BIGBANG’s Coachella return

BIGBANG took the Coachella stage on Sunday, April 12, closing the Outdoor Theatre in a long-delayed festival debut. (forbes.com) Coachella’s official 2026 lineup listed BIGBANG for the April 10-12 and April 17-19 weekends in Indio, California, alongside headliners Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G. (coachellavalley.com) The Los Angeles Times and The Desert Sun both put BIGBANG in Day 3 coverage on April 12, with Karol G’s headline set anchoring the festival’s final night. (latimes.com, desertsun.com) This was BIGBANG’s first Coachella performance after the group’s planned 2020 appearance was wiped out when the festival was canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic. (abs-cbn.com) The group that appeared in Indio was the three-member version of BIGBANG: G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung. Forbes and ABS-CBN both identified Sunday’s performers as a trio. (forbes.com, abs-cbn.com) That lineup reflects the group’s changes over the past seven years. Seungri retired from entertainment in March 2019, and T.O.P confirmed in 2023 that he had withdrawn from BIGBANG. (billboard.com, koreajoongangdaily.joins.com) Reports from the set said BIGBANG opened with “Bang Bang Bang” and ran through hits including “Fantastic Baby,” “Sober,” “Loser,” “Haru Haru,” “Lies,” “Bad Boy” and “We Like to Party.” (forbes.com, abs-cbn.com) Forbes reported that Daesung, Taeyang and G-Dragon also took solo turns during the performance, with Daesung singing “Hando Chogua,” Taeyang performing “Ringa Linga,” and G-Dragon doing “Power” and “Good Boy.” (forbes.com) The return landed in the middle of BIGBANG’s 20th year as a group. ABS-CBN reported that the Coachella appearance came ahead of a tour tied to the act’s 20th anniversary. (abs-cbn.com) By Sunday night in Indio, the story was no longer the set that Coachella lost in 2020. It was the one BIGBANG finally played on April 12, 2026. (abs-cbn.com, forbes.com)