Bieber’s Coachella debut

Justin Bieber took the Coachella stage Saturday night for the first time, after fans spent hours camped out in Indio waiting for his set. (usatoday.com) USA Today reported Bieber was scheduled to headline the main Coachella stage at 11:25 p.m. Pacific time on Saturday, April 11, during the festival’s first weekend at the Empire Polo Club. The same report said he is also booked for the second Saturday, April 18. (usatoday.com) The Los Angeles Times said Bieber fans had been lined up since early Saturday, with some camping near the front all day before his appearance. ABC7 also reported large crowds gathering well ahead of his slot as Day 2 built toward the night’s headliner. (latimes.com) (abc7.com) Coachella announced Bieber as one of its 2026 headliners when the festival unveiled a lineup topped by Sabrina Carpenter, Bieber and Karol G. The festival is running across two weekends, April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19, in Indio, California. (coachellavalley.com) Saturday’s bill put Bieber at the center of a lineup that also included Jack White, The Strokes, David Byrne, PinkPantheress, Taemin and Addison Rae, giving Day 2 one of the festival’s most crowded schedules. The Los Angeles Times and Consequence both highlighted Bieber’s set as the anchor of the night’s livestream coverage. (latimes.com) (consequence.net) Fans who were not in the desert could watch from home on YouTube, which is again carrying Coachella’s official livestream. Search results for Coachella’s official channel said live coverage began at 4 p.m. Pacific time on April 10, with separate stage feeds and a multiview option for televisions. (youtube.com) (yahoo.com) The at-home stream has become part of the festival’s reach beyond Indio, with YouTube carrying the event for a sixteenth consecutive year, according to Cultr. That setup let Saturday viewers follow Bieber’s debut set live without a festival wristband. (cultr.com) (usatoday.com) For Coachella, the scene around Bieber’s set matched the billing: a first-time festival headliner drawing all-day lines before he even walked onstage. For viewers at home and fans in the crowd, Saturday was built around one slot on the schedule. (latimes.com) (usatoday.com)