![]() ![]() I was secretly worried that the 88rising artists might feel a bit like underdogs that day, since Billie Eilish was billed as the headliner on the main stage. ![]() ![]() In fact, this year’s lineup included artists from Mongolia, Belgium, Italy, Brazil, Latin America and many other countries. It was a historic moment, as a record label had never curated this stage before, and it was perhaps Goldenvoice’s respect for diversity that made it possible. The LGBTQ crowd was also prominent at the performance of another artist I saw on the first day of the festival, which to me felt like the wave of a new era signifying the younger generation’s inclusive attitude toward racial and sexual diversity.Ĩ8rising, a U.S.-based platform led by Sean Miyashiro that promotes Asian culture around the world, presented Head in the Clouds Forever on the main stage at Coachella. Having attended numerous gigs and festivals in the U.S., I can safely say that I’d never seen such a large gathering of Asian people in one place before, and it was an unfamiliar sight. ![]() I was one of the lucky ones who got to see the show on-site, and moved forward to a position next to the runway where I could see Hikaru Utada with the naked eye. ![]()
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