the only place ive seen people talk bad about this is here on listnook lmao
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TraderJulz13 hr ago
+175
I had family and friends tell me he was horrible and pulled this c*** before I saw anything on Listnook. People are legit disappointed
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MakeMeBeautifulDuet8 hr ago
+15
Yeah. I don't know anything about Bieber except for Baby but figured if he was headlining Coachella it was gonna be a fantastic show. Especially after The Strokes brought it.
I lost interest about three minutes in, and dipped out about ten minutes in.
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Large-Flamingo-51288 hr ago
+12
Everyone I know said it was good and we’re all long time festival people. Like 10 Coachellas deep + many more. Which is crazy because most of them like electronic music and live at Yuma so them saying they loved means something
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islandbye14 hr ago
+123
I don’t even think it’s the fact that it was bad. He has a beautiful voice and I think most people applaud that for sure. I think it’s more so the fact that if any of the other headlining women did that they would’ve been heavily crucified for their lack of effort. But becuase it’s JB it’s okay lol
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MudReasonable818514 hr ago
+55
Lauren Hill still sells tickets to concerts where she puts in even less effort if she even shows up.
Not to make anyone feel old here but Beiber is basically a legacy act at this point so that’s who we should be comparing him to.
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BurnieSandturds10 hr ago
+26
I saw Miss Hill play a song and a half once. She showed up on stage 3 hours late. Got on stage argued with the sound guy over and over mid song for most time. Then the festival turned on the lights and said it's midnight, we have to stop everything by law. Lauryn acted surprised and started yelling at all the staff, acting like she wanted to go on, and it was their fault. Damn, lady, if you didn't get on stage beyond late, you could've played. I guarantee she knew the show had to end at midnight. It was bullshit; she had people standing around for hours and paying money for her to pull this shit. Just don't play shows then.
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pilgermann10 hr ago
+5
So are NIN and they slayed it
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islandbye13 hr ago
+19
I mean with that logic we should compare him to Beyoncé and Gaga who both did more lol. I enjoyed his set but what I’m saying is that it’s obvious he did not extend the level of effort others did. That’s okay if that’s his thing. But it’s also okay for people to make that comparison ya know
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Ok_Insect_477410 hr ago
+2
Agreed. For some, success makes them hungrier but for other, it makes them weaker.
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The_Real_Lasagna10 hr ago
+2
What about this makes Justin Bieber weak?
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mybadithoughtyouwere13 hr ago
+15
Eh, not the same. Bieber has been and is still active, LH had one solo album 30 years ago and is criticized like Morrissey in terms of not showing up to gigs. It's not like jb is just coasting off Baby from 2009.
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The_Real_Lasagna10 hr ago
+7
The overwhelming reaction to Bieber doing this, at least online, has not been that it was okay. The people at the concert seemed to love it though
7
TheChosenOneProphecy13 hr ago
+12
Justin Bieber has been crucified more than almost any artist since he was a teenager, what r U talking about?
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CompleteMuffin4 hr ago
+1
Has he? I can name a couple of popstars who get crucified for breathing, he hasnt really gotten any more than average.
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islandbye13 hr ago
+9
But we’re not talking about his teenage career? We’re talking about his Coachella performance, that he is reportedly receiving $10 million for.
I 100% agree that he had it rough with his stardom in the industry. No one is disputing that fact. I’m just really confused as to how you and others are seeing this so black and white that you can’t have a discussion about his actual performance.
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TheChosenOneProphecy12 hr ago
+8
Ur saying he has escaped criticism for his performance when all I've seen online r posts and articles roasting it.
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Peter_____Parker14 hr ago
+11
A lot of other headlining men would be too. Why is the “if a woman did that” even a talking point. A woman didn’t do it, he did
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islandbye13 hr ago
+23
The point of “if a woman did” is being compared because Sabrina went all out on her performance. Multiple sets, dancers, outfits, guests, delivered vocally AND she was still immediately compared to other acts. Meanwhile Justin, who sounded great, was on YouTube for like 10+ mins only singing parts of his older songs and ended that segment with a meme. The tracks weren’t even loaded. He was searching them up.
All headlining acts should be held to a similar-ish standard imo. And I’m saying this as someone who enjoyed both sets. The degree of effort just, objectively wasn’t the same and it’s okay to have discourse around that
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MiserableKink13 hr ago
+13
He *is* being heavily criticized though? Also, the feedback of his fans who were actually there have been overwhelmingly positive. The only opinions on this that matter.
