Watch Katseye’s set
Breakout pop act Katseye is scheduled for the Sahara stage today, with Time Out publishing a same‑day explainer on start time, expected setlist themes and the possibility of special guests. (timeout.com) That makes Katseye one of the undercard performers to watch if you’re tracking who’s breaking through this festival weekend — local live updates are already tracking logistics and surprise guests. ( )
Katseye lands on the Sahara stage at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, April 10, and that slot puts a rookie act in one of Coachella’s biggest tents before Sabrina Carpenter’s 9:05 p.m. headlining set on the main stage. That matters because Sahara is where Coachella often tests whether an undercard act can handle a crowd that shows up early and keeps growing fast, and Time Out called Katseye’s Friday appearance one of the most anticipated early-evening sets on opening night. Katseye is not a local garage band that lucked into a festival slot. The group was built through Dream Academy, a 2023 reality competition created by Hybe and Geffen, and its official member lineup is Sophia, Manon, Daniela, Lara, Megan, and Yoonchae. The group’s first extended play, SIS (Soft Is Strong), came out on August 16, 2024, after the singles “Debut” and “Touch,” and that gave them a short, recognizable catalog that fits a 45-minute festival set. The timing is even sharper because Katseye’s official site says “Pinky Up” dropped on April 9 at 9 a.m. Pacific Time, which means Coachella gets the first big live test of a brand-new release one day later. (katseye.world/) There is also a real lineup wrinkle around this show. Multiple outlets reported that Manon Bannerman is not expected to perform at Coachella after stepping back from group activities in February, so the set is likely to be watched as a five-member performance as much as a debut. That changes what fans will look for onstage. Instead of waiting only for the obvious songs like “Debut” or “Touch,” people will also be watching how the group redistributes lines, dance formations, and crowd-work in a high-pressure live setting. If you are tracking the next breakout from this weekend, this is the kind of slot to watch: opening Friday, inside Sahara, with a fresh single, a shortened lineup, and a livestream-heavy festival audience that can turn one clean performance into the clip everyone sees by midnight.
