YouTube streaming big Coachella sets
YouTube is carrying Coachella’s livestream and Pitchfork lists streamable sets from Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G, the Strokes, the xx, Jack White, and Young Thug. Outlets including Time Out LA have published set-times and streaming guides to help viewers track performances across the festival’s many stages. (pitchfork.com) (timeout.com)
Coachella’s biggest sets are streaming free on YouTube this weekend, with seven stage feeds running from Friday, April 10, through Sunday, April 12. (youtube.com) (coachella.com) The official Coachella YouTube channel says the 2026 livestream starts at 4 p.m. Pacific time on April 10, and the festival page lists the same April 10-12 dates for Weekend 1 and April 17-19 for Weekend 2 in Indio, California. (youtube.com) (coachella.com) Variety reported that most Weekend 1 performances are spread across seven channels for seven stages, while YouTube’s channel page says viewers on television can use a multiview option to watch up to four stages at once. (variety.com) (youtube.com) The stream schedule does not perfectly match the in-person timetable. Variety reported that some sets are delayed for home viewers, including Jack White’s 3 p.m. Saturday set, which is scheduled to appear after the livestream day begins at 4 p.m. (variety.com) That gap is why music outlets and local guides have published separate watch lists for people following from home. Time Out Los Angeles said the timing of the streams matches the festival schedule aside from a handful of pre-4 p.m. sets, and pointed readers to a YouTube-specific rundown for the full day-by-day stream plan. (timeout.com) The headliners on the main stage are Sabrina Carpenter on Friday from 9:05 to 10:35 p.m. Pacific time, Justin Bieber on Saturday at 11:25 p.m., and Karol G on Sunday at 9:55 p.m., according to Variety’s stream guide. (variety.com) Other heavily watched sets on the livestream include the xx on Friday at 7 p.m., the Strokes on Saturday at 9 p.m., and Young Thug on Sunday at 7:50 p.m. on the main stage feed, according to Variety. JamBase also reported that Jack White was added to Saturday’s streamed performances. (variety.com) (jambase.com) The overnight schedule is built for rewatching as much as live viewing. Variety reported that after each day’s last sets, the seven channels rebroadcast the lineup overnight and into the morning, so viewers who miss a late set can catch it later without waiting for the next weekend. (variety.com) For anyone trying to follow Coachella from a couch instead of the desert, the practical move is to use the stream timetable, not just the poster. The festival is live on YouTube now, but the watchable version depends on which stage feed you pick and when that channel goes live. (youtube.com) (variety.com)
