Addison Rae he had a fiery message for his “haters” as he made his stage debut in 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
“To my fans who have supported me since day 1, I love you, thank you,” Rae, 25, said in the middle of her Saturday, April 11, performance, on social media. video. “And for those who hate me? Ask for my ID.”
Rae entertained the crowd with several of his biggest hits on Saturday, which he also signed up for Dance Moms alum-turned-actress Maddie Ziegler dancing “Aquamarine.” The set kicked off Rae’s “The Fame and Glory Show” tour.
Rae, who rose to fame as a TikTok influencer before taking over the pop charts and earning her first Grammy nomination, has clear goals for her music career.
“I came in with a binder, and I made a slide show,” Rae said Rolling Stone in the profile of January 2025. “I was just overwhelmed by my vibes [Columbia Records CEO Ron Perry] at that time, so it was about trust. Like, ‘Yeah, I’m in the clouds, and I’m enjoying being there. But I’m also determined.’”
Rae went on to emphasize that he always tries to ignore himself when he hits the field.
“People have decided who I am,” he told the outlet. “I’ll be your girl next door, but maybe there’s something wrong with the girl next door.”
Rae continued, “TikTok has definitely given me a lot, so it would be very painful [see it] go, but hopefully the things I create and release surpass that platform … but I won’t beg it. I will work for it.”
As Rae’s career only explodes, she takes each moment as it comes.
Coachella 2026 tickets go on sale in less than a week. Both weekends – General Admission and VIP – are gone, and the official waiting list is closed. With a festival that draws visitors from more than 60 countries and expects 125,000 fans each weekend, that kind of demand shows something worth understanding, even if you’re hunting for resale passes. […]
“I enjoy fame. I think fame is very revealing and raw, and it puts you in a position that not everyone gets,” the “Diet Pepsi” singer told. The guard in December 2025. “I enjoy the convenience of it all, although there is a price you pay.”
He concluded, “I hope that people who indulge in my art treat it with kindness and acceptance and love and understanding, in a way that I may not have done before, and that’s a dream that I’ve never fully understood. If that were to change, I think it would be really boring.”
Rae will return to Coachella for its second weekend on April 18.
