By Brian Richards | Social Media | April 15, 2018 |
By Brian Richards | Social Media | April 15, 2018 |
There are many people out there, whether it’s yourself or someone you know, who would love nothing more than to see Beyoncé perform live in concert.
But because of the tickets instantly selling out the millisecond they go on sale or because ticket prices make it so that you’d have to recruit Ocean’s Eleven or (much to the anger of many a fuckboy who wishes that the wimmenz would just create their own original stuff) Ocean’s Eight and rob several casinos and the Met Gala combined in order to afford a ticket, that isn’t possible.
When it was announced that Beyoncé was going to perform at Coachella this year, many of those same people threw up their hands in frustration and accepted that inventing a time machine and going back in time to see the original cast on Hamilton perform on Broadway would be an easier task than getting a ticket to Coachella to see Beyoncé, the first African-American woman to ever headline the festival, on stage and doing her thing as only she can. (Especially since she had to bow out of performing at Coachella last year due to her pregnancy)
#Beychella complete setlist. #Coachella pic.twitter.com/lkrlV31nHW
— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@Bey___Legion) April 15, 2018
Fortunately, Coachella 2018 was being streamed live on YouTube for everyone’s free enjoyment. And much to the delight of so many people who couldn’t be there in person, especially everyone from Black Twitter who accepted that they would have to stay up very late until Beyoncé arrived on stage, the wait was worth it.
Beyoncé singing the “Black American National Anthem” pic.twitter.com/oDNcOzGM6U
— J (@Veganyonce) April 15, 2018
Beyoncé Coachella Opening 🔥 certainly got my adrenaline pumping‼ï¸#Beychella #BeyHive #Beyonce #Coachella
— ð“ƒð’¶â€ð“‚ð’¾ ð“ð“Žð“ƒð“ƒð‘’ (@10thSunday) April 15, 2018
🎥 Source: https://t.co/C0bQpzoByB pic.twitter.com/SY04DU73k6
YONCE ALL ON HIS MOUF LIKE LIQUOR #Beychella pic.twitter.com/2bKzX4WvXA
— Shéa (@Beybroadz) April 15, 2018
Sorry but the band and dancers are more entertaining than Beyonce. #beychella #coachella pic.twitter.com/HmqpFIKBcg
— Vicente (@vincentalvarez) April 15, 2018
THIS is a mood:
— AC (@ACThePlug) April 15, 2018
"Suck on my balls, b!tch!" - @beyonce x #BEYCHELLA pic.twitter.com/BDWlS00wVZ
Beyonce doing a step routine while saying ‘suck on my balls b*tch’ is the most iconic thing I’ve ever seen. #Coachella2018 pic.twitter.com/xugENEsu0m
— janessa (@zaintatts) April 15, 2018
(Expect this segment of Beyoncé and company telling everyone to suck on their balls to get plenty of usage on Twitter in the days to come)
OMG JAY-Z and BEYONCE👑💖🔥
— Ë—ËË‹ A!K! ËŽËŠË— (@jbjcb143) April 15, 2018
I'm cryingðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜#BeyChella #Coachella pic.twitter.com/hZpRLG0LLL
Of course, the response on Twitter was divided between those who were either very happy to see Beyonce’s husband Jay-Z appear on stage…
…and those who still haven’t forgiven him for cheating on Beyoncé in the first place and wondering why he even had to be there.
Destiny’s Child Reunion#BeyChella#CoachellaLiveStream #Coachella18 #Coachella #Coachella2018 #beyonce
— ADO (@adeoyemusic) April 15, 2018
pic.twitter.com/htIS4ZjrfG
Beyoncé and Solange dancing to Get Me Bodied. I never knew how much I needed this until now. I love these legendary sisters. #BeyChella pic.twitter.com/qptNpH7iNj
— . (@goddessyonce) April 15, 2018
The only thing that was as entertaining as seeing Beyoncé perform with her band/dancers/Solange/Jay-Z/Destiny’s Child was seeing how everyone on Twitter was responding to it. There was no holding back when it came to Twitter expressing its enthusiasm for Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter and what she was doing at Coachella:
Fam.
— Amanda Parris (@amanda_parris) April 15, 2018
The Black National Anthem.
Malcolm X quotes.
Nina Simone samples.
Stepping and marching bands.
Jigga for the deja vu.
A Destiny’s Child reunion.
A Solange dance collabo.
The greatest living entertainer is a Black woman named Beyonce. This is not up for debate.#Beychella
What Beyoncé did by transitioning ‘Lift Every Voice & Sing’ into ‘Formation’ is remind the world that no matter how lit ‘Formation’ is & has always been its purpose is to empower Black women. The way things get appropriated around here, it was appreciated & necessary. #BeyChella pic.twitter.com/uPADaGxE2c
— ESSENCE (@Essence) April 15, 2018
Beyonce essentially just charged white people MILLIONS of dollars so she could put on a whole ass concert for the Black folks who couldn't go to Coachella. Finesse. LOL
— A. H. M. 🌈 (@milkdromeduh) April 15, 2018
She is not a queen she is THE Queen. #BEYCHELLA pic.twitter.com/whdlVJj4pZ
— ESSENCE (@Essence) April 15, 2018
Beyoncé has been singing since 2:20am. Almost TWO WHOLE HOURS. And her voice is still crisp and clear. THIS BITCH IS AMAZING. DOING LOVE ON TOP? ALL THESE KEY CHANGES? IS YOU FOREAL?
