Coachella is known as the go-to desert destination for music, food, and fashion. Every so often a featured act uses their set time to platform a social cause they’re passionate about. Yesterday (April 12), Clairo did just that during her Coachella 2025 performance.

Bernie Sanders has long been amassing crowds at his political rallies throughout the nation, but he might have drawn his biggest audience yet via a surprise appearance at Coachella last night, introducing indie artist Clairo and making an urgent plea to young people to “fight for justice.