Coachella weekend roundup
Coachella ran April 10–12 (and will run again April 17–19) with headliners including Karol G, Sabrina Carpenter and Justin Bieber and a free YouTube livestream that offers multiview watching. ( ) The festival grounds also feature a more‑than‑60‑foot art installation called “Network Operations,” and celebrity house tours tied to the event have drawn online backlash. ( )
Coachella’s first 2026 weekend opened in Indio with three headliners, a free YouTube stream, and a second weekend already set for April 17 to 19. (coachella.com) The festival is running April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19 at the Empire Polo Club, and Goldenvoice’s lineup announcement named Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, and Karol G as the top-billed acts. (coachellavalley.com) For people watching from home, Coachella’s site says seven stages are streaming live on YouTube, and FOX 11 Los Angeles reported the 2026 stream adds a four-stage multiview grid plus replay features in the festival app. (coachella.com, foxla.com) FOX 11’s published set times listed Sabrina Carpenter as Friday’s headliner, Justin Bieber for Saturday from 11:25 p.m. to 12:55 a.m., and Karol G for Sunday starting at 9:55 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. (foxla.com, usatoday.com) On the grounds, one of the most visible non-music attractions is “Network Operations,” an installation described in local coverage as more than 60 feet tall and built around hippos running a media company. (kesq.com, dailynews.com) That art focus is part of Coachella’s long-running music-and-arts format, which the festival’s official materials still foreground alongside the performance schedule and livestream. (coachella.com) Away from the stages, online attention also shifted to celebrity housing tied to the festival after Kylie Jenner posted a Palm Springs house tour during the weekend and drew criticism across social platforms. (news.quantosei.com, cosmopolitan.com) Jenner’s video showed a large desert property with mountain views and resort-style amenities, and reaction pieces in Yahoo and Cosmopolitan said many commenters focused on the scale of the home rather than the festival itself. (yahoo.com, cosmopolitan.com) Weekend 1 closes Sunday night with Karol G, and the same festival returns to Indio on April 17 for Weekend 2 with the same headliners and another full YouTube livestream. (foxla.com, coachella.com)
