Just like she promised at her performance in 2024, Sabrina Carpenter headlined Coachella this year.
Carpenter debuted on weekend one of Coachella with her hit song “House Tour” in a very 70s orange dress. She then played her songs “Taste” and “Busy Woman,” before performing her hit single “Manchild,” as she danced alongside her backup dancers, who were dressed like dogs.
It took Carpenter barely any time at all to change out of her red mini dress and into a gold, ethereal mini dress to perform “When Did You Get Hot?” as letters appeared behind her to spell out “Sabrinawood.”
A couple songs later and Carpenter continued to stun the audience as she sang “My Man On Willpower” on a moving catwalk, as her dress blew in the wind behind her, beautifully capturing the theme of one-step-forward, two-steps-back that the song so beautifully captivates.
In the midst of her “Feather” performance, Carpenter took a dance break to be serenaded by a “Copacabana” interlude that replaced the classic lyrics with “Sabrina! She’s at Coachella!” as the pop star danced her heart out. Carpenter later went on to perform her hit song that took the world by storm and undoubtedly helped her get to where she is now, “Espresso.”
Actress Susan Sarandon appeared between sets to play an older, wiser, version of Sabrina as she reflected on her life. As Sarandon was finishing up her appearance, Carpenter’s “Girl Meets World” co-star Corey Fogelmanis, exited Sarandon off the stage.
Sabrina returned to stage in a blue sweater and black tights to perform “Sugar Talking” in such a way that paid a nod to “dirty dancing” as she and her dancer danced all around the stage.
As her performance started to come to a close, Carpenter was perched atop an entire waterfall, which only made sense seeing as she was singing her hit song “Tears.” It was an extraordinary visual that left fans’ jaws dropped until Sabrina drove off the stage in a retro car waving goodbye to fans.
Once again, Sabrina Carpenter did not disappoint and is now leaving next year’s Coachella headliners with an impossible standard to live up to. Best of luck to future performers as they try to live up to that standard!
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