Lady Gaga is the Friday headliner at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. She’s performing at the Indio, California, festival for the first time since her 2017 debut at the event, when she famously replaced a then-pregnant Beyoncé as a headliner. The first weekend of her triumphant 2025 return is sure to feature countless hits and more recent ones from her new album, Mayhem. Watch her performance live below.
It has been a banner year for Lady Gaga, who kicked off 2025 by announcing Mayhem and performing at the Grammy Awards alongside Bruno Mars. The artists also won the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance trophy that night for their hit duet “Die With a Smile.”
Gaga followed her Grammy win with a Super Bowl performance, where she sang her Top Gun: Maverick original song “Hold My Hand” in a pre-taped segment. She also hosted and performed on Saturday Night Live, and delighted fans with a tour announcement.
Mayhem includes Lady Gaga’s singles “Disease” and “Abracadabra,” both of which arrived with slick, fashion-forward videos.
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