Karol G headlines Day 3

Karol G headlined Coachella’s Day 3 on April 12 and appeared as part of a weekend that included festival-branded activations like her own 'Spicy Latina' hot‑sauce promotion. (yahoo.com) Coverage of Day 3 also called out legacy and surprise moments such as BigBang’s comeback and an Iggy Pop appearance. (latimes.com)

Karol G closed Coachella’s first weekend on Sunday, April 12, becoming the festival’s first Latina headliner. (yahoo.com) Coachella 2026 is running across two weekends, April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, with Karol G billed alongside Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Anyma on the official lineup announcement. (coachellavalley.com) Yahoo’s Day 3 live coverage said Karol G was scheduled to headline at 9:55 p.m. Pacific time on Sunday, closing a night that also included BigBang, Laufey, Iggy Pop, FKA Twigs and Young Thug on the livestream schedule. (yahoo.com) (coachella.com) Her set landed at a festival that has spent months selling 2026 as a global-pop edition, with official materials promoting YouTube’s exclusive livestream for both weekends and a lineup that stretches from Latin music to K-pop and electronic music. (coachellavalley.com) (coachella.com) Day 3 coverage from the Los Angeles Times framed Sunday around more than one marquee moment: Karol G’s history-making headline slot, Anyma’s rescheduled appearance after a weather cancellation, and sets from artists including FKA Twigs. (latimes.com) The same Sunday schedule also put legacy acts and comeback stories in the mix. BigBang appeared on the Day 3 livestream roster, and regional newspaper photo coverage listed Iggy Pop among the day’s featured performers. (coachella.com) (ocregister.com) Around the music, Coachella kept pushing festival-branded commerce. The official site promoted 2026 merchandise, American Express card-member exclusives and venue activations such as Heineken House while fans were still on the grounds. (shop.coachella.com) (amex.coachella.com) (coachella.com) That is the backdrop for Karol G’s Sunday close: a headlining set positioned as both a live-performance milestone and part of Coachella’s larger weekend machine of livestreams, merch and branded experiences. (yahoo.com) (coachella.com)

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