The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival returns to the California desert with a line-up that confirms its identity: a great musical mosaic capable of combining global pop, electronics, rock and new trends. The 2026 edition will take place on two weekends, from 10 to 12 April and from 17 to 19 April, in the usual frame of Indio.
To lead the billboard are three headliners who perfectly tell the present of international music: Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G. Three different names for style and public, but combined with a global impact.
As usual, Coachella builds its strength on contamination. In the same line-up they live very distant artists among themselves: Ethel Cain and The Strokes, David Byrne and Addison Rae. A mix that is now the signature of the festival.
The program develops along three days. On Friday, in addition to Sabrina Carpenter, artists like The xx, Turnstile, Disclosure, Dijon, Teddy Swims, Devo, Central Cee, Blood Orange, Lykke Li and Moby will be on stage.
The Saturday will be dominated by Justin Bieber, flanked by The Strokes, Addison Rae, David Byrne, PinkPantheress, Giveon and Interpol.
On Sunday, before closing with Karol G, you will see performing among other Young Thug, Laufey, Iggy Pop, FKA Twigs, Major Lazer and Little Simz.
Among the most interesting elements of the 2026 edition there is also a strong Italian accent. Great expectations for Anyma, project by Matteo Milleri, which will lead to the world premiere “Æden”. After being the first EDM artist to perform at Sphere in Las Vegas, Anyma arrives at Coachella with a show that combines electronic music, immersive visuals and technology, destined to be one of the most innovative moments of the festival.
Next to him is the presence of GenesioFC, an emerging name of the Italian electronic scene, which confirms how Italian DJs and producers are gaining more and more space in the great international festivals.
Not only music: in line-up there is also a special project related to Radiohead, with the “Bunker debut” of “Kid A Mnesia”, which could recall the immersive experience already presented by the band in recent years, halfway between contemporary art and sound archive.
On the ticket front, Coachella confirms a premium event: $649 for the first weekend, 549 for the second, while VIP packages arrive at 1299 and $11199 respectively.
After a 2025 that had seen protagonists Lady Gaga, Post Malone and Green Day, with a special performance by Travis Scott, the festival continues to reinvent itself.
Coachella remains so much more than just a musical event: it is a global cultural thermometer. And in 2026, between international popstars and visual experimentation, Italy also finds its space, bringing in the Californian desert creativity, innovation and new energies.
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