Karol G headlines Coachella

Karol G closed Weekend 1 of Coachella on Sunday, April 12, becoming the first Latina artist to headline the festival’s main stage. (latimes.com) She was scheduled for 9:55 p.m. Pacific time on the Coachella Stage in Indio, California, the final headlining slot of Day 3 at the Empire Polo Club. (yahoo.com) Coachella’s 2026 festival is running across April 10-12 and April 17-19, with Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G topping the bill for Weekend 1. (coachella.com) Live coverage before the set framed Sunday as a milestone night for Latin music at the festival, with Karol G billed as the first Latina headliner in Coachella history. (abc7.com) Reviews published after the performance said the show opened about 30 minutes late, after crew members finished assembling a large two-story set on the main stage. (billboard.com) Billboard reported that Karol G used the set to center Latin music and Latin identity, telling the crowd she was “the first Latina woman to headline Coachella” and calling the moment “late” after 27 years of the festival. (billboard.com) The Hollywood Reporter said she brought out Becky G, Mariah Angeliq and Wisin during the performance, turning the closing set into a guest-filled showcase tied to her broader Latin pop and reggaeton reach. (hollywoodreporter.com) Rolling Stone said the show also worked as a survey of sounds from across Latin America, not just a run through hits, which is part of why the set landed as one of the defining moments of Weekend 1. (rollingstone.com) Her headlining turn came four years after her 2022 Coachella debut, according to Yahoo’s festival coverage, and after a rise that took her from reggaeton crossover star to one of the event’s closing acts. (yahoo.com) Weekend 2 begins Friday, April 17, and Karol G is expected to return to the same Sunday headlining slot on April 19. (coachellavalley.com)