— Bey Phi Bey, Philly Chapter President. (@brownandbella) April 15, 2018
Black Twitter would occasionally pause and take a break from praising Beyoncé to talk plenty of shit about the crowd at Coachella:
So y’all not gon sing the fucking notes in the audience?!?! Y’all a trash ass audience who doesn’t deserve this glorious woman or her performance!
— LeValkyrie (@LeValkyrie) April 15, 2018
That Coachella crowd didn’t deserve that. Beyonce kept calling them out for not being live enough all night
— wilfre (@Wilfreyfrey) April 15, 2018
But they would soon go back to praising Beyoncé and losing their shit, and being given additional reasons for doing so.
How. in. The. Fuh. Did. She. Pull. That. Shiii. OFF!!!!??? It’s like 170 musicians onstage. I mean the stage plotting. The patch chords. How many monitor boards were used??! Bandleading that shit woulda gave me anxiety. Hats off man. Jesus H Christ.
— T'Questlove (@questlove) April 15, 2018
#Beychella when you the first black woman to head coachella you bring out your besties, your husband and your sister!!! Legit LEGENDARY
— Winnie Mo Dixon (@HistoryofSALMON) April 15, 2018
I’d tap it every time someone challenges me. You don’t want no part of what I can do because my pussy alone made THIS. https://t.co/z4S19vufNy
— Child Support Enthusiast (@BtSquared2) April 15, 2018
Serious question: where does Beyonce get all this stamina from?
— Dwayne (@dwaynefighter) April 15, 2018
And i know this is something she's been doing since she's a kid, but this is damn ridiculous now. I can't even dance for 6 minutes without getting tired.
— Dwayne (@dwaynefighter) April 15, 2018
Beyoncé has been singing since 2:20am. Almost TWO WHOLE HOURS. And her voice is still crisp and clear. THIS BITCH IS AMAZING. DOING LOVE ON TOP? ALL THESE KEY CHANGES? IS YOU FOREAL?
— Bey Phi Bey, Philly Chapter President. (@brownandbella) April 15, 2018
You know what… Beyoncé clearly found Wakanda, drank the herb and was given the strength of the Black Panther.
— Nola Marianna Ojomu (@NolaMarianna) April 15, 2018
Cause the way her stamina is so sensational… that must be the only explanation! #beychella #wakandaforever #coachella #coachella2018 #coachella18 pic.twitter.com/KgAz166sg9
— #TheThirstyHippie âšœ (@just_loach) April 15, 2018
How. in. The. Fuh. Did. She. Pull. That. Shiii. OFF!!!!??? It’s like 170 musicians onstage. I mean the stage plotting. The patch chords. How many monitor boards were used??! Bandleading that shit woulda gave me anxiety. Hats off man. Jesus H Christ.
— T'Questlove (@questlove) April 15, 2018
I feel like everybody is supposed to go to Waffle House now.
— Alexis Fields (@Alexis_Fields) April 15, 2018
How do you even describe that performance to someone who didn’t see it for themselves? You can’t!
— Blanket Jackson (@ChristineFox_) April 15, 2018
You cant even hate on Beyonce. Literally nobody else is giving you a performance remotely close to that. If you got one bad thing to say about her, ur mother birthed a bum.
— INFINITY WAR 4/27 type beat (@eleven8) April 15, 2018
Everytime, we say, “This woman outdid herself.”
— Veronica Miller Jamison ✨ (@veronicamarche) April 15, 2018
And then we ask, “How can she possibly outdo herself again?”
And then she comes with THIS.
And we’re just like….. pic.twitter.com/hAi1aiSEIK
I’m new to Beyonce shows… are there post credits scenes like the Marvel movies?
— SuperBowl Champs! ðŸ‡ðŸ‡¹ (@RickyGQ) April 15, 2018
(To be fair, I thought the exact same thing as the screen went dark and rustling sounds were heard on stage, and thought that Bey was coming back for an encore)
Beyond all the hype in the moment, I’ve gotta say it’s so beautiful to see so many folks come together in joy over a black woman. Bey is extraordinary, but she’s also one of us. #Beychella
— Britt Julious (@britticisms) April 15, 2018
You know what’s hella satisfying? That Beyoncé, first black woman to headline Coachella, called them out on their own stage. Also satisfying, that she came to Coachella, a festival owned by a hard-right leaning conservative, and showed our blackness OUT. #Beychella pic.twitter.com/tAX1F2ry39
— D.K. UZOUKWU (@DKuzLA) April 15, 2018
Beyonce just made Coachella her bitch.
— Lena Waithe (@LenaWaithe) April 15, 2018
After seeing all of that footage of Beyoncé with her band and dancers at Coachella, seeing all of that beautiful Black excellence on display, and seeing how so many on Twitter responded to it, it’s even more understandable as to why Shuri was disappointed over her first-ever trip to California not involving a trip to Coachella.
If you don’t know what that means and you’re doing a Scooby-Doo Head Tilt to express your confusion, then you’re probably one of the five people who need to stop fucking around and go see Black Panther already.