Coachella leans pop
Coachella 2026’s 25th‑anniversary bill leans into pop and Latin globalism with headliners Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G for the two weekend run (Apr. 10–12 and Apr. 17–19) at Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA ( ). Sabrina arrives riding the momentum of her album Man’s Best Friend and Bieber warmed up with an invite-only LA show ahead of his festival set ( ).
General-admission tickets were listed at $549 for Weekend Two and $649 for Weekend One, with VIP packages at $1,199 and $1,299 respectively. (rollingstone.com)) Pass registration originally opened on Sept. 19 with early access for 2024/2025 purchasers, and Coachella added group camping for parties of 10+ plus flexible camping tiers like Ready‑Set and La Campana. (coachellavalley.com)) Organizers named YouTube the exclusive livestream partner for both weekends, promising live, on‑demand and Shorts coverage of the festival’s mainstage sets. (coachellavalley.com)) Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend arrived with 366,000 equivalent album units in week one, including 160,000 vinyl sales and all 12 album tracks charting on the Billboard Hot 100 (lead single “Tears” at No. 3). (billboard.com)) Justin Bieber’s surprise Swag projects debuted high on the charts—Swag bowed at No. 2 and placed 16 songs on the Hot 100—while he previewed his festival run with an invite‑only Roxy rehearsal that focused on SWAG/Swag II material. (billboard.com)) Promotional activations around the festival will amplify Latin businesses: Karol G’s Coachella presence coincides with a curated “Flea Market by Bichota” spotlighting Latin American designers, a move that accompanies her historic booking as the first Latina to close the festival’s Sunday slot. (eltiempo.com)) Lineup-side exclusives include an Anyma “Æden” presentation slated as a world‑premiere experience and a listed “Bunker debut” of Radiohead’s Kid A Mnesia project, signaling experimental stage programming beyond headline sets. (billboard.com))
