Calvin Harris Brings Rihanna On Stage For Surprise Performance At Coachella


Calvin Harris’ appearance at Coachella was always going to be a big deal, but the Scottish DJ and producer dropped a big surprise on festival goers, bringing Rihanna on to the stage.

According to Billboard, Calvin Harris took to the headline stage on Sunday night to perform his DJ set to the crowds in California at Coachella. However, nobody was quite expecting Calvin Harris to introduce a star as big as Rihanna on to the stage as part of his performance. The crowd at Coachella understandably went wild for the appearance of Rihanna as they performed the Barbados-born pop star’s hit, “We Found Love.”

Ahead of his appearance on the Coachella stage, the show’s hosts had teased a big star was set to make an appearance on the stage with Calvin Harris. Many suspected that said star would be Harris’ own girlfriend, Taylor Swift. Swift has of course been spotted roaming around Coachella with her boyfriend, Calvin Harris, but the pair took the decision not to perform together as part of this year’s festival. That being said, a combined performance from Calvin Harris and Rihanna undeniably made up for the lack of a performance from everybody’s favourite celebrity couple.

Calvin Harris Performs His DJ Set at Coachella
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That being said, as reported by NME, Rihanna wasn’t the only pop superstar to join Calvin Harris on stage at Coachella this year. Harris’ set also included joint performances with Big Sean and John Newman. It would be more than fair to say that Calvin Harris went all out this year in terms of guest appearances as part of his Coachella set.

Calvin Harris and Rihanna took to the Coachella stage following a performance from Daft Punk. Rihanna was wearing a staple of her wardrobe; a red tassel and a white and blue jacket. “Coachella, what the f**k is that,” Rihanna shouted as she introduced Harris on stage, going on to shout “Calvin Harris, take it away.”

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is currently being held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Founded in 1999, the music festival attracts some of the biggest names in the music industry every year. Alongside Calvin Harris, some of the biggest stars making an appearance at this year’s festival include Guns N’ Roses, Ellie Goulding, and CHVURCHES, amongst other smaller names looking to make it big in the industry. That being said, a surprise appearance from Rihanna as part of Calvin Harris’ performance only added to the latitude of the festival.

Along with that aforementioned performance from Calvin Harris, the first weekend of the festival saw a performance from LCD Soundsystem covering the late David Bowie, whilst Kesha returned to the stage for the first time following her recent battle to be released from a contract with her producer, Dr. Luke. However, the festival isn’t over just yet, returning to California for its second weekend between April 22 and April 24.

Rihanna undeniably rocked it as part of Calvin Harris’ performance at Coachella. However, she was also spotted just 24 hours earlier enjoying the music as part of the crowd, catching up with rumoured former flame Leonardo DiCaprio. The actor was reportedly spotted whispering in the ear of the 28-year-old singer, following being spotted kissing each other back in January of this year. They certainly appeared to be incredibly close at Coachella, leading many to question if there’s much more to their relationship than they’re letting on.

The big star of Coachella this year was Calvin Harris, however. His performance was always expected to be a big part of this year’s show, but it was his several guests joining him on the stage that really added the wow factor to his performance.

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