Kacey Musgraves joins Coachella

Kacey Musgraves has been added to Coachella’s Weekend 2 schedule for Saturday, April 18, giving the festival a late lineup change days before gates open in Indio. (ocregister.com) Weekend 2 runs April 17-19 at the Empire Polo Club, and Musgraves is listed for a 3 p.m. set in the Mojave tent on Saturday. KESQ reported she takes the same slot Jack White played during Weekend 1. (kesq.com) The add puts Musgraves back on a Coachella stage for the first time since 2019, when she played the festival during her “Oh, What a World Tour.” Setlist records place that earlier Coachella performance on April 12, 2019. (ocregister.com) (setlist.fm) The change landed as Coachella released its updated Weekend 2 set times, which also included shifts elsewhere on the schedule. KESQ reported Sabrina Carpenter was moved slightly earlier and Karol G slightly later than their Weekend 1 times. (kesq.com) Another part of the shuffle came from a cancellation: Rezz said on April 14 that she would not return for Weekend 2 because of health issues. Variety reported that the Canadian DJ and producer said she needed “a real break” and had to put her health first after performing Weekend 1 in the Sahara tent. (variety.com) As of Tuesday night, no replacement had been named for Rezz, and no replacement had been named for Not for Radio either. The Orange County Register reported both gaps remained on the Weekend 2 schedule when the updated set times went live. (ocregister.com) The late add continues a pattern for this year’s festival, where surprise guests and last-minute billing changes have become part of the event’s daily rhythm. Forbes counted 41 surprise guest appearances during Weekend 1 alone. (forbes.com) For Weekend 2 ticket holders, the practical effect is simple: Saturday’s Mojave lineup now starts with a Grammy-winning country star who was not on the original poster. For Coachella, it is another reminder that the schedule can keep changing right up to showtime. (coachellavalley.com) (kesq.com)