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Lady Gaga’s Coachella Headlining Set Was a Genius Commentary On Fame

Here's what went down during Lady Gaga's headlining set at Coachella 2025.

That sonic universe came to life on Coachella’s main stage, with an expansive set design that depicted an opera house — though it looked just as much like a medieval castle hosting a demonic rave (feeding into another of Gaga’s taglines for the weekend: “Dance or die”). After declaring, “off with her head,” to a fallen blonde Gaga of decades past, her vision for this show snaps into focus as the acts that follow examine the darker sides of fame. Act 2 fittingly opens with “Perfect Celebrity,” which is followed by “Disease” and a stunning, stripped back rendition of “Papparazi” that serves as the emotional arch of the entire set – sensing the theme?

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