- It's beautiful. I'm so bummed now
that I did not just go to Coachella this year.
- It's country, but it's kind of not.
For a country artist to play at Coachella is a big deal.
- (Kacey) ...say yee, you say haw.
Yee! - (crowd) Haw!
- (Kacey) Yee! - Is this stage coach?
What is going on?
- (Kacey) When I say yee, you saw haw!
- (crowd) Haw! - (Kacey) I didn't say [bleep] yee.
When I say yee... - (laughs) Yes!
She said, "You better listen to these directions."
- (Kacey) I didn't say [bleep] yee. When I say...
- (laughs) That was like a Simon Says moment.
- This was all over Twitter, and so I saw it,
and I thought it was really cute.
- You think she's gonna be this sweet, dainty little girl,
and she's like cussing up there, doing her own thing. She's so cool.
- (FBE) Next up is two clips from headliner Childish Gambino...
- Love him. - (FBE) ...who used the opportunity
to reflect on death and perform some of his hits.
- Heard about this. Haven't seen it. Let's see what's up.
- (Gambino) I lost my dad this year. - Oh my gosh.
- (Gambino) ...we lost Mac. We lo--
What I'm starting to realize...
♪ (mellow guitar music) ♪
- I honestly feel like I've never
seen someone's talk on stage at Coachella.
- (Gambino) There's 100,000 of you out here right now.
There's a chance, there's a good chance
that at least one of y'all won't see next week.
- True. - Oh! That's dark.
- Wow, getting deep up there. - (Gambino) What I'm saying is,
while you're here, while we're here...
feel something and pass it on.
- Ooh!
"Feel something and pass it on." Oh! Yes!
- I think it's wonderful, because Coachella has become
this influencer... playground of sorts.
Not enough people are living in the current moment.
Instead of being like, "Here's my phone.
I'ma go show it to people later..." You're not getting it!
- ♪ I've been waiting ♪ ♪ I've been waiting ♪
- Ahh! Already, I'm so hype! Look at that!
- You go, Glover man! (chuckles)
- Oh, what that's am-- oh, I love that setup.
- He would be so fun to see. I think he's the coolest headliner.
- ♪ Ooh, hoo-hoo ♪ - ♪ Can't you see me? ♪
- I love the soul that he brings.
- That intensity. - ♪ Don't you close your eyes ♪
♪ OOOOH ♪ - Yeah! Dang!
Oh my gosh! He's such a brilliant dude all around.
I mean, I just thought he was a dork on "Community"
at first. (chuckles) - He was giving us a lot
of heartache, a lot of pain, a lot of "I've been waiting
for things to get better." It was lovely and brilliant.
I think he, in that clip, put his heart out.
- (FBE) Lastly, we have two clips from the youngest performer
to headline Coachella: Ariana Grande. - Ayyy! (sing-song) Ariana Grande.
- (FBE) And she also brought out a few surprise guests.
- Did she really?
- NSYNC, right? Saw that on social media.
- ♪ Thought I'd end up with Sean ♪ ♪ But it wasn't a... ♪
- Look at stage setup! - (chuckles)
I'm laughing, 'cause it's just so cute.
- ♪ Wish I could say thank you to Malcolm ♪
- I've always wondered how she gets through that line
without getting emotional. - Oh, ye-- girl,
if you don't get your inspo from the Temptations and the Supremes.
- I love the '90s vibe of the singers.
- Her vocal range too, off the charts.
- She sounds so good live. - ♪ Yeah, for that I say ♪
♪ Thank you, next ♪ ♪ Thank you, next ♪
♪ Thank you, next ♪ ♪ I'm so [bleep] grateful for my ex ♪
- I'm not gonna lie. I feel like this is kind of boring.
Turn it up. Pump it up. Dance. Get the crowd dancing and singing.
- That was just the most ever. I'm taking you back to when
it was girls singing, da, da, and I love that.
- Ariana's performance was great. I can understand how people are like,
"It wasn't big enough," but also, it's like,
what are you comparing it to? Are you comparing it
to Beyoncé last year? Because there's no reason to do that.
It'll never be the same. It's Beyoncé.
- ♪ Want me girl... ♪ - Whaaat?!
- ♪ I am down ♪ - NSYNC?
- AHHHH, I forgot about them!!
- ♪ On my knees ♪ - But no Justin, right?
- I was not expecting this until I saw all the hints
on Twitter leading up to this. - ♪ ...when I'm with you ♪
- See, this is the good part. This is-- when they break
into this dance right here. - ♪ When we are apart,
I feel it too ♪ - Wow.
