Beyoncé brings Jay-Z and a Destiny's Child reunion to 'Beychella'
"I took some time to live my life, but don't think I'm just his little wife."
Beyoncé is back. After bailing on her headlining spot at 2017's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival due to her pregnancy, Queen Bey finally had her moment. It was a big one for Coachella too: She was the first woman of color to headline the festival.
In a two-hour Saturday night set filled with surprises, guest appearances by Bey's husband Jay-Z and sister Solange weren't even the highlights. That distinction belongs to Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, who stepped out onto the stage toward the end of the set for a full-blown Destiny's Child reunion.
The trio kicked off their three-song mini-show with their 2004 hit "Lose My Breath," following it with "Say My Name" and then "Soldier." It was their first time performing together since 2015. The crowd, and the internet, went wild.
While the reunion was the undisputed highlight of the set, it wasn't the only surprise. Jay-Z stepped out to perform "Déjà Vu," off Beyoncé's 2006 album, B'Day. Later, after the Destiny's Child reunion, Solange came out to dance with her sis during "Get Me Bodied."
While it's tough to top highs like those, the rest of Beyoncé's set whipped the Coachella crowd into a frenzy. There was the marching band-accompanied rendition of Bey's 2003 hit, "Crazy in Love." Quotes peppered throughout from Malcolm X and author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. A performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a song often referred to as the "Black American National Anthem."
DJ Khaled might have summed it up best. Midway through the set, he announced that after Beyoncé's set was over, the festival would have to be renamed "Beychella."
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The stream might be over, but there are clips EVERYWHERE. Just browse through the #Beychella hashtag on Twitter; it won't take long to piece together the whole set.
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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
