Lady Gaga Electrifies Coachella 2025 Opening Night

Lady Gaga is set to headline the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, marking her return to the Indio, California stage for the first time since her debut in 2017. That year, she famously stepped in as a headliner for a pregnant Beyoncé. If you’re curious about her latest performance, scroll down to catch the highlights and revisit the full livestream below.

This year’s thrilling set, themed “The Art of Personal Chaos,” was divided into four distinct “acts”—“Of Velvet and Vice,” “And She Fell Into a Gothic Dream,” “The Beautiful Nightmare That Knows Her Name,” and “To Wake Her Is To Lose Her”—capped off with a powerful finale. Gaga made an entrance atop a towering gown, delivering an a cappella version of Born This Way’s “Bloody Mary” before diving into the electrifying single “Abracadabra,” with dancers emerging dramatically from her skirt. She later picked up a guitar for “Garden of Eden” and initiated a vibrant dance battle alongside a Gesaffelstein remix of “Abracadabra,” which quickly garnered attention on streaming platforms.

As the night progressed, Gaga invited Gesaffelstein on stage for their collaboration “Killah” and even danced with a life-sized skeleton during the live debut of “Zombieboy.” Her performance was a rich tapestry of nostalgia, featuring nods to her iconic past looks, including a white version of her Alexander McQueen dress from the 2009 MTV VMAs. With a setlist primarily drawn from her latest album and works spanning The Fame to Born This Way, she notably excluded tracks from Artpop, Joanne, or Chromatica. She wrapped up the night with “Vanish Into You,” “Shallow,” and “Bad Romance.”