Karol G makes Coachella history

Karol G closed Coachella on Sunday night as the first Latina artist to headline the festival in its 25-year history. (latimes.com) She topped the bill on April 12, 2026, in Indio, California, at the end of Weekend 1, with Coachella scheduled to return for Weekend 2 from April 17 to April 19. (coachella.com) Pre-show coverage from Time Out listed Karol G as the festival’s first Latina headliner and placed her in the Sunday closing slot on the main stage. (timeout.com) That booking put a Colombian star born Carolina Giraldo Navarro at the top of a festival that has historically reserved its biggest slot for English-language pop, rock, and hip-hop acts. (pitchfork.com) Coachella’s own 2026 festival pages frame this year as the event’s 25th-anniversary edition, which gave Karol G’s Sunday-night set extra weight inside one of the United States’ most closely watched festival weekends. (coachella.com) Coverage of the performance described a packed field for the final main-stage set, while festival galleries from Day 3 showed dense crowds and the all-day fashion parade that has become part of Coachella’s identity. (latimes.com) The festival also made the set available beyond the desert: Coachella’s official livestream page said seven stages were streaming live on YouTube across April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19. (coachella.com) Early reviews said Karol G used the slot to center Latin music and guest appearances, with Rolling Stone and The Hollywood Reporter both noting appearances that included Becky G and Wisin. (rollingstone.com) (hollywoodreporter.com) Weekend 2 now gives Coachella a chance to repeat the booking that made history the first time: Karol G returns to the same festival, same stage, and same closing slot on Sunday, April 19. (coachella.com)