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Young Thug performs at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival - Weekend 1 - Day 3 on April 12, 2026 in Indio, California. Katie Flores/Billboard Young Thug hit the Coachella stage on Sunday night for a set full of special guests, major genre-spanning songs, and some expert crowd work.
Camila Cabello made a special appearance to perform their smash “Havana.” It marked the first time Thug has played the record live since 2018. Cabello’s cameo came after Thug helped Ty Dolla $ign celebrate his birthday by popping onstage to perform “Carnival” before throwing it back to 2019 with “Check.” Later, NAV came by for “Trimski.”
The special guests were just part of an huge live show: Young Thug opened his set with a solo version of his Gunna collaboration “Ski,” followed immediately with his Travis Scott collaboration “Out West.” Drones lights lit up the sky as Thug performed in a dazzling jersey branded with the number 55. His set design bordered on apocalyptic, with meteors flying across the screen.
He kept the night going with the live debut of his Jamie xx and Popcaan collaboration, “I Know There’s Gonna Be Good Times.” Later, Thug shouted out Teyana Taylor, who he said was watching his set from the crowd, and also used the moment to ask why she’s been dodging his requests for her to style him. “They keep saying you rehearsing,” he said. “What you rehearsing for?”
Earlier this year, Young Thug announced that his next album would be titled DBC, or Day Before Coachella. As the weekend kicked off, the album appeared to no longer be part of his plan. DBC would have continued Young Thug’s yearly album streak, which kicked off with Business Is Business in 2023. Slime Season and Slime Season 2 both arrived in 2024, followed by UY SCUTI in 2025.
