Coachella: Big Names & 4K

Coachella opens on Friday, April 10, but one of the biggest shifts this year is happening offsite: YouTube is carrying all seven stages live at once, so watching from a couch now looks a lot more like channel-surfing inside the festival grounds. (coachella.com) The stream starts at 4 p.m. Pacific Time on April 10, and Coachella says it will run across both festival weekends, April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19. (youtube.com) Three of those streams get the sharpest picture: the Main Stage, the Outdoor Theatre, and Sahara will be available in 4K, which is the kind of resolution people usually notice on close-ups, lighting rigs, and giant crowd shots. (youtube.com) YouTube is also pushing a television-style feature called multiview, which lets viewers watch up to four stages at the same time on a television instead of hopping tab to tab on a laptop. (youtube.com) The festival itself still runs in its usual two-weekend format in Indio, California, with the same lineup repeated on April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19. (coachella.com) The top line on the poster is unusually broad for a single weekend: Sabrina Carpenter is billed for Friday, Justin Bieber for Saturday, and Karol G for Sunday. Indy100 notes Bieber’s slot as his first major return after he abandoned his 2022 tour. (indy100.com 1) (indy100.com 2) Karol G arrives with a different kind of milestone attached: Indy100 says she is set to become the first Latina woman to headline Coachella. (indy100.com) Then there is the late twist every festival likes to spring a few days before gates open: Jack White was added as a surprise act after earlier schedules did not include him. (rttnews.com) That mix explains why the livestream matters this year more than usual. A fan who wants Bieber’s comeback, Carpenter’s Friday set, Karol G’s Sunday headline show, and a possible Jack White detour no longer has to be in Indio or pick just one camera feed. (indy100.com) (coachella.com) Coachella has streamed before, but the 2026 version is being sold less like a backup for people who missed out on tickets and more like a parallel version of the festival, with seven live channels, 4K on the biggest stages, reminders, merch, and chat all built into YouTube. (coachella.com) (youtube.com)