The icons of kids TV also brought out ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic and Portugal. The Man

Fans have taken to social media to share their surprise at the litany of special guests who joined Yo Gabba Gabba! at Coachella 2025.

Playing the Mojave tent yesterday (April 12), the icons of kids TV joined the likes of fellow performers Charli XCX and Benson Boone in bringing out unexpected artists for their sets.

The Saturday slot marked their first solo performance at the festival since 2010, with Yo Gabba Gabba! creators Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz telling TMZ that the characters got such a positive response when walking around festival grounds in costume last year, they were asked to do a full performance.

Playing to a surprisingly packed audience, the children’s musical act brought out Flavor Flav, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, Portugal. The Man and Thundercat.

Last year, the latter joined them on a spin-off to show, Yo Gabba GabbaLand!, which also saw contributions from Flea, Anderson .Paak, Betty Who, Diplo, and Kurt Vile.

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Yo Gabba Gabba at Coachella 2025 played:

‘Yo Gabba GabbaLand!’
‘I Like to Dance’
‘Party in My Tummy’
‘Get the Sillies Out’
‘Hold Still’
‘I’m So Mad (Just Breathe)’
‘I Love Bugs’ (Biz’s Beat of The Day)
‘Bubbles’
‘Don’t Bite Your Friends’
‘DJ Lance Says’ (with DJ Lance Rock)
‘The Orange Cat’s Special Time Outdoors’ (with Thundercat)
‘Rainbow Connection’ (The Muppets cover with “Weird Al” Yankovic, Paul Williams, Portugal. The Man, and Thundercat)

Several X/Twitter users took to the app to say they were shocked how much they enjoyed the surprise additions, with one joking: “Mainstage next year?”. Others nodded to the “overflowing” crowd they drew, saying the set was “so camp and fun”. Check out more social media reactions below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elsewhere this weekend, Lady Gaga performed a theatrical five-act set, and A. G. Cook brought out Danny Brown, performing a host of tracks before remixing Charli XCX’s ‘Party 4 U’.

Charli XCX brought out Lorde, Billie Eilish and Troye Sivan for her highly-awaited performance, and there was controversy during Kneecap‘s set after they led an anti-Margaret Thatcher chant, with fans reporting the online stream had cut out shortly after.

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