- (whispers along) ♪ And no matter what I do ♪
- ♪ I feel the pain ♪ ♪ With or without you ♪
- I love boy bands. - I think this is such a great
surprise performance. Such an unlikely collaboration,
but it worked, and she sounded amazing with them.
- I love a good NSYNC! I did notice that we're missing
a member on that stage. Where were you at?
- The great thing about Coachella is you have random people just come up.
And NSYNC? That was probably the last person anyone thought of.
- (FBE) Since so many of you have gone or are going,
can you talk about why you chose to go to Coachella?
- You know, I'm gonna be real. I go because I love the fashion of it
and hanging out. It's a great photo op.
I know that that is so basic, but I'm just being real.
- It's a big social experience. More than the music,
it is a festival where you have a good time
with your friends, staying out there,
partying for three days.
- I'm one of background vocalists for dvsn.
I thank them for picking me to be one of their singers
to back them up. So, that's why it's so
still surreal for me, 'cause it's just like boom,
sitting out there, hearing Calypso Rose,
and then boom, being on the stage
and then look looking at everybody as well!
- It's a hot, fun time in the desert.
But the way the culture is around it now is not really my scene.
I'm not gonna stop and take pictures every five minutes.
I'm not gonna sit out here and get entire outfits together.
You get to a certain age in life, and you're like,
"Is there air conditioning?"
- Having so many of your favorite artists
in one place, I think, is such a big draw for people,
including me. The reason I chose not to go this year
mainly was because of how expensive everything is.
Last year, I ended up paying $600 for my hotel,
and it was a motel. So, I did not wanna do that again.
- (FBE) So, as you saw, the festival has a variety
of music and performers from all backgrounds and languages now.
This year, the festival had performers from Japan, South Korea, Puerto Rico,
Colombia, and many more places. - How cool.
- (FBE) Do you think it's important for the festival to continue
to showcase international talent in order for it to continue growing
and to keep audiences coming back year after year?
- Absolutely! Absolutely. I think that's amazing
to draw crowds internationally all over the world.
- That multiculturalism, it's really important
and really, really a key to growth.
And so, to me, that's super, super exciting.
- Through music, you learn so much through other people's culture,
because it's a universal language. And I just feel like it'd help
everyone stay a little bit more open-minded.
- That's where we're at with music. I think more international flavor
is everywhere. Because of the internet,
because of this, because of all of this,
we are more connected as a world. And people are dipping their toes
in more and more cultures.
- (FBE) We see more and more online creators making content
around the music festival, with some creating look books,
- Yes. - (FBE) makeup tutorials,
vlogs from the event. Why do you think this festival
lends itself so well to social and digital media in this way?
- I'm sure it is great people watching.
I think that that's the biggest thing.
It is such a wide array and people go all out.
- Just the name Coachella is so much bigger
than the music festival itself anymore.
People go for the clout of being at Coachella.
It's a viral trend to like Coachella.
- It's also a place for a bunch of people
to go and honestly get paid to go to Coachella now.
A lot of content creators, companies will pay them
to go out there, make stuff so the company can use instead of
sending out their whole team and going through the hassle.
- Just having the opportunity to dress up like a free spirit
and wear whatever you want and just have these really fun,
unique looks, it just gives people the opportunity to do it.
And with social media, you can showcase it
and help other people have inspiration.
- To me, it's a shame. You're not living.
You're up here editing photos. Like, you take the photo,
and then you're editing the photo. Or you take the photo,
and then you're thinking about how you're gonna edit the photo.
Go on the ferris wheel. Go live. Go eat the food.
Go drink the water. Please drink water.
You know, go experience that, because I'm like,
"What are you vlogging for?"
- (FBE) Coachella 2019 will soon be a thing of the past.
But Coachella 2020, will you be there?
- I really want to. - I'm definitely gonna be there.
Facts. - I will probably not be there.
I don't think it's worth the money. - I'm not going to say yes or no.
I'm going to wait for the lineup to come out.
- I'm definitely gonna be there. 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, all of it!
- No. I'll be there in spirit. - I don't know.
I can't commit to that far ahead, but odds are, probably.
- If you have a phone and money to get a ticket
or whatever and have some friends, I say why not just go
the night before? - I will be there
if I can be in air conditioning, if I have a golf cart.
If you give me the lineup I'm asking for for 2020,
we can talk.
- Thanks for watching this episode of Adults React.
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- What was your favorite Coachella performance?
Let us know in the comments. - JC here, producer at FBE.
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