Beck covered Arcade Fire’s “Rebellion (Lies)” during his performance at the second Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday night (April 20).

Click below to watch fan-shot footage of the performance, which sees Beck playing the opening of the song on acoustic guitar after telling a story to the crowd about how he first heard the song whilst waiting in the rain outside a friend’s bar as the band played inside.

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Later on in the evening Beck joined Arcade Fire on stage, wearing a papier mâché head of Pope Francis, while the band covered Prince’s “Controversy”.

Beck will bring his latest album Morning Phase to the UK during festival season, where he will headline three festivals. He will top the bill at Ireland’s Electric Picnic festival between August 29-31 before heading to Bestival on the Isle of Wight, which takes place September 4-7 and then Portmerion, Wales to play Festival No. 6 over September 5-7.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im0JOPYgjec