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Public-Warthog-279513 hr ago
+5
And after she did all that she gets called a racist for not knowing about someone's culture.
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AtmosphereDue169413 hr ago
+3
Tbh this is part of the issue I have with the “If this was a woman” narrative. It’s woman who are holding woman to this standard. The same people who likely JB’s set aren’t even watching Sabrina in the first place, they have functionally different audiences.
Lauren Hill to still sells out concerts to this day and she’s so late she misses half of them. I think people are not understanding how a loyal a lot of these fans for legacy artists are
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Peter_____Parker6 hr ago
+2
Frank Ocean had a similarly low effort headlining set a few years ago and he was absolutely criticised to a huge extent. He was late too so it’s slightly different but still, it wasn’t just accepted because he’s a man.
JB is 15+ years into his career and has done hundreds and hundreds of Sabrina Carpenter level production shows. The guy should be allowed to do a show not having sets, dancers and all of that. People who were actually there seemed to enjoy it from what I’ve seen.
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Hopeful-Prompt-741710 hr ago
+2
But he is being heavily crucified? This is such a weird take. He’s being dragged.
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Timely-Platform356813 hr ago
+3
Holy shit can you guys stop being victims for five seconds?
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Tricky-Parking955713 hr ago
+9
Yeah I thought people in general were hating but everybody everywhere else is having fun with it and it's clocking to them.
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Worst-Lobster12 hr ago
+8
It kinda seemed like a personal hangout session really, didn’t it ? Seems cool .
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BingoEnthusiast10 hr ago
+3
Right? I saw clips on tiktok and it looked fine. The overall sentiment was really positive for
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wetrysohard8 hr ago
+3
I watched. Seemed like he sung as well as usual...
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falkonx2413 hr ago
+6
Yeah I checked it out myself and it was cute
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Pugasaurus_Tex13 hr ago
+4
I saw clips online and it looked like a good show 🤷🏻♀️
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Future-self19 hr ago
+1384
I watched the whole thing and it wasn’t as bad as the headline sounds. It was his way of playing his old songs that people really want to hear but he’s too old to sing, so he played clips and sang along in his lower register. It was fine. Not a crash out moment at all.
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taquitosmixtape19 hr ago
+534
Personally I found it to be a way he’s trying to reconnect with his younger self and “heal” in a way, it’s no secret he’s been struggling with some stuff. First step is usually trying to find that kid version of inside yourself and find that joy again. Instead he’s getting dragged for doing something a bit unique.
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fraurodin17 hr ago
+107
That's what I thought too, it was kinda sad and almost haunting- getting back to the time before chaos and something sinister happening
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Tarottoddler9 hr ago
+17
I thought the setup was extremely poignant. He's like the face of the YouTube/Vevo music video era. His set is him watching himself in these same format medium that billions of people found and discovered his music (baby was like the most viewed video of all time for a long time).
It's just like his Grammy performance in his underwear. People hated it without thinking their could be a deeper meaning to someone who grew up in the limelight, playing a stripped down performance on one of the biggest stages music has to offer.
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diabeetus6416 hr ago
+68
I feel like this view requires a modicum of media literacy and emotional intelligence, hence why the masses are upset about it
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taquitosmixtape16 hr ago
+40
It would be absolutely surreal from a personal pov seeing your younger self on a giant screen at coachella and connecting back to those moments. He’s clearly trying to sort through some personal shit and if this helps him find joy and reconnect then why shit on him? He’s a person and I don’t think he’s an a******, Hope the best for him.
Anyone that can’t comprehend it as a deeply personal moment …idk
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MasterPuppeteer14 hr ago
+3
Because this isn’t a therapy session with his psychiatrist, it’s a festival people pay hundreds if not thousands to attend and I can’t imagine most of them do it thinking part of the set will be YouTube videos they could scroll through on their phone lmao.
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taquitosmixtape13 hr ago
+6
It’s his choice to do whatever he wants on stage. Lmao a lot of people enjoyed it, maybe stop being so sour
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Andaleeb10 hr ago
+5
They ppl that paid seemed to have enjoyed it while the dude that watched it for free is complaining.
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James-P-SulIivan15 hr ago
+8
Personally what I find shitty is he got paid $10 million to do it.
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TopSpread990112 hr ago
+5
Why? Are you Coachella’s account or something?
