Lady Gaga debuts new single & plays Beyonce collaboration during 2017 Coachella performance



When filling a festival slot that was initially held by the one and only Beyonce, there's a lot to live up to. But when it's Lady Gaga filling that slot, there's plenty she could do to fill those giant shoes -- and she most certainly did, new single and all.

Her Coachella performance on Saturday night of Weekend 1 (April 15) was as prolific as it was dynamic, with piano versions of her hits that showcased her voice, fierce choreography, and all the pyro/confetti a pop star could want. But while she carried herself like a veteran in the biz, Gaga still managed to quip some more risque material ("Did you find someone you want to sleep with yet?," one of her first questions inquired).

Early on in her 20-song set, it seemed that Gaga may address the (sort of) elephant in the room that Beyonce was the one to previously that spot prior to her surprise pregnancy announcement. "People kept asking me, aren't you nervous about playing 11:30?," she explained, revealing that it actually had nothing to do with Beyonce at all. "No way man, because that means I'm playing for the heavyweights at Coachella."

What Gaga did do, though, was include her Beyonce collaboration "Telephone" and seemed to have no problem including Queen B's verses. She didn't say or do anything regarding Beyonce beyond that, and frankly her hits-stacked set list was all that really mattered at the show.

Although Gaga didn't opt for the Coachella-esque surprise guest appearances for her performance, she did manage to give fans a little something unexpected: A brand new single. Titled "The Cure," the almost dancehall-sounding track provided a perfect nearly halfway point in the show and likely made fans want more where it came from -- which is apparently lots of recent time in the studio, as she explained to the crowd.

The song is now available on iTunes, but what festival goers will likely be putting on repeat is footage of the stripped down medley Gaga performed of "Edge of Glory," "Speechless," "You & I" performed toward the end of the night. Or maybe just the entire 90-minute set over again to relive it one more time.

Lady Gaga's Coachella set list:

Scheiße
Love game
John Wayne
Just dance
Born this way
Venus
A-Yo
Sexxx Dreams
Telephone
Alejandro
Teeth
The Cure
Edge of glory
Speechless
You & I
Million reasons (EDM remix)
Applause (karaoke version)
Poker game
Bad Romance

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