--- title: Yodeling Walmart Boy Mason Ramsey Steals Show at Coachella description: Mason Ramsey, the boy who went viral for yodeling in a Walmart became the unexpected hero of Coachella, stealing the show at weekend one. canonical: https://time.com/5241543/mason-ramsey-walmart-yodeling-boy-coachella/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-16T16:08:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:52:12.617Z og:title: Walmart Yodeling Boy Was the Life of the Party at Coachella og:description: A star is born og:url: https://time.com/5241543/mason-ramsey-walmart-yodeling-boy-coachella/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10b5eeb4ba6c3038/69892dc486f68e81176e8e5a/mason-ramsey-yodeling-boy-at-coachella.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival - Weekend 1 - Day 1 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Walmart Yodeling Boy Was the Life of the Party at Coachella twitter:description: A star is born twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10b5eeb4ba6c3038/69892dc486f68e81176e8e5a/mason-ramsey-yodeling-boy-at-coachella.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Walmart Yodeling Boy Was the Life of the Party at Coachella  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Apr 16, 2018 4:08 PM UTC  INDIO, CA - APRIL 13: Viral internet sensation Mason Ramsey aka The Walmart Yodeling Boy, (L) and Recording Artist Justin Bieber pose for a selfie backstage during the 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 13, 2018 in Indio, California. (Photo by Natt Lim/Getty Images for Coachella) INDIO, CA - APRIL 13: Viral internet sensation Mason Ramsey aka The Walmart Yodeling Boy, (L) and Recording Artist Justin Bieber pose for a selfie backstage during the 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 13, 2018 in Indio, California. (Photo by Natt Lim/Getty Images for Coachella)Natt Lim—Getty Images for Coachella  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Apr 16, 2018 4:08 PM UTC The young boy who went [viral for yodeling](http://time.com/5225039/walmart-yodeling-boy-video-goes-viral/) his heart out in the middle of a [Walmart](http://time.com/5239559/walmart-yodeling-boy-coachella/) was the unexpected hero of [the first weekend of popular music festival Coachella.](http://time.com/5239559/walmart-yodeling-boy-coachella/) Mason Ramsey, who shot to Internet fame after a video of his yodeling captured the hearts of the Internet, scored some major cool cred when he came to Indio to appear on the stage with DJ Whethan, where he received plenty of love from festival goers. This wasn’t the only highlight of Coachella weekend for Ramsey, however. He discovered he had a very famous fan in Justin Bieber, who not only enjoyed Ramsey’s performance and cheered him on during his time on stage, but took time to talk to him after the show. 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