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pepehehe15 hr ago
+2
most listnook comment
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Dry_Accident_219618 hr ago
+6
That’s what therapy is for, not Coachella
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somewhatHumanPerson17 hr ago
+78
Disagree. Not a fan but art is all about that
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Addative-Damage18 hr ago
+38
That‘s also what art is for. I think most people consider musical performances as art right?
A huge part of artistic expression is externalizing and communicating your internal world/experience, hopefully in a way that some people in the audience can understand or relate to.
Obviously it’s a tricky balance between creativity, authenticity and relatability. Even when you do a good job, there will be plenty of people who don’t like it or relate to it, which is totally okay imo.
Honestly I didn’t see the performance, but it does sound like some people here took things from it.
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Appropriate-Joke-80617 hr ago
+24
Not everyone loved it, some people did, some people hated it. But it moved a lot of people and caused people to talk. Sounds like decent art to me. Had a negative and positive impact on people. Sounds more artistic than going up and doing a 8 song set of hits with a backing track and making it sound as close to the album as possible.
If I wanted to hear Justin Bieber and see him, I’d put his album on and look at a picture of him.
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tonsofsarcasim17 hr ago
+6
Well said, thank you.
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tonsofsarcasim17 hr ago
+30
That’s not how personal growth works. Try it sometime, it’s all consuming and you don’t get to choose when it’s happening.
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ai_art_is_art18 hr ago
+18
It sounds like one of the most intimate, down to earth performances an artist has given.
And if you weren't there, nobody else is going to get to live that experience. It's ephemeral, special, once and it's gone.
I'm not even a fan of the guy and that sounds downright special and amazing. A once in a lifetime kind of deal.
These dipshit journalists and hyper-online headline commentary are ruining the world and turning everything into rage bait for clicks. Disengage.
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succubus-slayer15 hr ago
+2
That’s an interesting method of healing. I can see myself doing that too.
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taquitosmixtape15 hr ago
+5
It’s really one of the first things in therapy when feeling depression and other issues, as far as my experience. One of the most innocent/pure versions of your self is likely the most young, your inner child. We lose so much joy and vigour for life as we go through the current systems in society. Reconnecting with a piece of yourself you’ve long forgotten and lost touch with can be a turning point.
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SuperUltraMegaNice16 hr ago
+1
Heal lmfao
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taquitosmixtape16 hr ago
+10
Oh sorry, was me assuming Beiber is a human being not aligned with your view? /s
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PhilLesh31118 hr ago
+114
100%. I watched it back today and it was actually the coolest part of the show. And the crowd f****** loved it. The internet sucks man!
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NoPlansTonight17 hr ago
+27
People for some reason think a concert needs to be a Beychella level spectacle in order to be headline-worthy at Coachella... It's actually bizarre.
Childish Gambino at Flog Gnaw last fall and Frank Ocean at FYF Festival a while back were two of the best headlining performances of the past decade. Both were really stripped back. And we all know what happened when Frank tried (and failed) to put on a show at Coachella recently... if he did his FYF set there it probably would have been acclaimed and considered some kind of "counter-Beychella" moment or some shit.
Justin got $10M to perform because he's Justin. He performed and did it well. To hell with the spectacle if that's not what he had to offer this time.
I'm not even a Justin fan but I'm jealous of people who are. I much preferred seeing SZA doing simple festival sets back in the day than the commercialized but high production value set we got at the SOS tour. We rarely get to see honest sets from stars these days.
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DRxCarbine16 hr ago
+11
Finally a concert watcher who knows ball.
These people are taking headlines and running with it as if he didnt kill the rest of his setlist. His voice is incredible and brought out good guests!
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PhilLesh31114 hr ago
+5
I mean shit the laptop portion was super cool too tho. Playing the old hits. And going down memory lane. I liked that the most
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AnnieCarnero12 hr ago
+2
10 million?! Wow.
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Ok_Bread30216 hr ago
+12
To be fair 50%+ of the crowd at Coachella is on molly or acid and would cheer for anything.
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Signal_Ball463411 hr ago
+2
This whole thing just feels like the media outlets latching onto the most negative take, looked like a fine show and nice way to give an intimate vibe to a performance at one of the most famous festivals out there.
2
MelB470211 hr ago
+6
I thought it was super creative and pretty cool. Something different. He’s not Beyoncé or Gaga, he’s not going up there and putting on a performance like that. I found it to be very compelling and the crowd sounded into it.
