Teddy Swims brought Van Halen’s David Lee Roth along for his third trip to the desert over the weekend.
Roth previously joined Swims to perform Van Halen’s “Jump” for both weekends of Coachella, and on Saturday the two took the stage during Swims’ Stagecoach Festival performance.
Like Coachella, Stagecoach took place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.
Prior to the performance, Swims told Good Morning America that Roth has been “so generous” to him.
“He’s like, ‘Man, I’ll follow you on tour and get up there every night if you want,’” Swims said. “He’s the freakin’ man. Van Halen’s my favorite band. He’s the best singer of all time.”
As for how they became friends, Swims says Roth was rehearsing near him a few weeks ago and he got to hang with him.
“He was so gracious to share his rum and cokes with me and talk to me about all his crazy stories, and I asked if he wanted to come play with me,” he explained. “He’s the coolest guy in the world. And on and off stage he’s always, like, on. He’s really, what you see on stage is what you get, like all the time, 24 hours a day. He’s a real rock star.”
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