The Desert Trip festival is all about showcasing rock veterans and
their baby-boomer fans but its second weekend featured one of the top
stars of the young generation — Rihanna.
The R&B superstar
joined Paul McCartney on stage Saturday night in the California desert
to join in “FourFiveSeconds,” the song the former Beatle released last
year with both Rihanna and rap giant Kanye West.
“We finally found
someone under 50,” McCartney said as he invited the 28-year-old Rihanna
to the stage, according to postings on social media.
The
inaugural Desert Trip is taking place over two consecutive weekends with
identical lineups made up of rock legends who have never played
together before.
Besides McCartney, the festival features Bob Dylan — who in between
the two weekends won the Nobel Prize for Literature — as well as the
Rolling Stones, Neil Young, The Who and Roger Waters.
The festival
was put together by the promoters of Coachella, which takes place each
April at the same site and is famous for surprise guests showing up on
stage.
With its all-star line-up and premium prices on seats and
amenities, Desert Trip — nicknamed “Oldchella” by both detractors and
fans — is expected to be the highest-grossing festival of all time.

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