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KellyTheQ18 hr ago
+36
I thought it was a nice cozy, social, memory lane kinda thing, it felt more personal.
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lamancha14 hr ago
+6
It's a bit weird how much are people criticizing it. It seemed like a cool and creative way to give his fans what they wanted.
6
Large-Flamingo-51288 hr ago
+2
It was for sure a “for the fans” show
2
RevelArchitect18 hr ago
+7
I only saw brief clips, but it looked like a nostalgic retrospective that was hit or miss for audience members. From the few sets I did see, it almost felt like Coachella had a heavy nostalgia theme.
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NathanCollier1415 hr ago
+3
By the sound of the title, I thought he turned his set into a You Laugh You Lose episode lol
Glad it was just this instead
3
aloysiuspelunk16 hr ago
+6
I really think those bitching about it didn't watch his whole performance. It felt like a healing he needed. Leave Justin Alone!!!
6
Rxmses14 hr ago
+5
“too old to sing” he’s 32 ffs
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Future-self13 hr ago
+3
I just mean old enough to not *want* to sing those high-vocal-range songs from his childhood. I’m sure he could if he wanted to.
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Anrw19 hr ago
+20
There's been a lot of complaints about headliners at Coachella and Super Bowl only caring about how their performance looks like on TV and completely ignoring the live audience so I actually kind of appreciate how engaged Justin was with the audience even while he was scrolling through youtube. It was also a pretty neat way to figure out whether the crowd was really full of his fans or influencers who were just there for the 'gram. He sang along and clearly knew all or most of the words even for his b-sides, which is more than I can say about several popular artists.
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Beepb00pb00pbeep14 hr ago
+2
My wife loved it so much lol, I’m having a good laugh at the amount of hate a bunch of Listnookors are throwin at the dude
2
godver312 hr ago
+2
So just like every stupid headline lol. Social media is awful.
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HummaKavula9518 hr ago
+7
Too old to sing…? He’s 32
7
DuePerception692618 hr ago
+15
He doesn’t sound 13
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Agent_00Apple18 hr ago
+13
His voice has changed a bit since he was a 13yo. That tends to happen.
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Odd_Ingenuity288316 hr ago
+4
So you rework the song and hire a vocal coach. Every other performer of his era has managed it. He’s just lazy.
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KellyTheQ18 hr ago
+3
He used to be falsetto, those days are over.
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Dry_Accident_219618 hr ago
+9
How is he too old to sing those songs when he (check notes) sung those songs last night? Not the mention the thousands of adults in the audience that sung along with him.
This is such a pretentious take that he’s too grown to sing his older hits.
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Telly9418 hr ago
+24
People say that because his voice has changed since then. But he can still sing, so he absolutely can still sing those songs.
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Dry_Accident_219618 hr ago
+4
Thank you! It’s like suddenly Bieber fans are obtuse about music scales and the power of a key change.
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Telly9418 hr ago
+3
Most fans for some reason feel like they have to excuse everything their favorite does. It’s not just a Bieber thing but his fans are one of the biggest examples.
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Future-self18 hr ago
+12
FYI, your voice changes as you age. He just can’t hit the high notes as comfortably as he used to. And it totally makes sense to not wanna perform songs from his *childhood* either way.
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DRxCarbine16 hr ago
+2
Tbh i see it as he didnt wanna full on do the old songs bc he really wanted to do a setlist consisting of his companion albums that came out last year.
So it’s less so bc he doesnt have the capabilities… he was definitely singing out the older songs with effort.
So i think *mentally* he wasnt really in a mindset to do an Eras type show but he did include the youtube part to give people a little nugget of nostalgia in between
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ragingduck16 hr ago
+1
Come on, bro, lighten up.
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Berns42916 hr ago
+1
Unfortunately friend, that’s not click baitey enough, so we’ll be going with the crash out today. Lol jkjk
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LowJellyfish423815 hr ago
+1
Nahhh that shit was bad
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ApartmentInside789114 hr ago
+1
Yeah what’s up with all the hate? It was great
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VergaDeVergas12 hr ago
+1
One of the comments I read on YouTube said that he doesn’t own the rights to his old music so this is one of the few ways he can perform his old songs. Not sure how true it is
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iiJokerzace3 hr ago
+1
"Too old to sing" is absolutely wild.
