Zendaya surprises festivalgoers during Labrinth’s Coachella Weekend 2 set
If there’s one thing you can count on from Coachella, expect the unexpected.
Festivalgoers couldn’t contain their excitement on Saturday when they discovered Zendaya had taken the stage during Labrinth’s Weekend 2 set.
@kyra_aaliyah IM NOT OKAY #coachella #coachellaweekend2 #zendaya #labrinth
@cowgirlyspring my soul has left my body. #labrinth #zendaya #coachella #coachella #coachellaweekend2 THIS IS UNREAL
The Emmy-winning actress surprised fans during Labrinth’s performance of “I’m Tired,” a song the pair co-wrote along with creator and director of “Euphoria” Sam Levinson as a part of the HBO show’s soundtrack for season two. Zendaya stayed to perform “All For Us” from the first season of the series.
@marirrose Labrinth and zendaya best duo 😩❤️🔥 #coachella2023 #zendaya #labrinth #euphoria
For those watching the livestream from home, it was difficult to hear the “Replay” artist at times because of how loud the crowd was during the performance, both from singing along and cheering on the pair. Zendaya took to her Instagram story to thank fans for the support and also commented on the volume of the crowd, saying “I have never heard screaming like that in my entire life.”
Zendaya on Instagram Stories, “I just wanna say thank you again — I have never heard screaming like that in my entire life, as soon as I turned the corner, I couldn’t hear anything but you guys. — Thank you all for welcoming me back on stage with open arms.” pic.twitter.com/rbQIx8MIqX
— Zendaya Updates (@Zendaya_Updated) April 23, 2023
Zendaya when she stepped on stage with Labrinth at Coachella 🖤 pic.twitter.com/0rQIc1clCw
— Zendaya Updates (@Zendaya_Updated) April 23, 2023
The performance also gained attention on social media because it was the first time Zendaya had performed live since 2015. Nearly a decade ago Zendaya released her debut self-titled album “Zendaya.” At the time of the album’s release, she was best known for her role as Rocky Blue on Disney Channel’s “Shake It Up.” She went on to tour the album during the “Swag it Out Tour” from 2012-2014.
While she has not released an album since, she has not shied away from lending her voice to a track. During her time on “Shake it Up” she had multiple singles including “Watch Me” and “Something to Dance For.” During her second series on the network “K.C. Undercover,” which in addition to starring in she also co-produced, she sang the theme song “Keep it Undercover.”
She’s also been no stranger to musicals. In 2017, she played Anne Wheeler in “The Greatest Showman” and did a duet with fellow Disney Channel alum Zac Efron for “Rewrite the Stars.” That next year she was a part of the star-studded cast for the animated musical “Smallfoot,” where she played Meechee and sang “Wonderful Life.”
As her time with Disney Channel wrapped up, Zendaya began to focus more on her acting career, reprising her role as MJ in Marvel’s Spider-Man franchise and going on to star as Rue Bennett in “Euphoria,” which earned her the Golden Globe for Best Actress in 2023.
Fans took to social media to share their reactions to the surprise performance.
zendaya seeing how coachella was making no noise this year pic.twitter.com/ZHGuBLgIJf
— katia (@tomhllqnd) April 23, 2023
ZENDAYA IT IS NOT LATE YOU STILL CAN PERFORM REPLAY AT COACHELLA pic.twitter.com/iQGhPzOUG1
— َ (@dieforyous) April 23, 2023
I don’t think people understand how Labrinth is an absolute genius in the music industry. He has such a particular taste of music and emotions that’s wonderful. The man could bring Billie Eilish and Zendaya to Coachella + Sia. That’s absolutely insane #Labrinth #Zendaya pic.twitter.com/Sbbo91N5pI
— Margokih Loki Series ☀️🌒 (@Vairons_Split) April 23, 2023
I was sitting in my bed watching the Coachella lifestream thinking if Labrinth brings out Zendaya I’m going to fucking scream 💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/aK3PdxmFCn
— 𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒔 ♱ (@BorehamIsabelle) April 23, 2023
waking up to zendaya performing at coachella is insane AND THE CROWD WAS DEAFENING this is her sign to come and save music idk pic.twitter.com/HFwC6LIJfe
— han ᥫ᭡ dian stan account (@melodiesofhan) April 23, 2023
Labrinth brought out Zendaya near the end of his Coachella set and I am absolutely beside myself 🤯🕴️ pic.twitter.com/mULmTiBFL1
— Your Man’s Chef on Sundays 👨🏾🍳 (@devinttyler) April 23, 2023
zendaya performing at coachella was the reset we needed
— Kemi Marie (they/them) (@kemimarie) April 23, 2023
Zendaya needs to do Replay on the Coachella stage pic.twitter.com/mNDyoGnEqD
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) April 23, 2023
me when i woke up this morning and saw zendaya performed at coachella ?? ZENDAYA PERFORMED AT COACHELLA??? pic.twitter.com/P45Hoz6uP7
— laur (@hittiesangel) April 23, 2023
to everyone who saw zendaya perform at coachella pic.twitter.com/8VlJSCZ256
— elle (@myspideyswift) April 23, 2023
ZENDAYA PERFORMING AT COACHELLA???? pic.twitter.com/zIaMvVxU7D
— jojo is in her wicked era🫧 (@sweetenerjojo) April 23, 2023
If there’s one thing you can count on from Coachella, expect the unexpected.
