Black to Blue

Tbh I don't find that bad that she believes psychics like Tessa. I don't believe every psychic in the world but I know plenty of psychics who are actually good and make sense and also whose content I sometimes follow. Idk how she treated her cough but it's probably Eastern way.

omg she looks straight out of 2016 

Lmfaoooo
 

I literally can't stop watching the candy necklaces performance..
 
Edit: had to make an emergency mp3 for spotify... in case anyone else is obsessed with it 
https://krakenfiles.com/view/HAODpgu4Uq/file.html
 
 

i don't know if you guys have ever heard of her, but lana del rey  

I think Billboard were spot on calling her show "perplexing and profound." It was filled with symbolism and details; some were instant and shocking like the epic entrance, others were more obscure or thoughtful like a hologram. I see this show as a happy ending to the Ocean Blvd era and everything that came with it, especially its message -- mortality, fame and loneliness. Lana entered the Coachella field with a caravan of motorcycles, bikers and dolled-up dancers while unreleased "Jealous Girl" played as a trap remix. She graced the audience with her freshly auburn hair, sparkly baby blue dress and an overall elegance and glamour that only she can pull off these days. The stage design, a tall and detailed old mansion with staircases, balconies, plants and everything, was very reminiscent of the Gatsby mansion, as others have pointed out. Her ballerinas and choir singers looked straight out of a 1930s movie or spectacle, while her band members were rocking ties and smoking jackets.
 

 

 
Coincidentially, what's also from the 1930s is a tunnel under Ocean Boulevard in California. The "subway" as it was called, went all the way under Ocean Boulevard and conducted straight to the beach. It was connected to the Jergins Trust Building, a commercial building with over 60 shops, fancy restaurants, casino and theaters where music and dance events were held all the time; all of this during the Golden Age of Hollywood. It was a privileged moment and location that only lasted a few decades as the building was demolished and the tunnel sealed. As we know, on Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd, Lana uses this as a metaphor for her fame, beauty, fertility and even her life -- Nothing lasts forever, as she admits in many songs through her discography, but at least she tries to leave a legacy and a purpose behind. She held this big Jazz Age party on the Coachella Stage, where we were all invited to have a great time and appreciate an old-fashioned show; as @yourolllikethunderperfectly stated, "Lana is a star akin to older generations—when musicians didn’t spend months training, both physically and vocally, for a show or tour, but showed up as they were, just to sing, without all of the fanfare." It's all about the beauty and vulnerability of the moment.
 
"Without You", which Lana hasn't sung in 11 years, was chosen as an unexpected yet gorgeous opener. Describing a life of opulence yet feeling unfulfilled, Lana begins narrating the story of the show. It's followed by "West Coast", a song about having to choose between love and a normal life or pursuing a music career. She chooses the latter, proudly singing California anthem "Doin' Time" and later explores nostalgia and goodbye with "Summertime Sadness". Having to run away and following your intuition is a common theme in Lana's recent music, most particularly "Paris, Texas" from Ocean Blvd or "Bare Feet on Linoleum" from Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass. By the time we finish the first half of the show, we've gotten a great glimpse of Lana's early career, with hits and favorites from Born to Die, Ultraviolence and Lust for Life.
 
The second half of the show explored her newer LPs, Norman Fucking Rockwell!, Chemtrails Over the Country Club, Blue Banisters and Ocean Blvd. These albums describe a decaying, modern America; the music turns more stripped-back, sometimes only piano and voice, an uncommon decision for bombastic Coachella. She sings "Arcadia" with passion, a song about how fickle an artist's reputation can be and how critics and journalists can shift the public's perception on them. Special guests are always part of a big party, and Jon Batiste, Billie Eilish and Jack Antonoff joined to play and sing.
 
One of the most out-there things Lana has ever done live, she was absent from the stage during "Hope is a dangerous thing..."; instead, a holographic version of herself was shown singing and spinning, reminiscent of her infamous SNL gig back in 2012. A promotional billboard appeared outside the festival, which read the date of that TV performance as the death of Lana Del Rey. She comes back triumphant with "A&W" and closed with "Young and Beautiful", a very fitting ending to this story. ""Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?", an iconic line that still stands to this day. "I know you will/I'm sure that you will."
 