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Bac0nEater13 hr ago
+93
I’m not a huge Bieber fan but I watched it live. I felt like JB was in a unique position to do something like this. He literally started his career on YouTube and him searching these old videos up, in my eyes, was a great way to harken back to his coming up. I think if anybody else does this it flops but that literally was the culture of his rise. Plus fans got to see him sing his old stuff. Overall cool, if you’re hating you might wanna get a life.
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Sham_WAM9317 hr ago
+138
Honestly sounds like a vibe. Let the man live his life and have fun, I feel like he’s had enough.
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landenone16 hr ago
+17
Fully agree. As a fan is that not what you would want?
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Sham_WAM9315 hr ago
+15
I’m not even a fan, dude is just still doing music and appeasing fans and in a raw personal way now. I agree that’s what I want, I wish I got to experience a trip down memory lane with my favorite artist like that.
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landenone15 hr ago
+4
Bingo. I’m not either. If an artist I love is following their artistic direction, I am there for it. I would be much less happy to have seen him perform something over the top and choreographed if he genuinely seemed unhappy.
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secretreddname15 hr ago
+2
People complaining aren’t fans, just a bunch of angry internet people as always.
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dylan_199214 hr ago
+4
Having someone live their life and have fun is one thing.
Paying to see a performance and the performer is not giving a good show is a different thing. But as others have said it wasn’t as bad as the title makes it out to be.
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absolut69614 hr ago
+5
From what I gather it was just a portion towards the end of the performance. It also seems like
The crowd loved it, and it was a novel way of connecting with the crowd. I’m the furthest thing a fan of Bieber, but I thought it was sort of compelling in a way.
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AtmosphereDue169413 hr ago
+5
I mean the thing is that the people who were actually there loved it. It’s only people who are fuming at clips online trying to claim that this was panned as a bad show.
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Dry_Bar_496514 hr ago
+2
THE PROBLEM IS, HE'S A HEADLINER.
People were shitting on Sabrina Carpenter for her performance AND SHE had dancers, stage changes, guests, celebrities.
Meanwhile, Justin Bieber on his laptop - "it's just a vibe"
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Sham_WAM9314 hr ago
+3
Ya you’re right but it’s matching your demographic. Bieber demographic is starting to be nostalgic. Sabrina is a current A list pop artist that is expected to have a full production. How ever this is in an area I’m not familiar with considering it’s pop.
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My_Other_Car_is_Cats19 hr ago
+130
I had no idea I could be headlining Coachella
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AlmightyKira19 hr ago
+73
You just need millions of fans and a whole discography of iconic songs
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pcspain19 hr ago
+158
This is rage bait at its finest. Not at all what he did.
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E_Farseer19 hr ago
+15
I just watched and fast forwarded most because the headline is very true
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bonerboy2414 hr ago
+8
At what point did he doomscroll?
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MOSbangtan19 hr ago
-11
It was very bad.
-11
DRxCarbine15 hr ago
+10
Incredible vocals from his last two albums then did a little millenial nostalgia bait section. It was an incredible set with good guests.
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Arch-by-the-way18 hr ago
+22
Avg listnookor enjoy a single thing challenge: impossible
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Telly9418 hr ago
-1
Avg listnookor accepting that someone has a different opinion than them: impossible.
-1
Arch-by-the-way18 hr ago
+5
Popular thing bad. Upvotes pls
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gizmo293018 hr ago
+16
Just another millennial scrolling YouTube at work 🫡
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elzap-17 hr ago
+28
Who honestly gives a f***. I watched it at home for free.
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MammothPosition66015 hr ago
+1
Yeah but was he sleepy ? 🙄
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mitterbubbie15 hr ago
+3
Click baity with maybe the most known pop star lol crowd loved it.
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Vector61911 hr ago
+3
People are expecting a Gaga or Rosalia performance when he hasn’t done anything like that in years. I loved his performance and ESPECIALLY the YouTube stuff from someone that thought he wouldn’t even touch his old stuff. He was stoked the whole time and very grateful. I’m excited to attend next weekend. Thanks Bieber
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Alarming-Cupcake156916 hr ago
+7
God these click bait articles everyone I know that saw it liked it sheesh.
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AlternativeHead528414 hr ago
+4
“Unpopular opinion” for this headline- but Justin Bieber’s Coachella set was great. He’s stopped doing what the industry wants and started being his own person. People are angry because they want the teenage performer back, but they ignore the years of trauma and healing he’s navigated since then. He survived what so many other artists didn't, and his growth over the last three years is something we should be celebrating, not criticizing.
