This was not on our Coachella 2024 bingo card (Picture: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Coachella)
Will Smith donned his black suit and shades once more for a baffling live performance at Coachella.
This year’s jam-packed festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California saw performances from the likes of Blur, No Doubt, Doja Cat, and Tyler The Creator.
The weekend is always packed full of celebrity guests, with Justin and Hailey Bieber among this year’s star-studded guestlist as well as Jada Pinkett and Will Smith and their son Jaden who were supporting daughter Willow Smith for her performance.
Will was pulling double duties for the festival, however, as he made a surprise appearance during J Balvin’s set to perform his iconic hit Men In Black which featured in the 1997 sci-fi film of the same name.
The actor starred in the hit movie as James, a New York City cop who is hired by a secret agency to monitor extraterrestrial life.
For his surprise Coachella performance, Will delighted fans as he rocked up on stage dressed as Agent J – complete with his signature black shades and suit.
Will Smith made a surprise appearance during J Balvin’s Coachella set (Picture: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Coachella)
The star grabbed his black suit and shades for a rendition of hit song Men In Black (Picture: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Coachella)
The star rose from the centre of the stage and was accompanied by alien backing dancers (Picture: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Coachella)
Fans were quick to praise the ‘random’ special performance online (Picture: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Coachella)
The cameo saw the controversial star appear from a rising platform on the stage, accompanied by backing dancers dressed as neon green aliens and a giant UFO prop.
Fans took to social media to share their excitement over the ‘epic’ moment, with many wishing they could have beamed into the out-of-this-world set to see it firsthand.
‘Will Smith will never not be a legend no matter happens in his personal life. Look at the stage presence and crowd reaction to someone who stopped performing years ago… insane,’ King Wow wrote on X.
Reecie Colbert added: ‘The way you can actually hear Will Smith rap and it’s not 90% backing track like most of the Coachella clips I’ve seen. Old school rappers were built different.’
Some branded it the ‘most random Coachella moment of all time’, while others asked if we were ‘living in a simulation’ after witnessing the unexpected performance.
He wasn’t the only member of the Smith family to go viral this weekend after Jaden, 25, shared an intimate moment with Stay hitmaker Justin, 30.
The duo, who collaborated on single Never Say Never in 2010, were spotted embracing as they reunited at the event, with Bieber giving his pal a peck on the cheek.
Earlier at the festival, Justin shut down split rumours with his wife Hailey as the duo put on a loved-up display.
Hailey and Justin Bieber were spotted sharing a cosy moment watching Lana Del Rey (Picture: Bieber_update/Rex)
Their marriage has been under intense scrutiny in recent months (Picture: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
Pictures and videos have made the rounds on social media, showing the pair looking seriously adorable while enjoying Lana Del Rey’s headline performance on Friday night.
In one clip, they were seen going mostly unnoticed in the crowd, while having a tender moment during Lana’s set.
Justin was spotted lovingly stroking Hailey’s, 27, head before planting a kiss on her forehead and leaning in for a hug.
The lovebirds have both taken time out of the spotlight in recent months over health issues – Hailey suffered stroke-like symptoms, while Justin was diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a facial paralysis.
Their relationship has been the subject of intense scrutiny over the years, with many questions over whether they are still together.
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