Coachella — 25th edition
This year’s Coachella is the festival’s 25th edition with headliners listed as Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G across the two-weekend run on April 10–12 and April 17–19 at the Empire Polo Club. (LA Times: 25th edition/headliners; Glamour: dates and two-weekend format) ( ).
Coachella opened its 25th edition this weekend in Indio, with the desert festival returning to the Empire Polo Club for two three-day runs in April. (coachella.com) The 2026 dates are April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19, continuing the two-weekend format that has defined the event for years. Coachella’s official site and livestream hub both list seven stages streaming on YouTube during Weekend 1. (coachella.com 1) (coachella.com 2) This year’s top-billed acts are Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G, with Anyma also listed among the festival’s marquee names when the lineup was announced in September 2025. The Hollywood Reporter’s lineup report tied the booking to both April weekends in Indio. (glamour.com) (hollywoodreporter.com) The anniversary lands at a moment when Coachella is still operating as both a concert series and a global livestream event. Deadline reported that the 2026 edition is again being carried on YouTube, letting viewers follow headline sets and stage-by-stage programming from home. (deadline.com) The festival’s 25-year framing also points back to how Coachella sells itself now: not just as a lineup, but as a long-running brand with its own documentary, merchandise business and app-based festival planning. Coachella’s official documentary page still promotes “20 Years in the Desert,” while the 2026 store is already stocked with lineup hoodies, shirts and accessories. (coachella.com) (shop.coachella.com) Weekend 1 has already produced the usual mix of music headlines and festival logistics. The Los Angeles Times reported that Sabrina Carpenter headlined opening night, while The Desert Sun said campers were allowed in on Thursday, April 9, before the main gates opened Friday. (latimes.com) (desertsun.com) By Saturday, April 11, coverage had shifted to the second headlining night, with Yahoo Entertainment reporting on Justin Bieber’s set after Carpenter’s opening-night performance. Glamour’s day-by-day guide listed Karol G as the Sunday headliner closing out the first weekend on April 12. (yahoo.com) (glamour.com) Coachella’s schedule now leaves almost no gap before the repeat run. After Weekend 1 ends on Sunday, April 12, the same festival grounds reopen for Weekend 2 on Friday, April 17, extending the 25th edition across two consecutive April weekends in the California desert. (coachella.com)
