Charli XCX teases ‘different kind of summer’ at Coachella
By Lauren Del Fabbro, PA Entertainment Reporter
Pop star Charli XCX has teased a “different kind of summer”, prompting speculation about new work from the artist.
The singer shared a post on Instagram on Sunday about her performance at the music festival Coachella with the caption “coming soon…”
In the carousel post the British star, 32, included a photograph of her on stage with the words “Maybe it’s time for a different kind of summer?” on the screen, hinting at last year’s “Brat summer” cultural trend sparked by her album Brat.
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The singer-songwriter shared a collection of images from the festival which included photographs of pop star Addison Rae and American singer The Dare, after performing two weekends at Coachella where she brought out singers including Troye Sivan and Lorde.
The final video sees Charli standing on stage with the words “Does this mean that brat summer is finally over????? IDK? maybe? maybe it’s time for a different kind of brat summer? maybe it’s time for me to let go? maybe it’s time to make way for….”
This comes after Green Day’s singer Billie Joe Armstrong closed the rock band’s headline set wearing a bright green Brat cap.
Charli XCX won five categories at the 2025 Brit Awards including the coveted album of the year for her culture-shaping record Brat.
She also secured artist of the year, dance act, song of the year for her track Guess featuring US superstar Billie Eilish, and was awarded the songwriter of the year trophy.
Released in June 2024, Brat soared in the charts and inspired the “Brat summer” trend which became a cultural movement promoting self-love, positive body image and sultry style choices.
The trend became so big that Brat was named the 2024 Collins Word Of The Year, redefined as “characterised by a confident, independent and hedonistic attitude”.
The singer topped the UK singles charts with the Icona Pop song I Love It and has had two number one albums including Brat and Crash.