Cameron Winter of Geese performs at Gobi Tent during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2026 in Indio, Calif.

INDIO, Calif. — Geese are covering “Baby” by Justin Bieber, just hours before the pop star's headlining Coachella set. “I know you love me, I know you care,” Cameron Winter sings, his oily hair falling over the sides of his sunglasses. Transposed into Winter’s signature squawks, the lines sound silly, with the goofy, mismatched energy of a child dressing up in his father’s suit. Emily Green, the band’s guitarist, twangs along like she’s playing on a surf rock record. 

Then, at Winter’s last cry of “Baby,” Max Bassin pummels his kick drum, cranking the BPM by several notches, and Geese launch into “2122,” a jagged, proggy number. (No relation to the Rush album.) Played live, it almost sounds like a thrash metal song, and the crowd reacts like it’s at an Anthrax concert. 

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It’s Saturday, and Geese are playing Coachella's Gobi stage. In its 45-minute set, the band mostly sticks to tracks from its newest album, “Getting Killed,” save for “2122” and “I See Myself.” I spot Jack White, who performed earlier in the day, watching the band from the wings.

If you’re reading this, you probably know about Geese already. They’re the band with the singer who bellows like a bagpipe........

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