Sabrina Carpenter came to prove Weekend 2 haters wrong — swapping in Geena Davis and Terry Crews for her A-list cameos to deliver an even more star-powered show than Week 1. The narrative is all about redemption and delivering fresh surprises.
Let's be real — Weekend 2 has always gotten the short end of the stick, with people acting like it's Coachella's ugly stepsister. But Carpenter isn't letting that narrative stand, and Swae Lee was clearly on a mission to make up for last weekend's show getting cut off early. That's the kind of drama that keeps fans talking.
Carpenter replaced Weekend 1 cameos of Susan Sarandon and Will Ferrell with Geena Davis and Terry Crews at her Weekend 2 Coachella set on April 18, 2026. Swae Lee brought out French Montana to perform 'Unforgettable' — a make-up performance after his Weekend 1 show was cut off early. Terry Crews stripped down to flex his pecs and referenced 'White Chicks' during the set.
Weekend 2 just got a whole lot hotter, and anyone who slept on the second wave of Coachella clearly wasn't paying attention. Carpenter knows how to keep things interesting — and that's exactly the kind of drama we live for.
Coachella Weekend 2 has always gotten a bad rap — some festival die-hards treat it like the red-headed stepchild of the annual desert bash, thinking it's somehow less exciting than the first go-around. But Sabrina Carpenter and French Montana clearly didn't get the memo, because they came out swinging on night one of the final weekend to change that narrative entirely. The stakes were high, the cameos were swapped, and nobody was leaving disappointed.
Carpenter, who previously rocked the stage with Madonna during Weekend 1, brought an entirely new celebrity rolodex for her headlining performance — and the swaps were anything but subtle. Instead of Susan Sarandon and Will Ferrell popping up during her set, Geena Davis stepped in to play an older version of Carpenter herself, while Terry Crews took over as the electrician desperately trying to turn the venue's lights back on. And yes — Crews stripped off his top to flex those famous pecs, because when Terry Crews is involved, subtlety is never part of the equation. He even threw in a little "White Chicks" reference for that sweet early 2000s nostalgia hit that had the crowd screaming.
Meanwhile, Swae Lee was on a mission of his own. After last weekend's performance got cut off early — leaving fans feeling cheated out of the full experience — he promised a big make-up show and delivered in a major way. The rapper brought out French Montana as his special guest, and the two performed "Unforgettable" together on the Coachella stage. The title certainly fit the moment, because if there's one thing that fixes a disappointed crowd, it's a surprise rap collab under the desert stars.
The usual suspects from Weekend 1 — Katseye, Sexyy Red, Teddy Swims, Dijon and more — all showed up to rep the second wave as well. And EDM artist Anyma finally got her moment in the spotlight after last week's performance was canceled due to inclement weather. It might not be this group's first time at the rodeo, but the Coachella lineup still knows how to keep things unpredictable. Weekend 2 just got its first official receipts — and they're looking pretty damn good.
