Tyler, The Creator wore a pin badge showing the Palestinian flag during his headline set at Coachella.
The rapper made an explosive entrance during his headline set at the Californian Music and Arts Festival, bringing out some huge names as surprise guests and breaking out a number of fan-favourite tracks.
Taking place as the closing performance of Coachella day two, eagle-eyed fans also noticed that there was a subtle pin badge that the musician was wearing throughout the set, showing his support for Palestine.
As highlighted by Clash, the distinctive pin simply showed the Palestinian flag, and was worn alongside a pin for Congo too ā shedding light on the humanitarian disasters in both countries.
Following the set, various fans took to social media to share their thoughts on the pin. āTyler the creator really decided to give us performance of the YEAR. the setlist, visuals, jokes, singing with kali, rocky, gambino, charlie wilson, AND he wore a palestine pin?? we fucking love you,ā one wrote on X, while another agreed saying: āTyler The Creator wearing a Palestine and a Congo pinā¦ was not expecting that. W, showing solidarityā.
A third fan also took to social media to highlight how they noticed other subtle nods to Palestine in the set ā including on behalf of two of his guest performers. āTyler the Creator had on Palestine and Congo flag pins. ASAP Rockyās boxers were arranged in the colors of the Palestine flag. Childish Gambinoās bucket hat was also Palestine colors,ā they wrote.
Find more fan responses below.
tyler the creator really decided to give us performance of the YEAR. the setlist, visuals, jokes, singing with kali, rocky, gambino, charlie wilson, AND he wore a palestine pin?? we fucking love you @tylerthecreator pic.twitter.com/acQSWBVhJT
— vee | obx4 warrior (@k1espp) April 14, 2024
Tyler The Creator wearing a Palestine and a Congo pin.
. was not expecting that. W, showing solidarity pic.twitter.com/SbDZlg8MFu
— black cis male smerz enthusiast
(@GAWD6IX6IX6IX) April 14, 2024
Tyler the Creator had on Palestine and Congo flag pins. ASAP Rockyās boxers were arranged in the colors of the Palestine flag. Childish Gambinoās bucket hat was also Palestine colors
#Coachella pic.twitter.com/kWYJYCvjy5
— HUGO
(@the_HUGOAT) April 14, 2024
TYLER THE FUCKING CREATOR FOR PALESTINE. pic.twitter.com/V8FVWrpRsV
— asher ! || going 2 lc! dc (@killer_thirllr) April 14, 2024
Just noticed Tyler wore a Palestine pin while performing at Coachella, I love this man
AND don't forget the strike tomorrowpic.twitter.com/Urd00wcljY
— Toasted Pants ā
(@SuspisousRoach) April 15, 2024
tyler the creator wearing pins of the flags of palestine and congo to show solidarity of the people, i love him so much
pic.twitter.com/b7HIcUckH1
— rangga!! ĪØ
During his set, Tyler took to the stage after an RV parked on the stage burst into flames and launched him into the air. During the set, Childish Gambino joined him to perform āRunning Out Of Timeā from Tylerās 2019 album āIgorā, while A$AP Rocky later came out for the live debut of āPotato Saladā followed by āWho Dat Boyā.
Later on in his headline slot, Tyler brought out Charlie Wilson to play piano on āEARFQUAKEā and ā911ā. He also brought out Kali Uchis to perform āSee You Againā.
The slot was given a four-star review from NME, with Rhian Daly writing: āItās a reflection of the rapperās cult icon status and a rebuttal to those in his life who didnāt believe in him […] After tonight, it feels unlikely that anyone will doubt him again.ā
Elsewhere in Saturdayās instalment of Coachella 2024, the night saw sets fromĀ Sublime, Blur and No Doubt.
You can find highlights from their full set here, and for more live updates as it happens, check out NMEās liveblog for Coachella 2024 here.
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