Summer season competition season is formally right here. Coachella, the annual California desert bacchanal that historically kicks off the yr’s limitless procession of big-ticket fests, is going down this weekend and subsequent at Empire Polo Membership in Indio. We posted and analyzed this yr’s lineup approach again in September, and now the fest’s 2026 version is lastly getting began. This yr’s livestream begins as we speak at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
To assessment: Our headliners this yr are Sabrina Carpenter (Friday), Justin Bieber (Saturday), and Karol G (Sunday). Carpenter instructed Excellent journal this week that her set will probably be “probably the most formidable present I’ve ever achieved.” It even has a stop-motion teaser:
Bieber carried out solely songs from final yr’s Swag and Swag II at his shock warmup present two weekends in the past, however he was overheard soundchecking outdated hits this week, and that is why HITS Every day Double thinks there was a last-minute run on aftermarket tickets (which have been already offered out). As for Karol G, she’s Coachella’s first Latina headliner. She lately talked to Playboy about whether or not she’d converse up about ICE throughout her efficiency.
Additionally on deck for 2026: the Strokes and last-minute addition Jack White, the xx and Jamie xx’s storied collaborator Younger Thug, the 9 Inch Nails x Boys Noize team-up often called 9 Inch Noize (who’ve a brand new file dropping subsequent week), Anyma, Wednesday, Geese, Addison Rae, Turnstile, David Byrne, Iggy Pop, Ethel Cain, Dijon, Clipse, Alex G, FKA twigs, Moist Leg, Interpol, Disclosure, Main Lazer, Laufey, KATSEYE (who’re enduring some drama proper now), Devo, PinkPantheress, Blood Orange, Sexyy Purple, Little Simz, Central Cee, Moby, Lykke Li, the Rapture, Oklou, Joyce Manor, Suicidal Tendencies, Mannequin/Actriz, Jane Remover, Drain, Ceremony, Blondshell, Samia, and plenty of extra. Lambrini Women, nevertheless, dropped out as a consequence of singer and guitarist Phoebe Lunny’s “acute mind damage.”
This may be an particularly good yr to be livestreaming the fest quite than attending. Native information stories point out some Airbnb hosts have been canceling their tenants’ bookings and placing their properties again up for hire at a lot increased costs, corresponding to one $2,000 reservation that was scrapped by the host and re-listed at $5,000. One lady even took benefit of the demand by renting out her laundry room for $1,381.
Coachella is touting enhancements to this yr’s livestream. For the primary time, YouTube will livestream the Coachella Stage, Out of doors Theatre, and Sahara in 4K, and you may as soon as once more stream as much as 4 levels directly in your TV with the for multiview perform. The livestream additionally features a digital retailer the place artists together with (however not restricted to) BINI, Ethel Cain, Foster The Folks, KATSEYE, Laufey, the xx, Turnstile, and Younger Thug will probably be dropping unique merch.
Under, discover the livestream schedule for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and embedded livestreams for the Primary Stage, Out of doors Theatre, Sahara, Mojave, Gobi, Sonora, and Quasar levels.