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heretikc13 hr ago
+6
I liked it. First time I ever listened to Justin Bieber on purpose
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pisseswithmoose8 hr ago
+2
Same, I know a couple Bieber songs but never really liked him. Thought it was an interesting performance and seemed like he was going through like a peaceful therapy on stage in front of thousands of fans.
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Lavendermin18 hr ago
+25
This is a SMEAR. who is pushing this angle?
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SarahArabic218 hr ago
+10
Katy Perry
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Skate_faced17 hr ago
+13
But she was happy for him having premium.
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iszcross16 hr ago
+5
This guy is a divorce away from dancing in front of his phone stopped down to his underwear doing the Britney knife dance.
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Minute-Hall-127914 hr ago
+12
I am convinced people who found his performance good have not seen any of the other ones.
You got female artists paid way less than him busting their ass out there giving amazing performances with a decorated set, constume, and dances. But people always lower their standards for him.
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pisseswithmoose8 hr ago
+5
I am convinced people don’t understand performances can be good without having to have elaborate sets and costume changes.
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Large-Flamingo-51288 hr ago
+3
What a joke lol. Me and my friends who have been to dozens of festivals, a decades worth of Coachella (I literally worked for DoLaB for 3 years), too many concerts to count, and saw most of the sets this weekend via couchella (if not there) would disagree with you. Everyone loved it even though my crew is more house/techno leaning
There’s discorse to be had about expectations for women, but everyone knew Justin would do this. It wasn’t marketed as anything other than this.
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TopSpread990111 hr ago
+2
Who gives a f****** shit? I’ve never been to a concert with costumes and dances. Stupid circus c***.
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AtmosphereDue169413 hr ago
+2
I mean JB is way more famous than Sabrina so it makes sense that he’s paid more based on him being a bigger draw across generations.
Even then, his production was so minimal that Coachella didn’t actually have to pay him basically anything for his set design. It’s very likely they actually spent 2x more money on Sabrina’s production and herself than they did with JB with a simplified set.
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Desperate-Cell11698 hr ago
+2
Did they get paid less cuz they’re female or because they’re not Justin Bieber?
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Fantastic-Activity-515 hr ago
+2
He’s like me at work.
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noxsolaris613 hr ago
+2
The performance is accomplishing exactly what it was intended to: to dominate the headlines and drum up media attention.
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Filibust7 hr ago
+2
He’s just like me fr
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Sublimotion4 hr ago
+1
He simply just dgaf about the show or his fans in general, just in it for an easy $10mill paycheck. He figured whatever turd he comes up with in the last second, his fans will be gullible enough to eat it all up and justify it as miminalistic creativity and organic. And that's exactly what happened.
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NuclearHateLizard16 hr ago
+6
This dude still catching flak for nothing
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Telly9418 hr ago
+14
This is something he should’ve done at a smaller venue. Coachella is not the place for this type of performance.
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Simon_Jester8818 hr ago
+32
What is the allowed square footage for this performance?
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Telly9418 hr ago
+8
Idk why you took offense to this, but this is 100% something that shouldn’t have happened at a festival.
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SuperEvening42018 hr ago
+14
Says who? He was one of the first big artists to be discovered because of YouTube.. he's been wanting to headline Coachella. It was a cool moment for him to do.
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Telly9418 hr ago
+1
The fact that he was discovered on YouTube doesn’t discredit what I said, if anything it’s a huge part of the reason why I didn’t flat out call this performance lazy. It does make sense for Justin Bieber to do, but I’m sorry a festival isn’t the place to do this and if a woman did this she’d be torn apart for it.
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SuperEvening42018 hr ago
+13
If.. if...if .. Let's talk about things that actually happened.. was he on YouTube for his whole performance? No he wasnt..
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Simon_Jester8818 hr ago
+13
Why not? Just seems like your personal opinion
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heyhelloyuyu9 hr ago
+3
My big sticking point is… was it advertised as anything different? If this has been branded “an intimate hour with Justin! He’ll sing crowd requests and chat in a casual, interactive way for a portion of the set!” Etc then no one would have anything to complain about but bc it was not announced…
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Large-Flamingo-51288 hr ago
+2
It was completely advertised like this. Everyone expected this. People weren’t even sure if he was going to play his old songs. Anyone who watches the Grammy’s knew what was going to happen this weekend. That’s why a lot of fans aren’t upset, but people who barely know his music are. And I’m one of the people who barely know his music but even I knew what he was about
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EchoRush9317 hr ago
+5
I thought it was the perfect way to deconstruct the idea of what a pop star is. When you have your whole childhood on display and a long, sometimes turbulent career this was a great full circle moment. He doesn't have to be anything he doesn't want to at this point of life and that's probably a good thing.
