Twenty minutes later, the show was back on, with the Weeknd crooning “Rather Lie” and “Timeless” surrounded by Carti’s Opium crew while pyro and chugging guitars flared around them. Carti fans come for the chaos — is the rest of the music industry ready for him on the A-list?

Playboi Carti explosively shut down the final night of Rolling Loud on Sunday (March 16), bringing out The Weeknd for a jaw-dropping closing set. Following the blockbuster release of his highly anticipated new album Music on Friday (March 14),

Inglewood was the place to be this past weekend, as the area just played host to Rolling Loud California 2025. You couldn’t go wrong with this year’s headliners: ASAP Rocky, Peso Pluma, and Playboi Carti. During Carti’s set, the rapper actually brought out another headliner-caliber star: The Weeknd.