Beyoncé makes triumphant return as Coachella headliner

Queen Bey leads a sizeable 2018 lineup.
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Shannon Connellan
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The Queen is back on the bill.

Beyoncé is returning as a headliner for Coachella 2018, after cancelling last year due to her pregnancy (she was replaced with Lady Gaga).

Queen Bey joins fellow headliners The Weeknd and Eminem (could there be a "Walk on Water" duet?) for the 2018 festival, which announced its full lineup on Tuesday. Coachella kicks off its two weekends on April 13 this year, finishing up on April 22.

Doctors recommended last year that Beyoncé pull out of Coachella, but she promised to return for the 2018 festival.

It's a pretty packed lineup this year, with Canadian powerhouse The Weeknd, chart-topper Cardi B, BFF sister trio Haim, rappers Tyler the Creator and Vince Staples, folk-rock star Angel Olsen and R&B must-sees Miguel, SZA and Kelela amongst the usual one-star-after-the-other lineup.

There's a few throwback legends in there too, with Talking Heads' David Byrne, funk legends Chic and Nile Rodgers, and late '90s acid jazz star Jamiroquai.

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.

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