It takes a lot to put together a Coachella set so legendary that the entire festival gets renamed after you, but Beyoncé was clearly up for the challenge. In preparation for her epic performance that was somehow simultaneously a retrospective, a reunion, and a mold-shattering live show, Beyoncé put in work.
According to TMZ, just days ahead of the show, Beyoncé was said to be holed up in a secret studio space in Los Angeles with "7 security guards patrolling the studio inside and out," in order to ensure that no detail of the performance would be leaked. On top of that, Beyoncé also pulled off what now appears to be the master stroke of a veteran illusionist when she allegedly hired 100 additional backup dancers a week before the show.
Of course, she didn't have anywhere near that number when it came to showtime, which means the move could very easily have been a diversion tactic, meant to obscure the massive set-up she required to include the 200-member HBCU marching band, which served as the backbone of her set.
In fact, Variety gave much of the credit to the collegiate squad for being "the missing ingredients needed to ratchet her catalog a step up into greatness," but, as far as we're concerned, Beyoncé not only solidified herself as the defining pop star of her era with her Coachella set, but she also became the David Copperfield of music.
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