During Justin Bieber's headlining set at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the world was in for a surprise as a group of surprise guests joined him on stage. Among them were Grammy Award-winning singers Billie Eilish and SZA, who brought an extra spark to the early Sunday morning hours.
Returning to headline for the second week of the desert-set music festival, Bieber immediately embraced Eilish, who laughed in a mix of embarrassment and delight as she was pushed onto the stage to be serenaded by him during his performance of his 2009 hit, "One Less Lonely Girl." The headliner then brought her over to a stool on the minimally set-designed stage to sing the song. The crowd went wild for nearly all songs during this throwback portion, but particularly when they realized it was Eilish on the stage.
Bieber also brought SZA on stage near the end of his set to perform an acoustic duet of her hit song, "Snooze." The crowd erupted in excitement when SZA took the stage. Bieber told the "Kill Bill" singer that he loved her "so much" before she admitted that she was so nervous that she didn't know how to get off the stage. The "Peaches" singer guided SZA off the stage, shouting their love for one another as she exited.
Big Sean, Sexyy Red, and Dijon also joined Bieber onstage for performances throughout the set. The headliner had special guests during weekend one of the festival, but there were slightly more for the second weekend. Weekend two seemed to be the favored choice for surprise special guests. PinkPantheress brought out a gaggle of famous faces during her Saturday Mojave tent set, including Janelle Monae, Zara Larsson, Tyriq Withers, Chase Infiniti, Manon of KATSEYE, and more.
Earlier in the day, Addison Rae was joined by Olivia Rodrigo on the Coachella main stage. The pair performed Rae's "Headphones On" and the first live performance of Rodrigo's new single, "Drop Dead." Pop star Sabrina Carpenter wowed the audience at her Friday night headlining set by bringing out Madonna. The pair even sang a rendition of Madonna's "Like A Prayer."
Karol G is set to close out the festival with a Sunday night headlining set.
