Coachella wraps, dates set
- Coachella Weekend Two concluded and organisers announced the festival’s 2027 dates. (pitchfork.com) - Desert Sun reports 106 arrests during Weekend Two, with roughly half related to drug possession. (desertsun.com) - Festival coverage is now balancing guest-packed performances with operational and safety scrutiny from local reporting. ( )
Coachella’s second weekend is over, and organizers have already locked in the festival’s 2027 return for April 9-11 and April 16-18 in Indio. (coachella.com, consequence.net) Advance sales for 2027 start May 1 at 11 a.m. Pacific, with general admission passes listed from $549 for Weekend One and $599 for Weekend Two on Coachella’s advance-sale page. (coachella.com) The date announcement landed less than a day after the 2026 festival ended, extending Coachella’s habit of turning the close of one year’s event into the first sales push for the next one. (pitchfork.com, presstelegram.com) At the same time, local reporting has shifted from guest-heavy set recaps to policing and crowd management. Indio police reported 106 arrests during Weekend Two, including 52 for alleged drug possession. (desertsun.com, kesq.com) The Desert Sun reported Weekend Two arrests were about 9% higher than Weekend One this year, but about 17% lower than Weekend Two in 2025. CBS Los Angeles and KTLA reported 203 arrests across both 2026 weekends combined. (desertsun.com, cbsnews.com, ktla.com) Police and local outlets also listed public intoxication, fake identification, trespassing and driving under the influence among the enforcement issues tied to the festival weekends. NBC Palm Springs reported curfew fines after the second weekend as well. (ktla.com, nbcpalmsprings.com) That split-screen coverage tracks how Coachella is covered every April: national music outlets focus on headliners and surprise guests, while Coachella Valley outlets track arrests, traffic, curfews and the strain of two straight weekends at the Empire Polo Club. (pitchfork.com, desertsun.com) For now, the festival is moving straight into its next cycle: 2027 dates are set, ticket sales open May 1, and the lineup will come later. (coachella.com, pitchfork.com)
