Asian acts shine at Coachella 2022, from Jackson Wang to 2NE1, Aespa, Niki, Japanese Breakfast, Rich Brian, Bibi and Rina Sawayama
- Asian acts are prominent at this year’s Coachella music festival in California, which has returned after a two-year break due to Covid-19
- From K-pop stars Aespa, Jackson Wang and 2NE1 to Thai artist Milli and Asian-American Raveena, Asian stars have shone in the California desert
Asian musicians and artists of Asian descent have taken centre stage at this year’s Coachella.
The popular music festival takes place over the weekends of April 15 to 17 and 22 to 24 in the Colorado Desert in California, and returns after being cancelled previously because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
88Rising’s set for week 2 will feature an appearance by K-pop girl group Aespa, who will be performing an unreleased song for the first time.
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Beyond the 88Rising sets, artists including J-pop icon Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, South Korean hip-hop trio Epik High, South Korean DJ Peggy Gou and Britain-Japanese pop star Rina Sawayama also performed.
Asian-American acts also took the stage at Coachella, and there were plenty of viral moments, such as Raveena performing 1971 Bollywood hit Dum Maro Dum in the middle of her set.
Japanese Breakfast and Conan Gray were also among the event’s performers. Many of these same artists will perform on the second weekend.
