Coachella weekend two fallout
- Coachella Weekend 2 had 106 arrests, roughly half for drug possession, with more than 200 arrests across both weekends. (desertsun.com) - Madonna joined Sabrina Carpenter, and Justin Bieber's Weekend 2 set featured Billie Eilish, SZA, Big Sean and Dijon. (consequence.net) - Organizers already announced Coachella 2027 dates as April 9–11 and April 16–18. (pitchfork.com)
Coachella’s second weekend ended with 106 arrests, pushing the festival’s two-week total to 203, according to Indio police. (desertsun.com) Police said drug possession accounted for roughly half of the Weekend 2 arrests, with other cases involving public intoxication, fake identification, trespassing and driving under the influence. (kesq.com) The two-weekend total was slightly lower than last year’s count, but Weekend 2 ran above Weekend 1, which had 97 arrests. (ktla.com) The enforcement tally landed as Weekend 2 also produced some of the festival’s biggest guest moments. Madonna joined Sabrina Carpenter on Friday, April 17, during Carpenter’s set in Indio. (latimes.com) Justin Bieber’s Weekend 2 performance on Saturday, April 18, included appearances by Billie Eilish, SZA, Big Sean and Dijon, adding to the second weekend’s heavier celebrity traffic. (desertsun.com) Coachella runs the same lineup across two weekends at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, so Weekend 2 often becomes a test of whether artists change sets, add guests or try to top the first round. (dailynews.com) Organizers moved quickly into next year’s sales cycle after the festival ended, announcing Coachella 2027 for April 9-11 and April 16-18. (pitchfork.com) Advance passes for the 2027 festival are scheduled to go on sale Friday, May 1, less than two weeks after Weekend 2 closed. (dailynews.com) That leaves Coachella closing out 2026 with two parallel records: a final weekend defined by surprise cameos onstage and more than 100 arrests off it. (cbsnews.com)
