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  • Rema, Seun Kuti, others to perform at Coachella 2025

    Rema, Seun Kuti, others to perform at Coachella 2025

    Nigerian singer Rema is set to make his Coachella debut in 2025, joining Afrobeat icon Seun Kuti, who returns to the iconic festival. 

    Ghanaian artist Amaarae and South African singer Tyla complete the African representation in the lineup.

    Headliners for the event include Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone, and Travis Scott. 

    Other prominent performers include Missy Elliott, Lisa, FKA Twigs, Glorilla, Charli XCX, Misfits, Anitta, T-Pain, Megan Thee Stallion, and Zedd.

    Coachella 2025 will take place across two weekends, April 11-13 and April 18-20, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.

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    This marks a significant milestone for African artists, following previous performances by Seun Kuti in 2012, Mr. Eazi and Burna Boy in 2019, Ckay in 2022, and Tems in 2024.

    Rema’s performance on Sunday, April 13 and 20, will be part of the lineup that includes Post Malone as the headliner, Megan Thee Stallion, Zedd, Jennie, Shaboozey, Ty Dolla $ign, and others.

    Seun Kuti will perform on Friday, April 11 and 18, alongside Lady Gaga, Missy Elliott, Lisa, FKA Twigs, Glorilla, Benson Boone, The Go-Go’s, and Three 6 Mafia.

    The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is an annual festival in California, USA, with over 125,000 people in attendance, making it the world’s biggest music and arts festival.

  • Nigerian singers Tems, DJ Spinall to perform at 2024 Coachella Festival

    Nigerian singers Tems, DJ Spinall to perform at 2024 Coachella Festival

    Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, and DJ Spinall, are slated to perform at the 2024 edition of the prestigious Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in the United States.

    The organisers of the annual music fiesta announced this on its Instagram page, adding that the event is scheduled to hold from April 12 to 21, at the iconic Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, California.

    According to the organisers, Spinall will be performing during the second weekend, while Tems’ performance is scheduled for the last weekend of the annual festival.

    Other artistes slated for the global include the 2024 edition are Lana Del Rey, Tyler The Creator, and Doja Cat.

    It will also feature performances from Tyla, Peso Pluma, J Balvin, Lil Uzi Vert, Skepta, Jon Baptiste, Ice Spice, Lil Yachty, and DJ Snake, among others.

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    This feat has made Tems and DJ Spinall to join the league of Nigerian musicians that have performed at the Coachella, including Burna Boy, Wizkid and Femi Kuti.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Coachella Festival is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert.

    The event features musical artists from many genres of music, including rock, pop, indie, hip hop and electronic dance music, as well as art installations and sculptures.

    (NAN)