The Weeknd Is ‘Excited’ To Perform At Coachella, Wants To ‘Prove’ He’s The ‘Best’ At Festival

hollywoodlife.com:

The Weeknd, 32, is gearing up for his big performance at Coachella music festival, where he and Swedish House Mafia are taking over Kanye West‘s headlining slot. “Even though everything is coming together at the last minute, Abel is not stressing about Coachella,” a source close to the “Blinding Lights” hitmaker tells HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY. “The fact that this is all being coordinated pretty much at the last minute isn’t much of a concern and he’s confident this will be pulled off without a hitch.” The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye) is performing both Sundays of the festival, April 17 and 24.

Kanye, 44, pulled out of the festival about two weeks before he was set to take the stage, meaning The Weeknd’s involvement was very last minute.

However, as our insider notes, the four-time Grammy Award winner has “been in situations like this before where he’s had to make last minute adjustments, so this is nothing new.

He’s the type of artist who is just focused on his work and doesn’t let outside distractions interfere at all.” The source added of The Weeknd, “He has a very calm nature and doesn’t get stressed or frantic.