New Delhi, April 14 -- a performance that replaced choreography and production with a laptop, internet nostalgia and a running commentary on his own digital past.

For a significant portion of his headlining set, Bieber sat onstage scrolling through YouTube, playing viral clips, revisiting early recordings and inviting the crowd into what felt less like a concert and more like a shared online memory. The approach, equal parts stripped-down and self-referential, quickly became one of the most polarizing moments of the festival.

The performance included snippets of Bieber's breakout era, alongside internet artifacts that underscored the evolving nature of live performance in the digital age. The result blurred the line between concert and ...