Sabrina Carpenter headlines Day 1, Katseye to make debut as festival officially kicks off

Grab your cowboy boots, fringed tops and worn-in denim: Coachella 2026 is lastly right here.

Lucky festivalgoers will frolic within the desert solar as a roster of artists, each established and up-and-coming, carry out all through the weekend. With its history-making headliners, extremely anticipated returns and buzzworthy debutsCoachella 2026 is shaping up to be one to keep in mind.

Sabrina Carpenter will hit a profession milestone on Friday when she takes the primary stage for her headlining efficiency. The Man’s Best Friend pop star, whose final Coachella look was in 2024, calls this 12 months’s headlining set her “most ambitious show” yet.

On Saturday, Beliebers might be despatched right into a frenzy when Justin Bieber makes his debut as a Coachella headliner. Despite his historical past of exhibiting up as a shock visitor throughout different artists’ units, this 12 months marks the primary time the Swag II singer is a billed performer.

Latin music takes middle stage on Sunday, when Karol G closes out Weekend 1 along with her extremely anticipated, high-production set. The Colombian celebrity, who is among the few feminine reggaeton artists to go mainstream, will make historical past as the primary Latina artist to headline the acclaimed festival.

Follow alongside for Yahoo’s full Coachella protection, together with on-the-ground intel throughout Weekend 1 from Yahoo’s personal Krista Rados and Kelsey Weekman.