Justin Bieber Slammed For Lazy Coachella Set

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Justin Bieber’s highly anticipated Coachella set has brutally been labelled a ‘snoozefest’ by disappointed fans.

The 32-year-old Canadian singer is one of three acts headlining this year’s festival alongside Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G – with the event also marking his major live performance comeback.

After previously being forced to cancel a tour in 2022, Justin released his seventh album Swag in July last year. It was nominated for four Grammys, while he also performed his song Yukon at the awards ceremony in February.

This weekend he stepped onto the stage for his first major festival set in years – however many fans were left wanting more.

Although he eventually performed hits including Baby, Sorry and Where Are U Now, Justin also started streaming clips of his iconic songs from YouTube during his set – later also going on to play and watch memes.

Ahead of the set, there were also reports Justin was being paid $10million (£7million), which also left many questioning his efforts and comparing it to Sabrina’s showstopping set the night before.

https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/12/justin-biebers-coachella-set-slammed-lazy-streams-hits-youtube-27944359/

 

 

Even Zara Larsson is shading it 

 

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Meanwhile Nine Inch Noize delivered an insanely high production performance last night.

And then you have this flop getting paid to be a flop. 

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I said this in the Katy thread, but I’ll reiterate it here:

So much of today’s male artists are such an embarrassment, my god. Give me production and theatricality like Bowie, Elton John, Michael Jackson, Queen, Prince, etc., etc. The fact that male artists today are getting away with doing the bare minimum is frustrating, especially when female artists will get crucified for the simplest things. 

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Justin Bieber doing a lazy performance?

Groundbreaking 

Isn’t it like part of his brand? Wouldn’t fans know what they’re coming for?

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I think in the general sense this is a cool performance idea but for something more intimate. It just doesn’t make sense for Coachella. That said, hilarious. And also said, why is he the highest paid ever? I’m not really getting how he’s a bigger draw than Beyoncé or Gaga

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22 minutes ago, REALITY said:

Give me production and theatricality like Bowie, Elton John, Michael Jackson, Queen, Prince, etc., etc. The fact that male artists today are getting away with doing the bare minimum is frustrating, especially when female artists will get crucified for the simplest things. 

We are sort of in the social age now where younger generation is preferring the minimalist over maximalist aesthetic. 

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1 minute ago, Ziggy said:

I think in the general sense this is a cool performance idea but for something more intimate. It just doesn’t make sense for Coachella. That said, hilarious. And also said, why is he the highest paid ever? I’m not really getting how he’s a bigger draw than Beyoncé or Gaga

He's a man, that's literally it 

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1 minute ago, Starmie25 said:

We are sort of in the social age now where younger generation is preferring the minimalist over maximalist aesthetic. 

I think that only applies to male artists though. Cause many female artists will still give a maximalist production and people eat it up. If any of them did something like this, people would be livid. 

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20 minutes ago, REALITY said:

If any of them did something like this, people would be livid. 

I like the concept of it due to Bieber starting on YouTube, however no more than a few minutes of that type of "fan service" is needed. 

 

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The fault is on who calls him and who pays him to perform

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Hold on

Hold onnn

Hold on

Did he really just sit there and play YouTube videos?  

That's kinda fierce, I can't even lie

Hilarious in a "I'm mostly laughing at you, not with you" way

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This Is hilarious. You can't Say he didn't give an experience.

It would be cool of he did some performance out of It. Making music with the background maybe Is living its dadaism phase. Its interesting the contrast between Carpenter and Bieber. 

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8 minutes ago, Starmie25 said:

I like the concept of it due to Bieber starting on YouTube, however no more than a few minutes of that type of "fan service" is needed. 

Eh, maybe if it was part of a larger montage to introduce him, that'd be fine. But I still think it's a sh*tty idea  I've seen people say, "If this were a smaller, more intimate venue, it'd be cool," but I disagree. I think the idea all around is stupid.

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It’s just lazy. 
 

There is nothing you can say to justify it

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6 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Did he really just sit there and play YouTube videos?  

Edited April 12 by Teletubby