Coachella weekend 1 set

Coachella’s first weekend starts Friday, April 10, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, and the part that changed at the last minute is a Saturday afternoon Jack White set that was dropped into the Mojave Tent after set times were already out. (coachella.com) (consequence.net) White’s set is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, and Consequence reports it runs 45 minutes, which is the same Mojave slot Coachella has recently used for surprise names like Weezer, blink-182, and Arcade Fire. (consequence.net) (usatoday.com) The three biggest names on Weekend 1 are spread across the three nights: Sabrina Carpenter on Friday, Justin Bieber on Saturday, and Karol G on Sunday. Coachella’s official site lists April 10–12 for Weekend 1 and April 17–19 for Weekend 2. (coachella.com) (rollingstone.com) That makes Bieber’s Saturday set the festival’s most watched return story, because Rolling Stone noted that he had appeared at Coachella before as a guest in 2019 and again in 2025, but not as the artist topping the bill. (rollingstone.com) Karol G’s Sunday slot comes with a different first: one Palm Springs festival guide says she is the first Latina artist to headline Coachella, which turns her closing set into a marker for how far Latin pop and reggaeton have moved from side-stage bookings to top-line status. (themusehotelpalmsprings.com) (rollingstone.com) Coachella also keeps selling itself as both an in-person event and a broadcast event now, and the official site says all seven stages will stream live on YouTube across both weekends. That means a 3:00 p.m. surprise in a tent can become a national moment before the desert crowd has even cleared the field. (coachella.com) (msn.com) The festival is also big enough in 2026 that even sold-out status does not end the sales cycle, because Coachella’s official site now pushes AXS official resale while still promoting hotel bundles, shuttle passes, and merch right on the front page. (coachella.com) (rollingstone.com) So the shape of Weekend 1 is clear before a note is played: a Friday built around Sabrina Carpenter’s pop peak, a Saturday built around Justin Bieber’s comeback billing plus a Jack White curveball at 3:00 p.m., and a Sunday that ends with Karol G closing one of the biggest festival stages in the United States. (rollingstone.com) (consequence.net) (coachella.com)