Coachella: big moments from Weekend One
Weekend One of Coachella wrapped April 12 with Karol G spotlighted as a Day‑3 highlight and Wet Leg staging a set moment that included a horse‑masked DJ, while photo galleries captured Suicidal Tendencies on the Mojave stage and FKA twigs’ Sunday performance. ( )
Coachella’s first weekend ended Sunday night with Karol G closing the festival as the first Latina headliner in its history. (latimes.com; hollywoodreporter.com) Karol G took the main stage on April 12 in Indio, California, and her set included surprise guests Becky G, Mariah Angeliq, Wisin and Greg Gonzalez. The Hollywood Reporter said she started at about 10:30 p.m. and told the crowd she was “the first Latina woman to headline” the festival. (hollywoodreporter.com) Earlier Sunday, Wet Leg turned its Coachella Stage debut into one of the day’s stranger images by bringing out horsegiirL, the masked DJ known for performing in a realistic horse head. The Los Angeles Times and Desert Sun both identified the guest as part of Wet Leg’s April 12 set. (latimes.com; desertsun.com) Photo coverage from Sunday also fixed the rest of the festival’s range in place: Suicidal Tendencies drew a mosh pit on the Mojave stage, and FKA twigs’ Sunday performance landed in major galleries after the final night. The San Gabriel Valley Tribune highlighted Suicidal Tendencies’ pit, while the Press-Enterprise and NBC Los Angeles published Weekend One image galleries featuring Sunday sets and crowd scenes. (sgvtribune.com; pressenterprise.com; nbclosangeles.com) This year’s lineup put Karol G alongside Sabrina Carpenter and Justin Bieber as the three top-billed headliners for April 10 to 12, with the second weekend scheduled for April 17 to 19 at the Empire Polo Club. Coachella’s official lineup announcement and livestream page both list those dates. (coachellavalley.com; coachella.com) The livestream has become part of the event itself, not just a side feed. Coachella’s official site said seven stages streamed live on YouTube during Weekend One, with replays, multiview and a festival app built around set reminders and on-demand highlights. (coachella.com) Sunday’s bill showed how wide the festival’s programming has become in a single day, with Karol G, FKA twigs, Young Thug, Foster the People, Iggy Pop and Fatboy Slim all listed in photo and live-update coverage. That mix put Latin pop, art pop, hip-hop, indie rock, punk and dance music into the same closing stretch of Weekend One. (mercurynews.com; latimes.com) Wet Leg’s set also captured the festival’s habit of turning a cameo into a meme by nightfall. Karol G’s finale did the opposite: it gave Weekend One its clearest headline before Coachella resets for April 17. (latimes.com; hollywoodreporter.com)