Gatsby was murdered in the swimming pool of his opulent mansion; you could also say he died for love. Marilyn Monroe, Veronica Lake and Elizabeth Short, whose stories are paid homage to in the "Candy Necklace" music video, all faced the darkness of Hollywood and suffered tragic endings. Lana Del Rey pays homage to them and decides to escape, this time in a caravan of motorcycles, bikers and dolled-up dancers. "Burned into my brain are these stolen images," she sang 100 minutes ago during "Without You". "Nobody warns you before the fall [...] If this is it/I'm signing off," she declared in 2019's "The greatest"; she prefers to keep her memories intact and beautiful, avoiding the decay, the demolishment, the sealing. A jazz rendition of "Young and Beautiful" marks the end of the show and Lana waves the audience while brass players in tuxedos and girls with champagne bottles play and dance over a giant cake. The cherry on top was The Caretaker's "It's just a burning memory" playing the background, making the scene feel somber and thought-provoking, but also dramatic and grand like the end of a movie. The instrumental piece is part of Everywhere at the End of Time, an album about deteriorating mental health and Alzheimer; the fear of being forgotten seems to be a major cause of anxiety for Lana, and I hope she knows she's cementing herself as a legend with each move.

Country Roads is such a harmless cover, why did it bother her so much 

thinking about the time i pissed her off on tiktok lol

pretty when you cry on your coochie 

My predictions:
 
same setlist except slightly different guests
 
thats it

get it lanita latinaim still not over this moment
I NEED IT AS A EMOJI IN HERE!!

this whole set was designed almost like a Great Gatsby's party - just like a celebration of Lana's career. and this is where it's interesting:
 
in The Great Gatsby - Gatsby was surrounded himself with the glamour, the parties, the rich, the extravaganza, the wealthy of it all and some how that was what caged him, he was a rich man but he was never free from his own wealth and social status and he died alone, inside of his own big mansion.
 
Here, we see Lana came to the party, partied hard and then get on a biker and just get away from that party while the Yound And Beautiful jazz version fading in the back as the show ends, this shows Lana has "seen the world, had her best cake, had her ball, had her fame and had her time with fame" and at the end, instead of ended up like Gatsby, she managed to escape from all of it on the biker - which means that she can never be prison to that "gatsby" curse and she will always know how to escape from it to find her own freedom - hence why she uses the bikers that referenced the Ride MV at the beginning of the show and when the show ends.
 
Lana - the genius that you are.

A few more pretty pics, I’ll work on adding a complete photo gallery to the OP later today -
 

All of this whining just for us to be seated next week for the second performance 

so just an hour before she was gonna go live, i fell asleep  i woke up now and just finished watching her coachella performance and it was pretty good! that jealous girl intro was INSANE and VERY unpopular opinion: i didn’t have a problem with her performing the same songs. yeah, it was a little disappointing but i’m a sucker for ballads. i find it so crazy that we’re one of the few fandoms out there that seethes when piano is played. i feel like if a majority of lana’s ballads were made by rick or mike dean then that would be a different story but oh well (yet all piano sounds the same)  the sound issues were annoying, but it seemed to be an issue on coachella’s part which is frustrating so i understand why lana might’ve seemed mad in her set. hopefully next weekend we’ll hear some more songs.. love and lfl  im also disappointed we didnt get any lasso news but i feel it would be better for her to do that next weekend. anyways history was made!

45 gorgeous HQ pics - 
 

WITHOUT YOUUUUU

I noticed when she closes her eyes, her vocals get stronger. She really is doing great like I can’t imagine how it feels to be in her position rn

SHE DID THE 2012 WAY OF SINGING IT AHHHH

THIS IS FUCKING EVERYTHING I'VE WANTED FROM HER OMGGGGGGG I'M UGLY CRYING YALL

WITHOUT YOUUUUU

OH MY GOD FKDSJAFKLDSJFLDSA:FKDS:LAFKL:DSAFKS

It’s happening, I just got chills and teary eyed 

Too much mentioning of a certain something on here… 

I’m sick with a cold because I’ve barely gotten any sleep this week and now I’m staying up super late for Lana  my body needs rest but this is way more important.