Karol G’s landmark Coachella

Karol G closed Coachella’s first weekend on Sunday, April 12, as the first Latina artist to top the festival’s bill. (timeout.com) Her Weekend One set was scheduled for about 9:55 p.m. Pacific time, and Coachella’s official YouTube stream said Sunday performances would air live on April 12 across seven stages. (yahoo.com) (coachella.com) Coachella 2026 is running across two weekends in Indio, California, from April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19. The festival’s lineup page lists Karol G, Sabrina Carpenter, and Justin Bieber among the top-billed acts. (coachella.com) (glamour.com) That billing stands out because Coachella has been running since 1999, and the festival’s own archive lists every edition back to its first year. Karol G’s Sunday slot puts a Latina artist at the top line of that poster for the first time in the event’s history. (coachella.com) (timeout.com) The booking also reflects how far Spanish-language pop and reggaeton have moved into the center of United States festival lineups. Time Out described Karol G’s appearance as part of a 2026 edition built around “global star power” and “pop’s international reach.” (timeout.com) Karol G arrived at Coachella with a recent record of stadium-level demand in the United States and Latin America, which helps explain why her Sunday set was treated as one of the weekend’s biggest draws. Remezcla wrote this week that fans had been waiting for the set since Coachella released its times. (remezcla.com) For viewers at home, Coachella has turned the livestream into its own product, with multiview on television, creator commentary feeds, and on-demand replays built into the 2026 rollout. That means Karol G’s set was not just a field performance in Indio, but a global broadcast on the festival’s main digital platform. (coachella.com) Weekend Two is set for Sunday, April 19, when Karol G is scheduled to return to the same festival stage and close Coachella again. (coachella.com)