KATSEYE set, Lambrini cancels
If you’re watching Friday, note that KATSEYE is scheduled for the Sahara stage — a prime livestream slot — while pop act Lambrini Girls unexpectedly canceled their Coachella appearance and postponed their U.S. tour. That mix matters for fans and planners: one rising act gets a high‑visibility slot, another loses a major promotional moment and tour momentum. (timeout.com) (nationaltoday.com)
Friday’s Coachella schedule suddenly split in two directions: KATSEYE is locked into the Sahara stage at 8:00 p.m. on April 10, while Lambrini Girls pulled out one day earlier and pushed back their United States tour. KATSEYE’s set is scheduled for 8:00 to 8:45 p.m. on Friday, April 10, and Time Out described it as one of the most anticipated early-evening sets on opening night. The group is playing Friday on both Coachella weekends, April 10 and April 17. The Sahara stage is one of the festival’s biggest visibility boosts because Coachella’s official YouTube livestream is running seven stage feeds across April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19. A set there is not just for the crowd in Indio, California; it is also a made-for-streaming slot for viewers at home. KATSEYE is not arriving as a side-note act on this lineup. Time Out’s full festival guide lists the group alongside major 2026 names including Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G, Anyma, the XX, the Strokes, Addison Rae, Young Thug, and BIGBANG. That makes the Friday slot more than a routine festival booking. An 8:00 p.m. Sahara performance puts KATSEYE in the part of the night when casual streamers are logging on and fans are still building their schedule, which is exactly when a newer act can pick up a much bigger audience than it brought in. Lambrini Girls went the opposite direction on April 9. National Today reported that the band canceled its Coachella appearance and postponed its upcoming United States headline tour after member Phoebe Lunny suffered an acute brain injury. A second National Today report said Lunny also fractured her neck in Australia and was ordered by doctors not to fly or perform for at least six weeks. That turns the Coachella cancellation into a wider shutdown, because the same medical restriction wipes out the travel window for a run of American dates, not just one festival set. For festival viewers, the practical difference is simple: KATSEYE now has a fixed, easy-to-find livestream moment on Friday night, while Lambrini Girls are gone from the weekend entirely. For tour planners, the bigger change is off the polo fields, because a postponed United States run means canceled flights, reworked venues, and fans waiting on new dates instead of lining up this month. Coachella itself runs April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19 in 2026, so this all lands at the exact moment when artists usually convert festival buzz into streams, clips, and sold-out club dates. KATSEYE gets that launch window on Friday night; Lambrini Girls miss it while dealing with a medical emergency.
