Blur’s Damon Albarn joined Billie Eilish on stage during her set at Coachella for a two-song cameo â see footage below.
Albarn joined Eilish on stage for performances of her track ‘Getting Older’ and his Gorillaz hit, ‘Feel Good Inc’.
Earlier in the set, Eilish also brought out Khalid to perform their duet ‘Lovely’ together. You can see footage, images and reaction to the moments below.
Billie Eilish and Damon Albarn of Gorillaz performing "Getting Older" at Coachella 2022#billiechella #Coachella #Coachella2022 #billie #billieeilish @coachella pic.twitter.com/og8keQOmwn
— The Culture Zen (@TheCultureZen) April 17, 2022
Damon Albarn con Billie Eilish en #Coachella pic.twitter.com/0LsUh28mHU
— Marlon CĂĄceres (@Maranesca) April 17, 2022
Kids, @Damonalbarn & @billieeilish just performed feel good inc pic.twitter.com/hv24vUbX69
— Erica Campbell (@ericacxmpbell) April 17, 2022
FEEL GOOD INC
@billieeilish x @Damonalbarn at #Coachella pic.twitter.com/c32dMfF4LN
— Damon Albarn Unofficial (@DamonUnofficial) April 17, 2022
YES! The collab we didnât know we needed⊠@Damonalbarn + @billieeilish during her headlining set tonight at #Coachella, staging a mini @gorillaz reunion to play #FeelGoodInc pic.twitter.com/ifp8rYM4ia
— Arturo Caro (@arturocaroi) April 17, 2022
BILLIE EILISH AND DAMON ALBARN ON COACHELLA đ„č
— seorang hamba (@piiluss) April 17, 2022
Billie Eilish and Damon Albarn. Totally did not see that duet coming. #coachella pic.twitter.com/6RXcrggxPo
— Hasief Ardiasyah (@hasief) April 17, 2022
.@thegreatkhalid joining @billieeilish @ #coachella pic.twitter.com/q04std73Sa
— Erica Campbell (@ericacxmpbell) April 17, 2022
Billie Eilish e Khalid performando âlovelyâ.#Coachella2022 #BILLIECHELLA pic.twitter.com/ny3kFC2wmY
— Billie EIlish Brasil Media (@MediaBillie) April 17, 2022
LOVELY CAME TO THE STAGE
BILLIE EILISH AND KHALID ARE NO JOKE pic.twitter.com/7ayoW65OOp— ceeqeey (@nindiacikaaa) April 17, 2022
Earlier this year, Albarn called Eilish “exceptional” in an interview with The Los Angeles Times and praised her songwriting.
âA really interesting songwriter is Billie Eilish and her brother,” he said. “I think sheâs exceptional.â
The interview also drew criticism after he accused Taylor Swift of not writing her own songs, something Swift later responded to on social media.
“@DamonAlbarn I was such a big fan of yours until I saw this,â Swift wrote, referring to the interview. âI write ALL my own songs. Your hot take is completely false and SO damaging. You donât have to like my songs but itâs really fucked up to try and discredit my writing. WOW.â
Albarn later replied, saying that his words had been reduce to âclickbaitâ in the interview. He said: âI totally agree with you. I had a conversation about songwriting and sadly it was reduced to clickbait.
âI apologise unreservedly and unconditionally. The last thing I would want to do is discreet your songwriting. I hope you understand.â
Elsewhere on Friday at Coachella, Arcade Fire played a secret set on the first day of the festival, performing tracks from upcoming new album âWEâ, due out next month.
Harry Styles headlined the night and was joined on stage by Shania Twain, who performed her hits âMan! I Feel Like a Woman!â and âYouâre Still The Oneâ.
During his 18-song set, Styles gave a live debut to record-breaking comeback single âAs It Wasâ as well as live debuts to new tracks called âBoyfriendsâ and âLate Night Talkingâ.
Carly Rae Jepsen also debuted a brand new track called âWestern Windâ, which she had been teasing for the past few weeks; Justin Bieber teamed up with Daniel Caesar for a performance of their collaborative single âPeachesâ.
Friday also saw Phoebe Bridgers joined by Arlo Parks for two songs during her set.
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