Beyoncé’s 2018 Coachella performance, widely called Beychella, made her the first Black woman to headline the festival.
She headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 14 and April 21, 2018. The performance incorporated marching-band traditions, step-show choreography, a large ensemble of dancers and musicians, and songs from across her career.
The informal name “Beychella” combines Beyoncé’s name with Coachella. It is not the official name of a separate festival or album. The performance became especially notable because it centered historically Black college and university band culture on one of the world’s most prominent music stages.
Beyoncé later turned the project into the 2019 documentary Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé and a live album. The documentary’s title is therefore sometimes used as if it named the original festival performance, but Homecoming refers to the later film and album project.