Danny Elfman played Coachella on Saturday night, which was his first live rock show in 27 years. Since his band Oingo Boingo broke up, Elfman has become one of the most famous film/TV composers in world (he was well on his way while the band were still going, too), so for his set he pulled a hybrid that mixed Boingo and solo songs with some of his most famous themes. To do it he assembled a band that included guitarists Wes Borland and Nili Brosh, drummer Josh Freese, bassist Stu Brooks, and a full orchestra and choir conducted by Oingo Boingo's Steve Bartek who also played guitar on a few of the band's classics.
On the Oingo Boingo front, Danny's set included "Insects" (which he reimagined for his 2021 solo album Big Mess), "Nothing to Fear," "Just Another Day," "Insanity," "Only a Lad," "Dead Man's Party," and "Who Do You Want to Be?" which closed out his Coachella set. He and the orchestra also performed a medley of The Nightmare Before Christmas songs, the themes from Batman, Spider-Man, and The Simpson's, as well as compositions from Edward Scissorhands, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Alice in Wonderland and more. Check out the full setlist below.