Justin Bieber is preparing to mark his first proper comeback this weekend at Coachella festival, four years after abandoning his tour in 2022. Bieber will headline the main stage at Coachella on Saturday, April 11, facing his biggest live stage since he abandoned his 2022 tour over health concerns. The singer was experiencing 'full paralysis' on one side of his face after being diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Last year, Bieber said the idea of touring again was 'super daunting' to him and isn't planning to put on an official tour anytime soon.
Coachella tickets sold out in just three days. The festival will host around 125,000 music lovers a day with seven stages. Karol G will become Coachella's first ever Latina headliner.
It's probably the most time I've ever had to actually just sit down and talk about a show as I'm building it.
Bieber's return comes after a history of paparazzi conflicts and legal troubles in the early 2010s. In 2012, he got into an altercation with a tabloid snapper when he left a cinema with his then-girlfriend Selena Gomez. That same year, he was accused of driving at speeds of over 80mph during an incident where he called 911 to complain about chasing paparazzi. In 2013, a paparazzo was fatally struck by a car after attempting to take photos of Bieber's white Ferrari. In June 2013, he was accused of hitting a paparazzi photographer while driving in Los Angeles.
In 2014, Bieber was charged with a DUI, resisting arrest, drag racing and an expired license during a drunken night out in Miami. His 2013 trip to Brazil descended into chaos when he was spotted jumping into a car outside Rio de Janeiro's infamous brothel Centaurus, wearing what appeared to be only a white sheet. He was later kicked out of his hotel in Brazil for 'breaking the rules.' Bieber was charged with 'defacing a building or urban monument by graffiti or other means' in Brazil.
You become bait, because some people want to show their power.
Other Coachella performers include Sabrina Carpenter, who has promised that her headlining set will be the 'most ambitious' show she has ever done. Karol G has been warned not to make any anti-ICE statements over fears it might affect her visa.
This weekend sees the possibility of rain at Coachella.