Katy Perry turned Justin Bieber’s Coachella set into one of the festival’s biggest talking points. A new clip showed the pop star chewing gum and reacting from the crowd as Bieber built part of his performance around YouTube videos, helping one quick joke go viral on social media. The cheeky moment came during Coachella 2026, where Bieber returned with a stripped-back, screen-led setup. The post also added fresh context around Perry’s weekend in the desert, including her boyfriend, former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Katy Perry loves the fact that Justin Bieber has YouTube Premium subscription
As per Pop Base’s X (formerly Twitter) post shared during the festival, Katy Perry cracked the line while watching Justin Bieber’s set. She said with a poker waiting face, “Thank god he has [YouTube Premium], I don’t wanna see no ads.” That joke landed because Bieber’s Coachella performance reportedly leaned hard on YouTube visuals. He sang while clips from his old videos played behind him. In one frame, a giant screen even showed a YouTube-style page. So, the punch line felt tied directly to what the crowd was seeing in real time.
Meanwhile, the same weekend gave Bieber a very different kind of Coachella return. Instead of a standard arena-style show, the singer reportedly kept the stage sparse and built the set around screens, old clips, and internet nostalgia. He also worked through early viral footage from his childhood rise. Later, he still brought out major guests, including The Kid Laroi, Wizkid, Tems, and Dijon.
Then, there was her own Coachella presence away from the clip. Perry later posted the moment on Instagram as part of a weekend carousel. She posted videos from Bieber’s set, photos of her and Justin Trudeau holding hands in the crowd, and a quieter shot of them eating and drinking together.
She also shared a “what’s in my bag” video with her festival essentials, including sunglasses, vitamins, deodorant, trail mix, cash, and a face mask. For the outing, Perry wore a fitted white T-shirt with black shorts, black boots, tall white socks, a black cardigan, and a small black backpack. TMZ reported she was seen dancing near Trudeau while Bieber’s throwback track “Speed Demon” played.
