Coachella on Wednesday announced the official 2019 lineup, which features exciting headliners including Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino, and Tame Impala.
— Coachella (@coachella) January 3, 2019
As people read the small print, they were surprised to find Idris Elba among the performers. Elba is best known as an actor, which is why it was confusing to see him on the lineup for a music festival. He’s been on The Office, The Wire, Luther, and many other popular shows.
“Wait, why is Idris Elba a part of the lineup?! Lol,” one Twitter user asked.
https://twitter.com/CandidlyJAMIE/status/1080725843150696448
Some didn’t care what he’d be doing. They just want to see People’s 2018 “Sexiest Man Alive” do anything. “I would deadass pay $500 to see Idris Elba stand still on a stage and just breathe into a microphone, so please tell me what this man finna do at Coachella I’m losing my fucking mind,” one person said.
https://twitter.com/_osmosisjones/status/1080695888677195776
One person helpfully explained Elba’s side gig is DJing.
“Are we just going to ignore the fact that Idris Elba is a DJ in his spare time and is on the Coachella line up??” they said.
Are we just going to ignore the fact that Idris Elba is a dj in his spare time and is on the coachella line up??
— Yewande Alabi (@OneYewande) January 3, 2019
Can you believe? Apparently a little-known fact, but Elba sometimes talks about his DJ career on Twitter. Last July, he posted a video that featured part of one of his shows in Brooklyn.
Thanks to my NYC crew for making my trip to @OutputClubBK the best yet! Nuff respect pic.twitter.com/KY0qb0pUBJ
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) July 25, 2018
In August, he tweeted a photo where he is DJing with a link to his new tracks.
New tunes up on my @beatport DJ chart✌🏿#Badman
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) August 20, 2018
Listen here: https://t.co/R9AIpyPLAt pic.twitter.com/OjUfymswl1
It seems he really can do it all.
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