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HerissonG19 hr ago
+10
I’m old enough to remember when real artists performed at Coachella.
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darksideofmypoon16 hr ago
+9
David Byrne was there and his set was amazing.
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Djlionking18 hr ago
+29
I'm not his audience at all but he's a real artist dude.
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DRxCarbine15 hr ago
+3
Giving angry millenial “give us back tupac, we’ll give you justin bieber” energy
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sarim2518 hr ago
+4
Yeah, it is so odd seeing others defend Bieber when he half-assed it completely.
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jarlander15 hr ago
+3
Not a Bieber fan at all and I would never buy a ticket to his anything. But I watched his set on YouTube and it was fine. People online need to learn how to handle medium better. The YouTube thing was kinda fun honestly, certainly not something to write a hate article about.
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moomoopoopoo17 hr ago
+3
Bro is innovating, y’all are behind
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wrinkled_funsack18 hr ago
+3
Do people actually like these vocoder robot sounding vocals? I know he can sing well, but I just don’t get the appeal.
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justaphaze0415 hr ago
+1
Guy got paid 10 million dollars an adequate performance of his adequate new album interspersed with YouTube karaoke. You get 10 million to pay for stage design, special guests and all the production costs. He spent $2000 on a laptop and YouTube premium.
I get him wanting to move past his past but this just feels like a cash grab. If he really cared about artistic license and making a statement, for what he delivered it should have been a free show in Central Park.
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passingthepetal_to_u7 hr ago
+2
Do you really need fireworks to make a statement? Everyone is talking about his show. It was raw and vulnerable, and critically engaging with history and the platform that launched his career. The YouTube element is very unique to beiber. He was the first artist to blow up off the platform.
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gabagoobs18 hr ago
+2
They don’t know about kidrauhl 😭 I thought it was a nice way to reminisce and give fans what they were practically begging for
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lostryu14 hr ago
+2
These headlines are bullshit. It was actually a cool way to revisit songs from when his voice was different. The audience enjoyed it.
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SkinnyKau13 hr ago
+2
This is going to be one of those events people travel back in time to do acid at
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swrrrrg18 hr ago
Justin Beiber + headlining Coachella are 2 things I never imagined together but here we are.
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Dry_Accident_219618 hr ago
+2
Why? They always get big names. Taylor will show up to headline one day soon as well.
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Reeko_Htown17 hr ago
+2
Julian was right to clown this dweeb and his stans
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encroachzeitgeist15 hr ago
+1
he just like me fr
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Iliker0cks13 hr ago
+1
Even if he does a bad job, he still gets the 2 mill
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dokutarodokutaro12 hr ago
+1
He sang along with his old YouTube videos (among others). I know he sold the rights to all of his old songs. I wonder if this is some weird legal loophole.
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PorQ2019 hr ago
+1
Didn’t he like sell his music rights, was this a work around to play his old stuff?
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Excellent-Island-6609 hr ago
+1
His Stan’s will say he’s just bring original and authentic. Typical Gen Z rationality
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AmbassadorOkieDokie9 hr ago
+1
Manipulative headlines
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littlebrain941028 hr ago
+1
I saw Yngwie Malmsteen hit himself in the head with the guitar the very first spin.
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+1
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Urdadspapasfrutas7 hr ago
+1
Wow, is low effort back in?
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DumbWhore46 hr ago
+1
It's actually insane to see everyone defending this performance. Some artists can truly get away with anything.
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3DNZ6 hr ago
+1
People are writing about him and talking about him which is what he wanted. "There's no such thing as bad press" is true. Now people's algorithms will adjust and his name will appear in more people's socials.
1
kainsta9296 hr ago
+1
His fans enjoyed it which would be the point so what's the issue
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Wonderful_Emu_23855 hr ago
+1
i’ve only heard good things. dude i can’t believe these artists are getting torn up
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Late_Ambassador74705 hr ago
+1
A lot of people are saying he was the best performer there
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