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Missy Elliott put on a showstopping set at the opening night of Coachella ... which included coming out as a freaking Transformer!

The crowd went nuts when ME went from robot to superstar right before their eyes as she performed her 2019 track "Throw it Back."

And in pure Missy Elliott fashion ... her set was filled with pyrotechnics and eye-popping visuals as she commanded the stage on night one.

Lady Gaga was the headliner for a jam-packed opening night of Coachella ... and the superstar didn't disappoint the crowd of thousands!

Gaga did several costume changes in a flash -- from her in the dirt with skeletons, to being lifted by her dancers while being dressed in white feathers -- while rocking on a stage that kept changing as she belted her hits.

Gaga rocked the fest through a storyline with numbers that included "Bloody Mary," "Judas," "Abracadabra," "Poker Face," "Disease," "Papparazi," "Killah," "Born This Way," "Shallow," and "Bad Romance."

11:20 AM PT -- Patrick Schwarzenegger shared his view from Lisa's killer set last night ... posting on his Instagram that his wild moved in the pit had a lot to do with the cocktail he drank.

BTW, we're gonna assume the cocktail didn't have any poisonous fruit in it. 👀

It's highly unlikely the next season of "The White Lotus" will take place at Coachella ... but we kinda got a glimpse of what they could look like Friday night at the music fest!

Patrick Schwarzenegger and his fiancé, Abby Champion, were spotted rocking out in the front row of his costar Lisa's set ... and it was clear he was having a blast.

PS and Lisa -- who, in addition to being an actress, is a member of the K-pop group Blackpink -- were in this season of HBO series ... which just had its shocking conclusion last weekend!

Benson Boone's performance for the opening night of Coachella rocked ... and the moment is already being hailed an instant classic thanks to the music royalty who joined him to jam.

Benson blew the minds of thousands when he brought out Queen's Brian May to play with him ... a true shocker since it was only seven months ago May suffered a minor stroke that left him temporarily unable to move his left arm.

But, thanks to the power and magic of Queen ... the two rocked the iconic band's 1975 classic "Bohemian Rhapsody" ... which everyone knows is quiet a feat to do well.

It's time for Coachella again ... and, we've got a list featuring some of the biggest stars heading out to Indio Valley for the event's exclusive party -- Neon Carnival.

The full list is a closely guarded secret ... but, sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ Teyana Taylor and Brooklyn Beckham will certainly turn heads -- always dressing for success on nights like these.

Hip hop's best and brightest are set to attend the event too ... with Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa, Tink and Ty Dolla $ign all invited to the yearly bash.

Did someone say Coachella?! Kylie Jenner sprinted right into the music-packed weekend, but before you crack open a cold one, can you track down the minor changes in these two shots?

Ring, ring, yellow! The youngest Kardashian-Jenner sister entered the desert in nothing short of a sexy yellow latex dress to promote her canned vodka soda line, "Sprinter." Clearly, she's makin' it rain with this hot 'fit ... and her ice-cold canned goods 💦.

Once you're finished admiring Kylie's famous curves, can you pick up what's under her umbrella?

Justin Bieber's trying something new at Coachella this year ... hosting a private party for his wife and some Hollywood friends ... and it's on the festival fairgrounds.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... Justin goes to Coachella every year and this time he thought it would be fun to host his own private event for his friends.

We're told the party is going down tonight ... and it's going to be a fun, private time with Hailey Bieber and their friends.

Benson Boone has a special guest for his set at Coachella ... and it's Queen guitarist Brian May!!!

Our sources tell us Brian will join Benson onstage at some point during Benson's Friday night set at the famous music festival.

Benson and Brian have boots on the ground in the desert ... we obtained a photo of them getting off a private jet at the Palm Springs private airport earlier Friday morning ahead of their collab performance.

Yes, Coachella is about the good times and turnin' up for the tunes, but festival fashion also plays a key role ... loop by loop, these celebs are stitchin' their way through the desert in crochet, but can you guess who's who in these hot pics?

Hooked on crochet, babes like Olivia Culpo and Adelaine Morin are knot your average gals ... they're lettin' it all hang out, and see right through Avani Gregg and La Demi's cute crochet looks -- they're a hole in one!

Coachella is already proving to be a disorganized and chaotic mess for attendees ... an experience at least one festivalgoer is calling "literal hell."

The gates to the Coachella campground opened at 9 AM Thursday ... a change from past iterations of the event, several regulars at the famous festival in Indio, California told Business Insider.

Hailey Maxwell -- who is hitting Coachella for her fifth time this weekend -- told BI usually the gates are open much earlier ... and, the lateness of opening has led to a much longer entry line.

Mick Jagger's found his rainbow, and he's looking to lock her down for the rest of his life ... because he and his longtime partner Melanie Hamrick are engaged -- and have been for some time.

Hamrick let the news slip during an interview with Paris Match, published Wednesday ... revealing the Rolling Stones lead singer actually asked her to marry him "two or three years" ago.

For anyone thinking Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood should start practicing Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March," don't be fooled ... Mick and Melanie aren't rushing into marriage -- 'cause Hamrick says she's too afraid to change their current routine.

Before this boy with big blue eyes was gearing up for his Coachella music festival debut, he was just twisting, flipping and diving into the pool ... and acting silly with his mouth filled with candy corn!

Back when he was in high school, he played the piano and sang for his school's "Battle of the Bands." And, although he made it onto "American Idol," he walked away to focus on his career.

As an adult, you've seen him flip and you've seen him strip!

"I want you, I need you, oh God!"

Weezer bassist Scott Shriner isn't offering much in the way of details about the incident involving his wife getting shot by the cops this week ... other than to cheerfully say she's "all right."

Our photog caught up with Scott as he walked his four dogs in their L.A. neighborhood Thursday, two days after his wife, Jillian Lauren Shriner, was injured in a police shooting and later booked for attempted murder -- for allegedly pointing a gun at cops and pulling the trigger.

Asked how Jillian is doing, Scott said ... "She's all right. Thank you for asking." Is he upset by the way the police handled the situation? "I can't comment on that."

At last, Coachella is upon us and celebs 'n friends are en route to the desert! These hot Hollywood besties are 'bout to turn up, bop around, and lucky for you ... we've got the BEST, best friend pics in town!

Partying with their sidekicks, can you even name a more terrific trio than Kyle Richards, Paris Hilton and Kesha?!? And, Harry Jowsey and Carter Gregory intertwined and toasted to the good times at 'Chella!

Weezer bass player Scott Shriner is going to play Coachella with his bandmates ... just a few days after his wife was shot by cops in Los Angeles and booked for attempted murder.

Our sources tell us Weezer will be at full strength Saturday when they take the stage at Coachella ... with Scott committing to play despite some pretty extraordinary circumstances back home.

TMZ broke the story ... Scott's wife, Jillian Lauren Shriner, was shot by LAPD during a wild police chase Tuesday in their Eagle Rock neighborhood in L.A.

The wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner was shot by cops during a wild chase in L.A., TMZ has learned ... and then she was booked for attempted murder.

California Highway Patrol and LAPD officers responded to a hit-and-run Tuesday afternoon on a freeway winding through the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles. Three unidentified suspects fled the scene on foot -- one bailed out of his vehicle, climbed over a freeway embankment and ended up on a residential street.

The suspect stripped off some of his clothing, trying to blend into the neighborhood -- it didn't work.