Kacey Musgraves surprise set

Kacey Musgraves is heading back to Coachella for a surprise Weekend 2 set on Saturday, her first appearance at the festival since 2019. (thewrap.com) Festival organizers added Musgraves to the Weekend 2 schedule on Tuesday, April 14, placing her in the Mojave Tent at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 18. Rolling Stone and Variety reported the set is scheduled for 3 to 3:50 p.m. (thewrap.com) (rollingstone.com) (variety.com) The slot mirrors Jack White’s last-minute Weekend 1 booking in the same Saturday Mojave slot, a pattern Coachella used across its two April weekends in Indio. Weekend 2 runs April 17 to April 19 at the Empire Polo Club. (thewrap.com) (billboard.com) (coachellavalley.com) Musgraves’ return gives Coachella another country name on a lineup led by Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G, and Anyma. The late addition also lands after Weekend 1 generated a steady stream of guest appearances and schedule chatter around surprise sets. (thewrap.com) (people.com) (kesq.com) Her timing lines up with a new album cycle. Rolling Stone and TheWrap reported that Musgraves’ next studio album, “Middle of Nowhere,” is due May 1, and that she released its first single, “Dry Spell,” last month. (rollingstone.com) (thewrap.com) Musgraves last played Coachella in 2019, when she performed on the main stage on Friday night. TheWrap said that set put her alongside artists including Childish Gambino, Janelle Monáe, The 1975, and Anderson.Paak and the Free Nationals. (thewrap.com) Billboard reported Musgraves teased the trip on Instagram on April 14, posting a video captioned, “Somewhere on the way to Coachella.” By Tuesday night, the tease had turned into a firm set time on the official Weekend 2 grid. (billboard.com) (thewrap.com) So the practical takeaway for Weekend 2 is simple: if you want to see Musgraves in the desert, be at Mojave on Saturday afternoon. Coachella has already used one stealth add to open a weekend, and it is doing it again. (thewrap.com) (billboard.com)