{"id":580949,"date":"2026-04-13T04:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T04:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/580949\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T04:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T04:05:08","slug":"justin-biebers-low-key-coachella-performance-fuels-sexism-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/580949\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Bieber’s Low-Key Coachella Performance Fuels Sexism Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tWhile Justin Bieber<\/a> could pull off a low-key headlining Coachella<\/a> performance, could a female artist? That\u2019s the latest debate making waves on social media.<\/p>\n

\n\tFollowing the \u201cDaisies\u201d singer\u2019s Saturday night set<\/a>, which was quite stripped back compared to Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s full-on theatrical performance<\/a> the night before, people have flooded social media with very candid and contrasting reactions to his concert.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn one side, people are slamming Bieber\u2019s performance, describing it as lazy and underwhelming, despite his reportedly high paycheck<\/a> for the gig. They\u2019re citing the singer\u2019s minimal stage design and lack of backup dancers, as well as him sitting down for around 30 minutes in the middle of his set to play snippets of his older classics, such as \u201cBaby\u201d and \u201cNever Say Never,\u201d straight from YouTube on his laptop.<\/p>\n

\n\tCritics are also comparing it to Carpenter\u2019s Friday night headlining show, which featured multiple over-the-top set designs, outfit changes, acting cameos from Sam Elliott, Susan Sarandon and Will Ferrell, backup dancers galore and even the singer ascending from a car with a water fountain at the end.<\/p>\n

\n\tOne user share<\/a>d<\/a> on X<\/a>, \u201cFemale artists give full effort : flying, high notes, fireworks, outfits. meanwhile justin bieber, the most expensive coachella performer, just sits in a plain tee, plays youtube, no makeup, and still gets a pass? switch the roles and a woman would get dragged immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAnother person wrote<\/a>, \u201cFans defending justin bieber\u2019s mediocre coachella performance, saying he\u2019s 32 and it\u2019s normal not to have the same energy anymore. meanwhile lady gaga at 36,\u201d sharing a clip of the \u201cAbracadabra\u201d singer\u2019s electric 2025 Coachella headlining performance.<\/p>\n

\n\tHowever, while some would have preferred Bieber deliver a high-budget production, many OG Bieber fans seemed more than delighted about his intimate performance. Many have taken to social media to commend the singer for his \u201chealing\u201d concert, packed with nostalgia.<\/p>\n

\n\tOne person wrote on X<\/a>, \u201cA lot of people are calling it low energy or underwhelming. But for me it felt like the healthiest kind of comeback for Justino. He did not force a high-production machine that could burn him out again. Instead he sat with his past, scrolling through old YouTube videos, dueting with his younger self, and mixing nostalgia with new chapters.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThat takes real courage when fame once broke so many pieces of you,\u201d they continued. \u201cIt is a quiet reminder that healing is not always loud or flashy. Sometimes it is choosing peace, family, and honest storytelling over what the crowd expects. I am happy for Justin.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAnother X user, among plenty of others, shared a similar sentiment, writing<\/a>, \u201cJustin\u2019s performance at Coachella was so much more than just music<\/a> it was a full circle moment of healing. Watching him embrace his past and acknowledge that he finally has everything he ever wished for moved me to tears. I am so incredibly proud of his journey and the person.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPeople are always going to defend their argument, but until a top-charting female artist who\u2019s booked as a Coachella headliner delivers a performance that\u2019s widely deemed lackluster, there\u2019s no way to truly speculate what the reception will be. And either way, there\u2019s always going to be critics of a major festival\u2019s headliners.<\/p>\n

\n\tBut one thing is for certain: male headliners can still receive widespread backlash. Just look at Frank Ocean\u2019s ill-fated weekend one performance<\/a> in 2023 as an example.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While Justin Bieber could pull off a low-key headlining Coachella performance, could a female artist? That\u2019s the latest…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":580950,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[27714,88,1037,216,28530,8248],"class_list":{"0":"post-580949","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-coachella","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-justin-bieber","11":"tag-music","12":"tag-music-festival","13":"tag-sabrina-carpenter"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=580949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/580950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=580949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=580949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=580949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}