Jai Paul Performs Live For 1st Time Ever At Coachella

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2023 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival - Weekend 1 - Day 2
INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 15: Balloon Chain is seen during the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 15, 2023 in Indio, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Coachella)
Jai Paul performed for the first time live at Coachella on Saturday night.

Jai Paul performed live for the first time in his career at Coachella on Saturday night. The elusive pop artist took over the Mojave Stage to perform several fan-favorites, including “Genevieve” and “100,000.” The only videos from the event to be found online come from fans on the ground, as the performance wasn't featured on the live stream on YouTube for Coachella.

Ahead of his appearance at the iconic music festival, Jai Paul shared a statement admitting he was nervous about the show. "Yoo it’s Jai… this weekend I’m gonna be playing my first ever live show," he began in the note for his fans. "I always wanted to do something like this but yeah Im not gonna lie I am absolutely shitting it. Anyway, I just wanted to let u lot know how much I appreciate all you staying with me for all this time. Hopefully it’s gonna be worth it. Rehearsals been going good so far i reckon… Not long to go innit. For those of you able to make to make it out there, i will see you in a few day."

The Crowd At Coachella

Coachella Valley, CA - April 15: People walk out from Sofi Tukker's performance on day two of the first weekend at Coachella on Saturday, April 15, 2023 in Coachella Valley, CA. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images).

On stage, Jai Paul brought out no guests and provided fans with absolutely no between-songs banter, according to Pitchfork. While many fans on social media were excited about witnessing Jai Paul's "legendary" performance, others were unhappy about there not being any livestream for the fans at home. "how i’m going to bed tonight that coachella pulled jai paul set from livestream…," one wrote with a Wolverine meme. Another wrote, "aaaaaaand jai paul coachella stream replaced with a rerun of snail mail. incredible consistency from jai paul on the world stage. i love him so much."

Jai Paul released his last project, Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones), back in 2019. The album consisted primarily of official versions of leaks from 2013. Check out some clips from Jai Paul's Coachella appearance below.

Jai Paul At Coachella

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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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