KJ Apa Took the Stage at Coachella, and It Was Lit

Riverdale star KJ Apa took the stage at Coachella to play guitar.

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Riverdale star KJ Apa made all your Archie Andrews rockstar dreams come true this weekend at Coachella. The actor joined Kyga on stage and played guitar. NBD.

Footage of the miraculous event has been spreading on Twitter, where Apa's fans are still not over the semi-surprise performance.

Festivalgoers couldn't get over Apa's performance and his guitar solo in particular.

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The performance was lit—literally, by fireworks that showered the stage as he played. Full rockstar treatment.

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Apa teased his Coachella appearance on Instagram earlier this week. "See ya on stage with @kygomusic #Coachella," he wrote.

In another Instagram post after his performance, he described the experience of being on stage at Coachella as "Crazy." Next year, please bring Josie and the Pussycats, KJ.

Kayleigh Roberts
Weekend Editor

Kayleigh Roberts is a freelance writer and editor with more than 10 years of professional experience. Her byline has appeared in Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar, The Atlantic, Allure, Entertainment Weekly, MTV, Bustle, Refinery29, Girls’ Life Magazine, Just Jared, and Tiger Beat, among other publications. She's a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.