Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival //
Empire Polo Club – Indio, CA
April 9th-11th & April 16th-18th, 2027 //
With only a few more music festivals in 2026 transpiring over the year’s final six weeks, it’s time to start turning our attention toward the new year and what we can anticipate when the calendar flips to 2027.
So if some of you have probably been wondering where the Coachella lineup has been after California concert promoter Goldenvoice delivered this year’s roster led by Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G earlier than ever before, there’s no need to fret because you don’t have to wait any longer for the follow-up to its 25th anniversary.
While that mid-September timeframe would not be met this time and the 2027 bill would take almost a couple of additional months to be released, it does arrive more than a week before 2025’s came out to mark the first time Coachella’s iconic poster had surfaced prior to January when we used to expect an announcement every winter. And considering this is the third straight year, we don’t foresee that trend changing in the future so that ticket buyers have more time to prepare.
Leading the 26th installment of Goldenvoice’s signature event will be Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA as they set their sights on the Empire Polo Club this April. It’s worth noting only one of those three acts has previously headlined Coachella, and believe it or not, it was Tame Impala back in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to the three-day, two-weekend festival for the next two years.
The unofficial fourth headlining slot, which premiered in 2022 upon Coachella’s long-awaited return from the coronavirus shutdown, will go to Daddy Yankee as the 50-year-old “Godfather of Reggaeton” makes his Coachella debut, and in what has been customary since the special performance was added, a day has not been assigned yet for Puerto Rican rapper and singer-songwriter Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (we should know that once set times drop separately for Weekends 1 and 2 a few days in advance).
What lies below the top line remains just as enticing though, beginning with Madonna unearthing her “in the Dance Tent” set from 2006 that you won’t be able to catch anywhere else. That sort of exclusivity is what has made Coachella one of the most renowned music festivals in the world and provided it with a major selling point in drawing fans far beyond Southern California, but kudos to Goldenvoice CEO Paul Tollett and his team, it’s the inclusivity the fest often exhibits by exposing international artists and those from marginalized groups that has been one of its greatest strengths post-COVID as well.
Other highlights spread across the undercard, meanwhile, include Phoebe Bridgers, Don Toliver, Zara Larsson, Weezer, Dom Dolla, Steve Lacy, Tiësto, Kygo, JISOO, Martin Garrix, Empire of the Sun, Diljit Dosanjh, Robyn, Four Tet, Peggy Gou, Role Model, The Neighbourhood, Kehlani, ADÉLA and Becky G, but beyond that, Solid Grooves, Måneskin, BABYMONSTER, Giorgio Moroder, Solomun, Amelie Lens, Social Distortion, NCT, Amelie Lens x Sara Landry, Pinegrove, Enigma, Remi Wolf, Angine de Poitrine, Underworld, Tove Lo, Leon Thomas, Charlotte de Witte, Victoria Monét, Drain Gang, Leon Bridges and more also stand out. Plus, the Bunker will be back with a new exhibit from French electronic duo Justice titled “Blinded by the Lights” that’s sure to entice a plethora of dance music enthusiasts after the 17,000-square-foot underground subterranean space was introduced to Coachellans last year with Radiohead’s audiovisual installation “KID A MNESIA” being showcased during both weekends.
Completely sold on trekking out to the desert now? A limited number of passes will go on sale here this Friday, November 13th at 12 p.m. PT. For those looking to elevate their experience, hotel packages can be purchased that bundle Weekend 1 and 2 tickets with local lodging and transportation here in addition to glamping accommodations at La Campana and Lake Eldorado. If car camping is more your style, you can secure your spot for $40 per night and a total of $160. Whichever option you choose, remember that there’s still no other music festival quite like Coachella after more than a quarter century in the game.
