Tinashe at the Do Lab
Tinashe played a DJ set at Coachella’s Do Lab on Saturday, a side‑stage appearance noted in on‑site coverage of Weekend 1 (pressenterprise.com). The Press‑Enterprise listed her set among the day’s standout non‑headline moments (pressenterprise.com).
Tinashe spent part of Coachella’s first Saturday behind the decks at the Do Lab, a side-stage DJ set that surfaced as one of Weekend 1’s notable non-headliner moments. (presstelegram.com) The set took place on Saturday, April 11, during the festival’s first weekend in Indio, California, where Coachella is running April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19 at the Empire Polo Club. (coachellavalley.com) Do Lab had already billed Tinashe for a DJ set when it announced its 2026 stage lineup on January 30, alongside Andy C, Anfisa Letyago, OMNOM and Whethan for Weekend 1. (pollstar.com) That billing mattered because the Do Lab is not one of Coachella’s main poster stages. It runs its own weekend-specific lineup and is known for club-oriented sets and surprise guests inside the larger festival. (earmilk.com) On-site coverage from Southern California News Group singled out Tinashe’s appearance as one of the day’s standout side attractions while Justin Bieber’s headline set dominated the main-stage conversation. (presstelegram.com) The Do Lab’s 2026 programming also continued a format that mixes booked acts with last-minute additions. Pollstar reported that the stage planned surprise guests for both weekends, following unannounced appearances there in past years. (pollstar.com) Pre-festival coverage had listed Tinashe’s slot for 6:25 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, placing her in an early-evening window before the biggest nighttime crowds shifted toward the headliners. (earmilk.com) Her appearance also fit the Do Lab’s habit of pulling artists from outside straight electronic music into a more club-focused setting. The stage’s recent history has included surprise or crossover sets tied to names such as Billie Eilish, DJ Snake and Anderson.Paak’s DJ Pee.Wee. (pollstar.com; earmilk.com) So while Coachella’s poster this year is led by Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G, one of Saturday’s smaller-stage talking points came from an artist stepping away from the mic and into a DJ booth. (coachellavalley.com; presstelegram.com)
