The last night of the first weekend of the Coachella festival featured a very special appearance. The set headlined by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg welcomed several guest stars, such as Eminem and 50 Cent, as well as the holographic image (more precisely a CGI recreation) of Tupac, who died in 1996 but appeared and performed on stage.

Being one of the most influential figures of rap music and of the ‘90s, Tupac Shakur was one of the best-selling music artists in the world, and was named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the greatest artists of all times. His music was often, but not only, focused on social issues, violence, and the war between rappers pertaining to different geographical areas.

Tupac Shakur was also well known for being one of the most self-destructive artists of the music scene; his life of risk, violence and excesses, culminated in his being shot four times on September 7, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He died on September 13 at the University Medical Center in Las Vegas. His tragic death has left rumors behind for years, with people arguing about who is really responsible for Tupac’s death.

It seemed that Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog did not care about the ‘dead’ part at Coachella on April 15. They both welcomed on stage a holographic Tupac who performed ‘Hail Mary’ before making a duet with Snoop Dog on “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted,” like there was nothing strange about the resurrection.

According to MTV News, the hologram’s price goes from $100,000 to $400,000; it was created and developed by AV Concepts. “We worked with Dr. Dre on this and it was Dre’s vision to bring this back to life,” said the AV Concepts president Nick Smith to MTV. “It was his idea from the very beginning and we worked with him and his camp to utilize the technology to make it come to life.”

The image of Tupac was created in approximately four months by Digital Domain, a special effects studio based in Hollywood. The studio also worked, in the past, on movies such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, TRON: Legacy and X-Men: First Class. Doubt remains on the vocals of Tupac; it is not sure whether they all come from previous recordings of the rap star or not.

For those who like the death to rest in peace, we hope the Coachella performance will stay as an isolated incident.

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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, commonly known as Coachella, will take place in Indio, California, next weekend on April 13-15 and on the weekend of April 20-22.

The festival features different music genres, such as rock, pop, hip hop and electronic music, and is characterized by a vast presence of sculptural art. Coachella is also promoting awareness for sustainable development and recycling through several activities, such as the ‘Energy Factory DJ Mixer,’ where DJs have to recruit festival goers to generate energy to power their set.

For those who won’t be able to head to Indio for the event in full, there is an alternative way for fans to enjoy the artists’ performances at Coachella; you will be able to follow the webcast on the official YouTube Channel. Here are the performances times, in PST, for the first weekend.

Friday, April 13

03:50 – GIVERS
04:10 – honeyhoney
04:35 – Neon Indian
05:00 – Gary Clark Jr.
05:05 – Grouplove
05:25 – Jimmy Cliff & Tim Armstrong
06:00 – Yuck
06:20 – Dawes
06:30 – Arctic Monkeys
07:10 – Madness
08:15 – Frank Ocean
08:50 – Mazzy Star
09:10 – The Rapture
09:45 – The Black Keys
10:05 – Explosions in the Sky
10:50 – The Black Angels
11:20 – Refused

Saturday, April 14

04:00 – We Were Promised Jetpacks
04:00 – Azealia Banks
04:00 – AWOLNATION
04:50 – tUnE-yArDs
05:00 – Destroyer
05:05 – Buzzcocks
05:35 – Kaiser Chiefs
05:55 – Manchester Orchestra
06:05 – Andrew Bird
06:30 – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
06:55 – Laura Marling
07:15 – Squeeze
08:05 – St. Vincent
08:10 – The Shins
08:55 – Kasabian
09:30 – Bon Iver
10:20 – Miike Snow

Sunday, April 15

03:20 – Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
03:25 – Wild Beasts
03:30 – Oberhofer
03:30 – Santigold
04:15 – Real Estate
04:35 – The Growlers
04:45 – Fitz and the Tantrums
05:30 – Wild Flag
06:05 – The Hives
06:15 – Beats Antique
07:10 – The Airplane Boys
07:45 – Justice
08:30 – Beirut
09:30 – Goyte
09:45 – Modeselektor
09:45 – Florence and the Machine

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