Bieber’s Coachella Marquee

Justin Bieber closed Coachella’s Saturday night main-stage bill on April 11, ending Day 2 of the festival’s first weekend in Indio, California. (coachella.com) (latimes.com) Coachella’s official 2026 schedule lists Weekend 1 on April 10-12 and Weekend 2 on April 17-19 at the Empire Polo Club, with Bieber among the festival’s top-billed acts. Glamour’s day-of lineup guide identified Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G as this year’s headliners. (coachella.com) (glamour.com) Coverage from Los Angeles Times and The Hollywood Reporter described Bieber’s set as one of the most watched events of Day 2, with the performance starting at about 11:30 p.m. Pacific time. The Hollywood Reporter said the show leaned heavily on material from his recent “Swag” era. (latimes.com) (hollywoodreporter.com) The set also worked as a career retrospective. The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard said Bieber pulled up old YouTube clips during the show and ran through earlier songs including “Baby,” “Beauty and a Beat,” “Never Say Never” and “Confident.” (hollywoodreporter.com) (billboard.com) That framing put the performance in the context of Bieber’s long gap between major live showcases. The Hollywood Reporter said he had canceled tour dates over health issues, later returned with his first album in four years, and arrived at Coachella after several years of major personal and professional changes. (hollywoodreporter.com) The guest list helped explain the attention around the set. The Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone and other post-show coverage said Bieber brought out The Kid Laroi, Dijon, Wizkid and Tems during the performance. (hollywoodreporter.com) (rollingstone.com) Reviewers did not describe the show the same way. The Hollywood Reporter called it stripped back and intimate, while Rolling Stone said the sparse staging and slower mid-set stretch tested some fans expecting a bigger pop spectacle. (hollywoodreporter.com) (rollingstone.com) The booking also fit Coachella’s broader 2026 strategy of mixing current pop stars with legacy and cross-genre names. The official lineup includes Bieber alongside acts such as The Strokes, David Byrne, Jack White, BIGBANG and Anyma across the two April weekends. (coachella.com) (coachellavalley.com) Coachella’s official livestream page says all seven stages are streaming on YouTube across both weekends, which widened the audience for Bieber’s headlining slot beyond the desert crowd. Weekend 2 begins April 17, when Bieber is scheduled to play the festival again. (coachella.com 1) (coachella.com 2)