Karol G made Coachella history

Karol G became the first Latina to headline Coachella when she closed the festival’s main stage on April 12 in Indio, California. (nbclosangeles.com) The Colombian singer headlined the first weekend’s Sunday night slot at the Empire Polo Club, where Coachella’s 2026 edition is running April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19. (nbclosangeles.com) (coachella.com) One of the most-circulated moments from the set came when Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles joined her onstage in matching blue suits for “Negrita de Mis Pesares,” before Karol G performed “Ese Hombre es Malo” in a matching mariachi blazer. (nbclosangeles.com) Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles was formed in Los Angeles in 1994 and bills itself as “America’s first all-female mariachi ensemble,” which gave that segment a second layer of representation on Coachella’s biggest stage. (nbclosangeles.com) Coachella’s own 2026 lineup announcement listed Karol G alongside Sabrina Carpenter and Justin Bieber at the top of the bill, placing a Spanish-language star in one of the festival’s three headline slots during its 25th edition. (coachellavalley.com) That billing put Karol G at the center of one of the largest pop festivals in the United States, which this year is also streaming both weekends on YouTube under Coachella’s official partnership. (coachellavalley.com) NBC Los Angeles reported that fans flooded Mariachi Reyna’s Instagram comments after the performance, with posts celebrating Latina representation on a stage that has long shaped the American festival calendar. (nbclosangeles.com) Weekend 2 begins April 17, when Karol G is scheduled to return to the same desert stage with a first performance already framed by a mariachi section that people were still replaying two days later. (coachella.com) (nbclosangeles.com)