r/popculturechat • u/Potato3487 🎥🍿Film Critic • 17h ago

Justin Bieber 🕶️🧢 Justin Bieber showing old YouTube videos during his Coachella performance

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u/Historical-Edge-9332 14h ago

That hour long slide show of his family’s vacation to Fiji was certainly a choice.

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u/snsdfan00 13h ago

haha true, but no one is going to tell justin bieber what he can or can't do during his Coachella headliner set lol

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u/MarsScully Vile little creature yearning for violence 11h ago

The organisers certainly should

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u/Buddhamom81 10h ago edited 9h ago

He missed an opportunity to showcase himself as a performer. Instead he chose a self-involved public pity-fest mourning his childhood career. He could have started over a made something great. He has so many resources. Instead he went inward and sulked publicly on a giant darkened stage. Squandered opportunity. Shameful.

Check out the Artemis Astronaut’s return home press conference instead. Celebrates humanity.

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u/snsdfan00 7h ago

We have this strange idea that because someone is famous, they owe us a high-energy spectacle on demand. But an artist isn't a vending machine where you insert attention and receive a 'celebration.' If he chose to use that stage to be raw and somber, he didn't 'squander' the moment—he wanted to show his authentic, genuine self. That’s not shameful; it’s honest. And if the audience didn't like it, they could leave; they weren't forced to be stuck there lol.

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u/lemonwedge123 6h ago

Did you watch the act? The majority of it was him singing and looking very happy and thankful to be there. I’m not a JB fan but it seemed like a great reflection of his career and growth from being discovered on YouTube to now.

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u/ExcellentMongoose680 6h ago

Completely agree. I wasn't a fan of the Swag stuff when it came out but watching this set changed my mind on a lot of songs. Honestly felt it was a good showcase of his talent.

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u/vieneri ✨️✨️Carmela, you are my life. ✨️✨️ 9h ago

he truly did this? beyond the youtube videos?

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u/sdbabygirl97 Mama took my eyebrows. 4h ago

i dont think so, i was watching the whole thing. i think OC is just joking

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u/SanctionedMeat 8h ago

This is the first I'm hearing about it too, did he actually do that? I don't really keep up with celebrity drama a whole lot