Karol G’s historic closer

Karol G closed Coachella’s first weekend on Sunday, April 12, as the first Latina artist to headline the festival’s main stage. (latimes.com) She was scheduled to start at 9:55 p.m. Pacific time on the Coachella Stage at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, as the final headliner of Day 3. (inmusicblog.com) The Los Angeles Times reported that she ended the set with a techno remix of “Provenza” and a fireworks finish after closing the festival’s main stage for Weekend 1. (latimes.com) Coachella’s 2026 headliners were Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G, according to the festival’s official lineup announcement. (coachellavalley.com) That billing put Karol G at the top of one of the largest pop festivals in the United States, two years after Coachella booked Peso Pluma in a prominent 2024 slot but without a Latina headliner. (coachellavalley.com) Karol G, born Carolina Giraldo in Medellín, Colombia, used the set to mark that step explicitly. The Hollywood Reporter said she told the crowd, “I am Carolina Giraldo from Medellin, Colombia, and today I am the first Latina woman to headline coachella.” (hollywoodreporter.com) Her appearance also capped a Sunday lineup that included FKA Twigs, Young Thug, Foster the People, Iggy Pop and Fatboy Slim before the headlining slot. (ocregister.com) Weekend 1 ran from April 10 through April 12, and the festival returns for Weekend 2 from April 17 through April 19 at the same Indio site. Coachella’s official announcement listed Karol G again among the 2026 top-billed acts for that second weekend. (coachellavalley.com)