Who to watch tonight

Coachella’s first big split-screen moment arrives Friday night: Sabrina Carpenter gets the 9:05 to 10:35 p.m. main-stage pop-headliner slot, and then Anyma takes the same stage at midnight with a show built around synchronized visuals and electronic production. (timeout.com)(timeout.com) (timeout.com)(timeout.com) That pairing tells you what Coachella 2026 is selling on opening night: a conventional sing-along headliner first, then a late-night spectacle that works more like a giant moving screen with a disc jockey inside it. Time Out’s full schedule for Friday puts Carpenter, then Disclosure at 10:35 p.m. on the Outdoor Theatre, and then Anyma at 12 a.m. on the Coachella Stage. (timeout.com)(timeout.com) Carpenter’s jump is fast even by Coachella standards. She played a sunset main-stage set in 2024, and on Friday, April 10, 2026, she returns as the opening-night centerpiece of a festival running April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. (timeout.com)(timeout.com) (timeout.com)(timeout.com) Her setlist is still unannounced, but Time Out says recent live staples include “Taste,” “Feather” and “because i liked a boy,” which means the show is likely to lean on the songs that turned her from former Disney Channel-adjacent pop singer into a festival headliner in two years. Coachella is also streaming major sets on YouTube, so you do not need to be in Indio to watch the main-stage feed. (timeout.com)(timeout.com) Anyma is the other version of a headliner now: less “watch me sing the chorus” and more “step into the machine.” Time Out describes his Friday set as the debut of ÆDEN, an audiovisual project expanding the format he used at Sphere in Las Vegas, where music, lighting and giant digital imagery were locked together like cues in a movie. (timeout.com)(timeout.com) That is why his midnight slot matters. A show built around giant humanoid visuals, robotic imagery and second-by-second synchronization lands differently in darkness than it does at 5 p.m., and Coachella’s schedule makes him one of the final Friday performances on the grounds. (timeout.com)(timeout.com) (timeout.com)(timeout.com) If you want the act people will be talking about before the headliners, KATSEYE has the cleanest setup for that. The group plays the Sahara tent from 8:00 to 8:45 p.m. Friday, and Time Out says the six-member group is currently performing as five because member Manon is on hiatus. (timeout.com)(timeout.com) (timeout.com)(timeout.com) KATSEYE’s slot matters because Sahara is where a tightly choreographed 45-minute set can feel bigger than its clock time. Time Out says the group spent the past year piling up viral songs, brand deals and Grammy buzz, and the publication frames this Coachella debut as a likely turning point rather than a routine festival stop. (timeout.com)(timeout.com) Earlier in the day, BINI gets 4:15 to 5:00 p.m. in the Mojave tent, which puts them in one of the festival’s classic breakout rooms rather than on an outdoor side stage. Time Out’s full Friday schedule lists BINI between Slayyyter and Central Cee, a placement that can turn a curious early crowd into a word-of-mouth story by sunset. (timeout.com)(timeout.com) So the Friday watch list is really four different bets on what pop looks like in 2026: Carpenter for the mass chorus, Anyma for the screen-age blockbuster, KATSEYE for internet-to-festival momentum, and BINI for the kind of tent set that can make the rest of the weekend feel late. All four are on Friday, April 10, and all four are part of Coachella’s official YouTube livestream plan. (timeout.com)(timeout.com) (timeout.com)(timeout.com) (timeout.com)(timeout.com) (timeout.com)(timeout.com)