“I'm So Honored and So Grateful”: Post Malone Delivers Emotional Coachella 2025 Headline Set

Post Malone closed out the first weekend of a star-studded Coachella 2025 with a spellbinding headline set, with the ‘I Had Some Help’ singer-songwriter leaning into his mainstream, trap-leaning pre-F-1Trillion catalogue for the blockbuster set.

Endearingly, as is tradition, Post Malone took every opportunity to thank his audience and underline to them how loved they are, with the New York native gushing about how special this moment was for him. Post warmly advised, “No matter what you're going through, you're loved more than you know. I love you so very much”.

Elsewhere during the hit-filled set, Post Malone emphasised, “I want to say this is so fucking cool, and I wanted to say how honored and grateful I am to be here tonight, ladies and gentlemen. And thank you so much for spending this evening with me”.

The ‘Losers’ hitmaker has enjoyed a close relationship with the California festival over the years, making his debut in 2018 before returning for a slew of guest-appearances.

When Post Malone first dropped his 2024 country album, F-1Trillion, the bearded crooner decided to bring an all-country band, The Fools For You, out on the road and tailor his setlist around that lauded project. Now that the dust has settled from that project, as is to be expected, Post has returned to a more balanced selection of songs, with his Coachella set revolving around his stellar catalogue of chart-toppers.

We got to hear electrifying renditions of Diamond-certified smashes such as ‘Circles’, ‘White Iverson’, ‘Congratulations’ and the rousing grand finale, ‘Sunflower’.

We were also serenaded by a smattering of highlights from F-1Trillion, including the live-wire, bluegrass-tinged ‘M-E-X-I-C-O’, the bittersweet ‘What Don't Belong to Me’ and the stormy ‘Dead at the Honky Tonk’, with Post Malone opting to spotlight some of his favourites from that project, rather than simply performing the singles.

Excitingly, Post Malone revealed in an interview with Billboard shortly before his Coachella performance that he's working on his next album, with “probably 35 songs” in the can.

It's believed to be another country project, and Post Malone showcased throughout his Coachella set why he has forged a path as one of the most versatile artists in modern music. Don't expect to hear any new tracks here, though, as Post has confirmed he won't be including any of his forthcoming tunes in his setlist.

One of the surprise additions to his set was the aching ‘Lemon Tree’, a hidden gem from Post Malone's Twelve Carat Toothache, which found Post stretching his enchanting vibrato across a sparse, yearning instrumental. Another stand-out was undoubtedly ‘Go Flex’, one of Post's earliest hits, with the ‘Guy For That’ trailblazer introducing the track by reflecting on his rollercoaster ride that has brought him this far.

Post Malone mused, “I haven't played this next song in...probably a long fucking time...but I just wanted to say thank you to each and every single one of you in here who's listened to the music for such a long time. I know it's been a crazy fucking journey, and I just wanted to express how grateful I am to each and every one of you”.

The dizzying final flurry - ‘rockstar’, ‘I Had Some Help’, ‘Congratulations’ and ‘Sunflower’ - served as a reminder as to just how deep Post Malone's discography of hits runs.

Before concluding his rip-roaring performance, Post fondly outlined, “I'm so honored and so grateful you all came out to scream at us this evening, ladies and gentlemen”.

It was a set pervaded by the sense of camaraderie, serenity and kindness that Post Malone has become synonymous with in latter years. When rattling off his despairing, angsty trap anthems from his first few projects, rather than feeling those painful emotions again, it felt more like he was looking back in time at the man that wrote those songs, and giving him a long hug. Post Malone gave us a top-tier performance that ensures the anticipation remains sky-high ahead of next weekend's show.

For Post Malone's full Sunday, April 14th setlist at Coachella 2025, see below:

• Texas Tea
• Wow
• Better Now
• Lemon Tree
• Wrong Ones
• Go Flex
• I Fall Apart
• Losers
• Goodbyes
• M-E-X-I-C-O
• What Don't Belong to Me
• Circles
• White Iverson
• Psycho
• Dead at the Honky Tonk
• rockstar
• I Had Some Help
• Congratulations
• Sunflower

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