BINI’s Coachella milestone
Philippine girl group BINI became the first Filipino act to perform at Coachella, a milestone noted across music coverage of the festival. (x.com) The group's appearance is being framed as a historic moment for Filipino artists on major international festival stages. (x.com)
BINI performed at Coachella on April 10, becoming the first act from the Philippines to take the festival stage. (hollywoodreporter.com) The eight-member group — Aiah, Colet, Maloi, Gwen, Stacey, Mikha, Jhoanna, and Sheena — played a 45-minute set on the Mojave stage during night one of the 2026 festival in Indio, California. Coachella’s organizers scheduled the festival for April 10-12 and April 17-19 at the Empire Polo Club. (hollywoodreporter.com) (coachellavalley.com) BINI’s set included “Shagidi,” “Zero Pressure,” “Pantropiko,” “Karera,” and “Salamin, Salamin,” and the group also performed “Blush” from its new extended play, “Signals.” ABS-CBN said “Signals” was released on April 9, one day before the Coachella debut. (abs-cbn.com) (corporate.abs-cbn.com) Coachella is one of the most visible festival bookings in pop music, and BINI’s appearance put a Filipino group on that lineup for the first time. The group is also booked to return for the festival’s second weekend on April 17. (hollywoodreporter.com) (corporate.abs-cbn.com) The booking came after a two-year rise that pushed BINI beyond the Philippines. In April 2024, “Pantropiko” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Philippines chart, and BINI’s Spotify artist page listed about 1.8 million monthly listeners as of April 2026. (abs-cbn.com) (open.spotify.com) The Mojave stage is not Coachella’s main field, but it is one of the festival’s signature tents and regularly hosts fast-rising and internationally known acts. ABS-CBN described it as one of Coachella’s most notable stages, and festival coverage has long treated Mojave as a key showcase slot. (abs-cbn.com) (themojavetent.com) BINI was formed through ABS-CBN’s “Star Hunt Academy” and debuted in 2020, part of a newer wave of Filipino pop groups built around idol-style training, choreography, and multilingual releases. The group’s Coachella set mixed English-language songs with Tagalog hits and onstage references to the Philippines. (hollywoodreporter.com) (abs-cbn.com) Rolling Stone included BINI on its April 2026 list of acts to watch at Coachella, a sign that the group had entered the festival conversation before taking the stage. By Friday night, that conversation had turned into a first for a Filipino act in the California desert. (rollingstone.com) (hollywoodreporter.com)
