Will Smith brought 'Men In Black' to Coachella thanks to J. Balvin

Will Smith made a Men In Black themed Coachella appearance during weekend 1 of the famed festival, and we all have J. Balvin to thank for it.

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Joining Balvin for his alien/UFO-themed set on Sunday night, Smith appeared dressed in his full Men in Black suit and sunglasses for a surprise performance of the 1997 film’s title track.

The brief appearance was a memorable moment for everyone involved, except for maybe Balvin who by the end of the set was dragged off by black-suit-clad dancers as Smith pulled out a “Neuralyzer,” the famous memory-eraser device from the film.

Memory-altering withstanding, J managed to return to perform one last track, a rousing version of his hit “In Da Ghetto” alongside a troupe of dancers clad in comically stereotypical alien costumes — y’know green with big black eyes.

Always heavily thematic with his concerts, J. Balvin’s Coachella stage show did not disappoint. Opening with a mock-1950s newsreel about an alien invasion, the message eventually revealed that the alien was in fact Balvin himself. Rising from a platform beneath the stage, underneath a giant UFO, Balvin was joined by his dancers for an otherworldly run of his smashing hits, starting with his 2018 global smash “Mi Gente.”

Check out Coachella provided clip of the Men In Black moment above, and while there's no guarantee Will will make a return, you have another chance to catch J. Balvin's for weekend 2 on YouTube .