How to watch Coachella
You don’t have to be on the polo grounds to catch the big names — Coachella’s Weekend One runs April 10–12 with a broad YouTube livestream that carries most major sets. Time Out published the full Weekend One set times and Pitchfork mapped the YouTube schedule, calling out headline and must‑see acts like Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G, the Strokes, the xx and Jack White. (timeout.com) (pitchfork.com)
If you want to watch Coachella from home this weekend, the key detail is that Weekend One is streaming live on YouTube starting at 4 p.m. Pacific time on Friday, April 10, and running through Sunday night, April 12. Coachella’s own site says seven stages are live at once, so this is closer to channel-surfing a sports tournament than watching one single concert feed. (coachella.com) The stream lives on the official Coachella YouTube channel, and Coachella says the same setup returns for Weekend Two on April 17 to April 19. Time Out reports that most of the festival is covered after 4 p.m. each day, with only a handful of earlier sets missing from the livestream. (youtube.com) (timeout.com) You do not need to juggle seven browser tabs if you are watching on a television. Coachella and Time Out both say YouTube’s multiview option lets television viewers watch up to four stages at the same time, while switching audio between feeds. (coachella.com) (timeout.com) If you want the simplest plan, start with the headliners and build around them. Time Out lists Sabrina Carpenter at 9:05 p.m. Friday on the main stage, Justin Bieber at 11:25 p.m. Saturday on the main stage, and Karol G at 9:55 p.m. Sunday on the main stage. (timeout.com) Friday has one of the cleanest prime-time runs on the main stage. The xx play from 7:00 to 7:55 p.m., Sabrina Carpenter follows from 9:05 to 10:35 p.m., and Anyma starts at midnight, which gives you one stage with three big anchors spread across the night. (timeout.com) Saturday is the night with the most obvious rock-pop collision. Time Out’s schedule has The Strokes from 9:00 to 10:10 p.m. on the main stage, then Justin Bieber from 11:25 p.m. to 12:55 a.m., while the same outlet says Jack White was added late for a 3:00 p.m. Saturday set. (timeout.com 1) (timeout.com 2) Sunday leans into a big closing stretch instead of one crowded hour. Time Out lists Young Thug at 7:50 p.m. on the main stage before Karol G closes that stage at 9:55 p.m., while the Outdoor Theatre has Laufey at 8:40 p.m. and BIGBANG at 10:30 p.m. for viewers who want a different lane. (timeout.com) The festival is easier to follow if you treat it like a subway map with branch lines. Coachella says its livestream app syncs the schedule to your time zone, lets you build a personal watchlist, and sends reminders before sets start. (coachella.com) There are a few extra features wrapped around the music. Coachella says “Watch With” is back in 2026 for creator commentary, a vertical livestream is being made for YouTube Shorts, and merch can be bought directly from the stream with on-screen shopping tools. (coachella.com) If you miss a set live, the streams do not just go dark at the end of the night. Time Out says the channels usually roll into replays after about 1 a.m., then switch to selected highlights once the next day’s live schedule begins. (timeout.com)
