Sabrina Carpenter headlines Coachella

Sabrina Carpenter opened Coachella’s first night as a headliner on April 10, turning the main stage into a Hollywood-themed “Sabrinawood” set in Indio, California. (people.com) Carpenter performed 20 songs over 90 minutes on the Coachella Stage, with her set scheduled from 9:05 p.m. to 10:35 p.m. Pacific time on Friday of Weekend 1. (usatoday.com (yahoo.com)) The show used a film-studio frame: Sam Elliott appeared in the opening black-and-white intro, Susan Sarandon delivered an onstage monologue during an interlude, and Will Ferrell and Samuel L. Jackson were part of later bits. (people.com) (rollingstone.com) Coachella announced Carpenter as one of its 2026 headliners in September 2025, alongside Justin Bieber and Karol G, for the April 10-12 and April 17-19 weekends at the Empire Polo Club. (coachellavalley.com) Her Friday slot completed a fast rise at the festival. Carpenter made her Coachella performance debut in 2024, when she premiered “Espresso” live, and returned two years later in the top line of the poster. (people.com) (billboard.com) The setlist leaned heavily on her two most recent albums, *Short n’ Sweet* and *Man’s Best Friend*, and included live debuts of “When Did You Get Hot,” “Sugar Talking,” and “We Almost Broke Up Again Last Night.” (rollingstone.com) (people.com) Reviewers described the production as packed with old-Hollywood references, including a catwalk styled like the Hollywood Walk of Fame and musical nods to “Hollywood Swinging” and “Copacabana.” (rollingstone.com) (billboard.com) Carpenter had hinted at the scale before the festival, saying in a pre-Coachella interview that it was “the most ambitious show” she had built and that planning started about seven months earlier. (people.com) Her second Coachella headlining set is scheduled for Friday, April 17, when Weekend 2 repeats the same top-billed slot in Indio. (yahoo.com)