This was the Bad Bunny show at Coachella 2023: He rode a jet ski, sang with Post Malone and criticized the media

Bad rabbit first performed in coachella in 2019like a emerging artist of reggaeton and trap. On the night of Friday, April 14, the successful and popular Puerto Rican singer returned to the desert of Indio, California, as a global superstar to make history like him first Spanish-language artist to headline the festival.

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“Latinos have been breaking it for a while”she said proudly, mixing her limited English with her native Spanish. “I just did a tour last year that I never thought I could do. I’ve been away for a while but I’m back and it feels ‘bad’ to be here tonight and may you all be here with me.

The past four years have been pivotal for the Grammy Award-winning artist, who has redefined what it means to be a Latino artist today with two number 1 albums on the Billboard 200 (including his latest A Summer Without You). So when He went on stage at exactly 11:35 PM.was received as an icon.

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A roaring crowd went berserk when the “naughty rabbit,” that one colorful puffer jacket and chunky diamond necklaces, appeared on top of a rectangular box. Are two-hour recital, one of Coachella’s longest in recent memory, included special guests such as Jhayco, Jowell & Randy and Ñengo Flow, as well as Post Malone (whose appearance was overshadowed by microphone problems). Notably, the set also featured an impassioned speech from Bunny, assuring her enthusiastic fans “People think they know the lives of famous people, but they don’t”.

Here’s everything that happened during Bad Bunny’s landmark performance.

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Bad Bunny expressed his gratitude

For Bad Bunny literally sing all his hitsthose in attendance heard one pre-recorded video from the Grammy Award winning artist express the meaning of this moment, completely in Spanish.

“The sun and the moon have witnessed epic moments, magical nights. Artists have found their purpose, their inspiration, the answer to all their questions, which perhaps weren’t questions in the first place. History has been written here thousands of times. My head is spinning. It’s amazing to see the list of all the other artists who have performed on this stage. Many of them, but none like me,” he said. “It is the first time that Benito has closed the festival. It may be the first time, but it may not be the last.”.

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Bad Bunny played all his hits

Guessing which song Bad Bunny would start with was no easy task. Surprisingly, it started with marmoset asked mewhat some rather expected for the conclusion of his presentation, as it turned out on social networks.

“Coachella, do you want perreo? Before I continue my show, What do you prefer? Do I speak in English or Spanish? That’s your choice.” The unanimous decision was natural Spanish. The first half of his repertoire contained a set list stacked with hits from albums released since he was last at Coachella: moscow mule, small fridge, When I see your mother, The hard, The Saint, We’re fine And I threw you awayincluding chants.

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criticism of the media

Halfway through the set, Bad Bunny took a moment to make one thing very clear: “Humbly speaking, people think they know the lives of celebrities, but they don’t”he said categorically. “They don’t know what we feel, what we live. They’ll never know what a heart can feel. Don’t believe everything you hear. You don’t know the real me through an Instagram video, an interview or a TikTok. If you really want to meet me, I invite you to my place. My name is Benito Martinez Ocasio.“, he claimed. “I’ve met good people, I’ve met bad people. You learn from both. I know who I am, what my purpose is, and I promise to fulfill it. Don’t worry about me, I am fine”.

These expressions divided his followers on social networks. Some interpreted these words as one criticism of the media after various situations in which the reggaeton star found himself this yearlike a deadlock with a fanAnd his alleged relationship with Kendall Jenner. Others saw it as another attempt to post his haters.

He also referred to a quote from a recent interview he gave to The Times, where he was asked his opinion on whether elements of race and color can determine the success of an urban artist. The star replied that since her “ignorance”, he could not say much on the subject because he “had not experienced it personally”.

During his concert he said: “I don’t regret anything. I don’t even regret my mistakes because you learn from your mistakes. The last thing I regret is writing this song”, referring to El Apagón, which he performed immediately after this speech.

All of this had been anticipated by the interpreter the day before when he wrote, along with a carousel of photos on Instagram, that he “had a lot to tell you, but I better tell you tomorrow at Coachella…”

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Bad Bunny welcomed expected and unexpected guests

In the experience of his massive concerts, Bad Bunny has never had a problem fill yourself 120 minutes. But the more, the better.

The hit parade brought in reggaetoneros Jowell & Randy and Ñengo Flow to perform the perreo anthem Safaera of the couple YHLQMDLG of 2020. His next guest, on the other hand, was the least expected. When Bad Bunny made his way to another part of the stage, in the middle of the crowd, he was joined Mail Malonewho played guitar versions of The song And Yonaguni.

But after a few tries his microphone never cooperated and Bad Bunny ended up singing both songs a cappella (He even briefly tried to hold a second microphone against the unplugged guitar.) “Something Happened to the Motherfucker’s Cable”he said visibly irritated.

But technical problems didn’t stop him from continuing with his show. Instead, he jumped on a jet ski while his regular collaborator jhayco rode one beside him to perform their euphoric duet dakiti.

Bunny completed the set on the main stage, playing only the hits Callaíta, I’ve behaved properly And After the beach as a final long round of fireworks went off behind him.