Inside Blackpink’s Bewitching Coachella Headlining Debut

On Coachella’s biggest stage, Blackpink blessed the festival by doing what they do best: bewitchingly burning brighter than anyone could imagine. Over 100,000 of their dedicated fans — or Blinks — endured the heat and sweaty feet that come with traversing the desert valley to witness the K-pop group’s headlining performance at the festival on April 15. In a two-hour masterclass of technically brilliant choreography and an immaculately executed stage presence, Blackpink came, saw, and made Coachella their area with, arguably, the best top set from the festival’s first weekend.Taking a walk around the grounds revealed that this year’s festival should’ve been renamed Pinkchella. Crowd-goers were equipped with everything from recreations of the group’s iconic looks to a Korean flag that a fan determinedly waved throughout the day and during their show. During Charli XCX’s set — where she screamed “Blackpink in your fucking area, bitch!” — a helicopter circled above the fest displaying a banner that stated, “All my love is Rosé.” It wasn’t uncommon to see an elementary school-aged child sauntering along the sand with a heart-shaped lightstick at ready or to hear “I only came to Coachella… Click below to read the full story from MTV News
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