Coachella goes seven days
Coachella 2026 will expand to a seven-day format — organizers promise more immersive music, art and lifestyle programming beyond the usual weekend run. (explore.st-aug.edu) Tickets sold out in under a week, though official waitlists and reputable resale channels still offer a route in. (rollingstone.com) Solomun withdrew from both weekends after ear surgery, with his team saying his hearing should recover but not in time for the festival. (edm.com)
Coachella’s official schedule still lists two three‑day weekends — April 10–12 and April 17–19, 2026 — and the festival site shows 2026 passes are sold out with waitlist and AXS official‑resale links active. (coachella.com) The characterization of a “seven‑day” Coachella comes from an expanded valley‑wide slate of branded activations, streaming and pop‑ups rather than a change to the festival’s official dates, which remain the two three‑day weekends on Coachella’s site. (coachella.com) Organizers and partners are staging multiple off‑site, ticketed experiences that stretch activity across the calendar — Goldenvoice Surf Club at Palm Springs Surf Club (April 13–14 and April 20–21), the Desert Nights late‑night series at the Zenyara estate across both weekends, and corporate activations such as MGA’s Miniverse installation. (edm.com(edmlife.com)(awesometoyblog.com)) Anyma’s Æden audiovisual presentation — billed as a world‑premiere immersive set — is among the festival’s flagship immersive offerings on the DJ/production side, alongside a heavy electronic bill that included Disclosure, Armin van Buuren b2b Adam Beyer and Solomun before his recent withdrawal. (djmag.com(billboard.com)) Passes went on sale Friday, September 19, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. PT and both weekends were reported sold out within days — Vice and Rolling Stone recorded sell‑outs within three days and “less than a week,” respectively — with StubHub, SeatGeek and other secondary markets now the main late‑buy channels. (coachellavalley.com(vice.com)(rollingstone.com)) Solomun announced on March 19, 2026 that he’s pulling out of his Coachella sets after ear surgery and said his hearing should recover but not in time for the festival; as of that announcement no official replacement had been posted to Coachella’s lineup. (edm.com(coachella.com))
