Coachella Day‑3 rundown
Coachella Weekend One closed Day 3 with big names and comebacks — Karol G, BIGBANG’s return, and an Anyma set that had been rescheduled — alongside performances from Clipse, Suicidal Tendencies, FKA twigs and an Iggy Pop appearance in the Mojave tent. (latimes.com) (desertsun.com) Photo galleries and live blogs circulated the day’s standout moments. (nbclosangeles.com)
Coachella closed its first weekend on Sunday, April 12, with Karol G on the main stage and BIGBANG back on a Coachella bill. (latimes.com) (desertsun.com) The Los Angeles Times live blog framed Karol G’s set as a history-making headliner slot, and NBC Los Angeles had already reported that she is the first Latina to headline the festival’s top line in 2026. Coachella’s official site lists Weekend 1 on April 10-12 and Weekend 2 on April 17-19 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. (latimes.com) (nbclosangeles.com) (coachella.com) Day 3’s lineup also included Clipse, Suicidal Tendencies and FKA twigs, while Iggy Pop played the Mojave tent and Anyma returned after a cancellation pushed his set back onto Sunday’s schedule. The official Coachella livestream page showed Sunday streams running across seven stages, with set times still subject to change. (desertsun.com) (latimes.com) (coachella.com 1) (coachella.com 2) BIGBANG’s appearance landed as one of the day’s clearest reunion storylines. Coachella’s 2026 lineup page lists the group on the bill, and Sunday previews from Consequence and AOL put BIGBANG in one of the most watched Day 3 slots. (coachella.com) (consequence.net) (aol.com) Karol G’s booking also fit a broader shift in this year’s festival, which opened with Sabrina Carpenter on Friday, moved to Justin Bieber on Saturday, and ended with Karol G on Sunday. The official site lists those three as 2026 headliners. (coachella.com) (desertsun.com) The Sunday conversation spread almost as fast as the sets themselves. The Los Angeles Times ran a live blog, The Desert Sun published a Day 3 photo gallery, and NBC Los Angeles posted a separate gallery as the festival wrapped its first weekend. (latimes.com) (desertsun.com) (nbclosangeles.com) Weekend 2 starts Friday, April 17, and Coachella says both weekends carry the same lineup, art, food and activities, with the usual warning that set times can still change. After a Day 3 built around a headliner milestone, a comeback set and a rescheduled return, the festival now turns to doing it again next weekend. (coachella.com)
