Karol G made history

Karol G closed Coachella’s first weekend on Sunday, April 12, becoming the festival’s first Latina headliner. (latimes.com) Coachella’s official 2026 run spans two weekends, April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Karol G is billed for the Sunday dates, April 12 and April 19, on a lineup that also includes Sabrina Carpenter and Justin Bieber as headliners. (coachella.com) (eonline.com) Her Weekend 1 set was scheduled for 9:55 p.m. Pacific time on the Coachella Stage, and Coachella’s official livestream page said YouTube was carrying seven stages live across the festival. USA Today also listed her Sunday stream slot at about 9:55 p.m. Pacific time. (variety.com) (coachella.com) (usatoday.com) The booking extends a recent shift in who gets Coachella’s top line. E! noted that Bad Bunny became the festival’s first Latino headliner in 2023, and Karol G is now the first Latina to reach that slot. (eonline.com) Karol G arrived at Coachella with other major firsts already on her résumé. E! reported that *Mañana Será Bonito* became the first Spanish-language album by a female Latin artist to top the Billboard 200, and that she was also the first Latina to headline a global stadium tour. (eonline.com) She had played Coachella before, but not in the closing slot. E! said she previously appeared at the festival in 2022 as a supporting artist before returning this year as Sunday’s headliner. (eonline.com) Billboard reported that the show started around 10:25 p.m. after a delay tied to finishing her two-story stage setup. The magazine said she opened with “Latina Forever” and later told the crowd, “I am the first Latina woman to headline Coachella.” (billboard.com) In that same onstage speech, Billboard reported that Karol G said the moment felt “late” after 27 years of the festival and dedicated it to her “Latina community” and to Latinos “struggling in this country lately.” (billboard.com) Weekend 2 begins Thursday, April 17, and Karol G is scheduled to return on Sunday, April 19, for Coachella’s second closing night. Her first weekend set already put her name into the festival’s record book. (coachella.com) (latimes.com)