Young Thug performed at Coachella on Sunday night (April 12) and delivered a high-octane set complete with a series of special guests, including Camila Cabello.
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The former Fifth Harmony member made a surprise appearance to perform their hit ‘Havana’, marking the first time Thug has played the record live since 2018.
Her cameo came after Thug welcomed Ty Dolla $ign to the stage to celebrate his birthday with a performance of ‘Carnival’ and 2019’s ‘Check’, with NAV later joining Young Thug for ‘Trimski’.
Last night’s performance came as part of an extended victory lap for the rapper, after he spent two years embroiled in the longest trial in the history of Georgia state. The set leaned heavily on previous collaborations, having opened with a solo version of his track with Gunna, ‘Ski’, which was followed by his Travis Scott collab, ‘Out West’.
Later, he marked the live debut of ‘I Know There’s Gonna Be Good Times’, which he teamed up with Jamie xx and Popcaan for.
Young Thug brought out Camila Cabello & Nav during his Coachella performance. pic.twitter.com/LLi7sRfuIp
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🚨 YOUNG THUG BROUGHT OUT TY DOLLA $IGN TO PERFORM “CARNIVAL” LIVE AT COACHELLA 🔥 pic.twitter.com/VV8FCE6lpJ
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At one point in the set, he gave a shoutout to One Battle After Another actor Teyana Taylor, who he told the California crowd was watching his set, using the moment to ask why she’s been dodging his requests for her to style him. “They keep saying you rehearsing,” he said from the stage. “What you rehearsing for?”
Earlier this year, Young Thug announced that his next album would be titled ‘DBC’ – or ‘Day Before Coachella’, although it appears that record is no longer in the works. Had it of materialised, it would have continued Young Thug’s yearly album streak, which began with ‘Business Is Business’ in 2023, ‘Slime Season’ and ‘Slime Season 2’ in 2024, and ‘UY SCUTI’ in 2025.
The latter marked a comeback for the rapper, marking his first offering after being released from prison, where he spent more than two years during the long-running YSL racketeering trial.
NME gave the album two stars, with the review noting that the “20-track project adeptly captures the sadness and social isolation sparked by Young Thug’s time away, but conveys it with such lethargy and incoherence that you’re simply left feeling sorry for him rather than inspired by his storytelling.”