Festivalgoers couldn’t contain their excitement on Saturday when they discovered Zendaya had taken the stage during Labrinth’s Weekend 2 set.
@kyra_aaliyah IM NOT OKAY #coachella #coachellaweekend2 #zendaya #labrinth
@cowgirlyspring my soul has left my body. #labrinth #zendaya #coachella #coachella #coachellaweekend2 THIS IS UNREAL
The Emmy-winning actress surprised fans during Labrinth’s performance of “I’m Tired,” a song the pair co-wrote along with creator and director of “Euphoria” Sam Levinson as a part of the HBO show’s soundtrack for season two. Zendaya stayed to perform “All For Us” from the first season of the series.
@marirrose Labrinth and zendaya best duo 😩❤️🔥 #coachella2023 #zendaya #labrinth #euphoria
For those watching the livestream from home, it was difficult to hear the “Replay” artist at times because of how loud the crowd was during the performance, both from singing along and cheering on the pair. Zendaya took to her Instagram story to thank fans for the support and also commented on the volume of the crowd, saying “I have never heard screaming like that in my entire life.”
Zendaya on Instagram Stories, “I just wanna say thank you again — I have never heard screaming like that in my entire life, as soon as I turned the corner, I couldn’t hear anything but you guys. — Thank you all for welcoming me back on stage with open arms.” pic.twitter.com/rbQIx8MIqX
— Zendaya Updates (@Zendaya_Updated) April 23, 2023
Zendaya when she stepped on stage with Labrinth at Coachella 🖤 pic.twitter.com/0rQIc1clCw
— Zendaya Updates (@Zendaya_Updated) April 23, 2023
The performance also gained attention on social media because it was the first time Zendaya had performed live since 2015. Nearly a decade ago Zendaya released her debut self-titled album “Zendaya.” At the time of the album’s release, she was best known for her role as Rocky Blue on Disney Channel’s “Shake It Up.” She went on to tour the album during the “Swag it Out Tour” from 2012-2014.
While she has not released an album since, she has not shied away from lending her voice to a track. During her time on “Shake it Up” she had multiple singles including “Watch Me” and “Something to Dance For.” During her second series on the network “K.C. Undercover,” which in addition to starring in she also co-produced, she sang the theme song “Keep it Undercover.”
She’s also been no stranger to musicals. In 2017, she played Anne Wheeler in “The Greatest Showman” and did a duet with fellow Disney Channel alum Zac Efron for “Rewrite the Stars.” That next year she was a part of the star-studded cast for the animated musical “Smallfoot,” where she played Meechee and sang “Wonderful Life.”
As her time with Disney Channel wrapped up, Zendaya began to focus more on her acting career, reprising her role as MJ in Marvel’s Spider-Man franchise and going on to star as Rue Bennett in “Euphoria,” which earned her the Golden Globe for Best Actress in 2023.
Fans took to social media to share their reactions to the surprise performance.
zendaya seeing how coachella was making no noise this year pic.twitter.com/ZHGuBLgIJf
— katia (@tomhllqnd) April 23, 2023
ZENDAYA IT IS NOT LATE YOU STILL CAN PERFORM REPLAY AT COACHELLA pic.twitter.com/iQGhPzOUG1
— َ (@dieforyous) April 23, 2023
I don’t think people understand how Labrinth is an absolute genius in the music industry. He has such a particular taste of music and emotions that’s wonderful. The man could bring Billie Eilish and Zendaya to Coachella + Sia. That’s absolutely insane #Labrinth #Zendaya pic.twitter.com/Sbbo91N5pI
— Margokih Loki Series ☀️🌒 (@Vairons_Split) April 23, 2023
I was sitting in my bed watching the Coachella lifestream thinking if Labrinth brings out Zendaya I’m going to fucking scream 💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/aK3PdxmFCn
— 𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒔 ♱ (@BorehamIsabelle) April 23, 2023
waking up to zendaya performing at coachella is insane AND THE CROWD WAS DEAFENING this is her sign to come and save music idk pic.twitter.com/HFwC6LIJfe
— han ᥫ᭡ dian stan account (@melodiesofhan) April 23, 2023
Labrinth brought out Zendaya near the end of his Coachella set and I am absolutely beside myself 🤯🕴️ pic.twitter.com/mULmTiBFL1
— Your Man’s Chef on Sundays 👨🏾🍳 (@devinttyler) April 23, 2023
zendaya performing at coachella was the reset we needed
— Kemi Marie (they/them) (@kemimarie) April 23, 2023
Zendaya needs to do Replay on the Coachella stage pic.twitter.com/mNDyoGnEqD
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) April 23, 2023
me when i woke up this morning and saw zendaya performed at coachella ?? ZENDAYA PERFORMED AT COACHELLA??? pic.twitter.com/P45Hoz6uP7
— laur (@hittiesangel) April 23, 2023
to everyone who saw zendaya perform at coachella pic.twitter.com/8VlJSCZ256
— elle (@myspideyswift) April 23, 2023
ZENDAYA PERFORMING AT COACHELLA???? pic.twitter.com/zIaMvVxU7D
— jojo is in her wicked era🫧 (@sweetenerjojo) April 23, 2023