Lady Gaga “didn’t have time” to fully realise Coachella 2017 headline set – vows to “make it happen” in 2025

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Lady Gaga has reflected on her mixed views to her 2017 Coachella headline set, and said that she is looking to redeem herself in 2025.The line-up for the 2025 edition of the California festival was shared last month, with it being confirmed that it’d be Lady Gaga headlining, alongside Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott.For Gaga, the event marks her second time taking the top of the bill at the event, as she headlined for the first time back in 2017.

Initially, it was Beyonce who was set to headline seven years ago, however the singer was forced to pull out after announcing that she was pregnant with twins.Now, ahead of the 2025 edition, Lady Gaga has looked back at her first time headlining at the site, and said that there are aspects she wishes she could have done differently, but was unable to due to the time constraints.“Well, for reasons totally outside of my control, there was a cancellation,” she began in a new interview with LA Times, recalling what she meant by previous comments in which she said she “wants to go back and to do it right”.“I really wanted to be there for music fans, and at the time there was all this excitement to be able to film bits of A Star Is Born at Coachella.

But I only had two weeks [to prepare for the show],” she explained.“So to design a stage, to have it made, all of those things — I didn’t have the time to totally do what I really wanted to do,” she added. “I love music.