Dre was lowered into the stage as his final bow, eccentric artist cracked, “Dre and Snoop just got lowered into cryogenic freezing chambers. “Was completely freaked out by the Tupac hologram and I’m fairly certain I was one of five people out of 100,000 not on drugs,” tweeted Coachella 2012 Kicks Off With Drizzle, Dampening Few SpiritsĪfter Dr. Still, some in the crowd found it unsettling. PHOTOS: The Scene at Coachella Music Festival 2012Īmong the comments registered in the moments after: “i can’t even begin to imagine what this Tupac hologram is doing to all the people at Coachell that have been on acid for 3 days straight,” wrote “Next year Coachella should just have a HOLOGRAM TENT featuring all the acts that we wish we got to see live…,” while offered this thought: “I wonder how many rappers retired from seeing the Tupac hologram on COACHELLA.” From Tony Yayo to Warren G and Kurupt to 50 Cent, who delivered his hit “In Da Club.” He followed Wiz Khalifa, who arrived to light up the stage - and a massive joint (see photo below) - with Snoop on their radio smash, “Young, Wild & Free,” while Eminem helped out with “Forgot About Dre,” “I Need a Doctor” and his own “Till I Collapse.”īut the highlight, besides the dozen-plus mentions of marijuana (it’s California, after all), was the spirit of Shakur, who greeted the crowd with a “what up, Coachella!” Bare-chested, buff and rocking what looked like a pair of acid-washed jeans circa 1995, the hologram set Twitter on fire, as hundreds of Coachella attendees along with many thousands more watching a live feed on YouTube, tweeted in awe and disbelief. Snoop and Dre were billed from the get-go, and Eminem was expected but throughout the 90-minute set, the names kept on coming. The late rapper was one of more than a handful of hip-hop luminaries that whipped the crowd into a frenzy from kick-off at 10:35 p.m.
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