Prince Covers Radiohead, Calls for War's End at Coachella

Posted on Apr 27th 2008 12:00PM by Benjy Eisen
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Prince took to the stage on Day Two of Coachella, saying triumphantly "Coachella, I am here! Coachella, where are you?" When they asked him if he wanted to come to Indio and work, he said only if he could party. And that he did, bringing out Morris Day and the Time for 'Jungle Love.'

Within 15 minutes of his set, Prince made his point: Nobody shreds like Prince. As if to drive it home, he pulled hits like '1999' and 'Little Red Corvette,' among others. But in typical Prince fashion, he also had a trick up his sleeve. Nodding to Coachella's past, the Purple One broke out a reworked rendition of Radiohead's 'Creep.'

Like other Coachella artists, including Jack Johnson, Serj Tankian and Stephen Malkmus, Prince had one serious message: "War no more," before launching into a cover of the Beatles' 'Come Together.' At the end of the night, Prince declared, "From now on, [Coachella] is Prince's house!" True story.