Karol G’s historic Coachella slot

Karol G closed Coachella’s first weekend on Sunday, April 12, becoming the first Latina artist to headline the festival. (latimes.com) She was booked as a top-line headliner for the 2026 edition, which Coachella scheduled across April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The festival’s official lineup lists Karol G alongside other 2026 headliners including Sabrina Carpenter and Justin Bieber. (coachella.com) Before the set, Coachella’s published Sunday schedule and multiple festival watch guides listed Karol G for the main Coachella Stage at about 9:55 p.m. Pacific time on April 12. Her second-weekend return is scheduled for Sunday, April 19. (timeout.com, usatoday.com) The booking put a Colombian star who built her audience in Spanish at the festival’s final Weekend One slot, the most visible position on Sunday night. Coachella has spent years broadening its top lines beyond rock and United States pop, and the 2026 poster reflects that shift with a globally mixed headliner group. (coachella.com, timeout.com) The set was also available far beyond the desert. Coachella and YouTube said the 2026 festival would stream live on seven stages across both weekends, starting April 10, with Sunday, April 12 included in the free livestream. (coachella.com, blog.google) That matters for a headlining debut because Coachella’s livestream has become part of the event itself, not just a side feed. The official stream this year included 4K feeds on major stages, multiview on televisions, and replay scheduling through the festival’s livestream app. (coachella.com, blog.google) Karol G arrived at Coachella after a run that turned her into one of the biggest Latin music acts in the world. In 2024, her album “Mañana Será Bonito” won the Grammy Award for best música urbana album, making her the first woman to win in that category. (grammy.com) By Monday, April 13, major United States outlets were framing the show as a first for the festival and as a marker of how central Latin pop and reggaeton have become to Coachella’s main-stage story. The second weekend begins Thursday, April 17, with Karol G set to do it again on Sunday night. (latimes.com, coachella.com)