He’s going to tell them once (more than once).
Justin Bieber reenacted his much-talked-about ‘standing at work’ rant to paparazzi during his headlining set at Coachella Weekend One in 2026.
On Saturday night at a music festival in Indio, Calif., the “Daisies” hitmaker played a clip from July 2025 while singing along to his early hits via YouTube.
He introduced the video to viewers by saying, “These people won’t leave me alone, brother.”
In a clip shared on social media, Bieber repeats his words into a microphone as the footage plays, telling paparazzi that he is a “husband and father” and “we shouldn’t date.”
Bieber’s Coachella performance was his first major headlining set since 2022, but fans were divided over its minimalism, from the SWAG-heavy setlist to the YouTube segment.
Some social media users called the show “lazy,” while others praised it for returning to the YouTube roots that made Bieber famous.
Bieber’s last major performance came before he was forced to cancel his Justice World Tour due to health issues.
The tour was scheduled to run from February 2022 to March 2023, but the “Love Yourself” singer called it quits in September 2022 due to partial facial paralysis he suffered as a symptom of his Ramsay Hunt Syndrome diagnosis.
Bieber won’t perform solo again until the 2026 Grammy Awards in February. He performed his Swag song “Yukon” wearing only shiny satin boxer shorts and socks after stepping back from the public eye due to mental health concerns.
Although she has never headlined Coachella before, the “Peaches” singer has made several guest appearances over the years, including Chance the Rapper in 2014, Ariana Grande in 2019, Daniel Caesar in 2022, and Thames in 2024.
But in preparation for his long-awaited return to concerts, Bieber has organized two invite-only warm-up shows in Los Angeles ahead of the two-week festival.
The first performance took place on March 29 at the 500-capacity Roxy Theater, where Bieber performed a 25-song set exclusively from his 2025 albums Swag and Swag II.
“It was so beautiful,” he told the crowd at the intimate West Hollywood venue. “Just a little preview of Coachella. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”
He held another sneak preview at the Troubadour on April 4th, but like the Roxy the weekend before, it was invite-only and included only tracks from Justin’s last two records.
Meanwhile, the “Baby” singer’s two Coachella shows reportedly netted her a whopping $10 million.
“This is a groundbreaking move for a headliner and one he created entirely on his own,” a source told Rolling Stone in September.
“Between headlining Coachella and the success of ‘Swag,’ it’s clear this is the beginning of an exciting new era for Justin, one in which he’s fully in the driver’s seat,” the source added.
Bieber reportedly secured a $5 million weekend contract with Coachella promoter Golden Voice without the help of an agent or manager.
But that doesn’t mean the “Purpose” artist’s wife Hailey Bieber wasn’t helping her husband get lucrative deals and working as a “driving force” behind the scenes.
Shortly after Justin was announced as the headliner last year, a source told Us Weekly, “Hailey had a huge influence on Justin’s decision to headline Coachella.”
“She was nudging him and always being in his corner and getting him excited.”
Another source added, “She knows firsthand how much it means to the fans to see him back on stage, so she was like, ‘We have to do this!'”
Since being officially announced as a Coachella 2026 headliner alongside Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G on September 15, Justin has released several teasers for his long-awaited comeback.
Justin and Hailey took their 1-year-old son Jack Bruce to the Coachella Valley at the end of September, and they shared some sweet photos of the three of them exploring the festival grounds.
He also uploaded a visualizer for the “Swag II” track “Speed Demon” to YouTube in September. The music video was shot at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, where Coachella is being held.
Just recently, the “Sorry” singer tweeted a clip of her warm-up show at the Roxy with the caption, “See you soon.”
Justin is scheduled to return to the Coachella 2026 stage next Saturday night to begin his second headlining set.
