Karol G milestone

Karol G closed Coachella’s first weekend on Sunday, April 12, becoming the festival’s first Latina headliner. (timeout.com) Coachella’s 2026 edition runs across April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, with Karol G billed alongside Sabrina Carpenter and Justin Bieber at the top of the poster. (coachellavalley.com) Time Out’s weekend-one guide listed Karol G as the Sunday closer and identified her as the first Latina artist to headline the festival. USA Today reported her set was scheduled for about 9:55 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time and streamed on YouTube. (timeout.com, usatoday.com) The milestone lands at a festival that has booked major Latin acts for years without putting a Latina solo star in the top slot. Remezcla and Prime Timer both framed Karol G’s Sunday-night set as a first for Coachella. (remezcla.com, primetimer.com) Karol G’s booking was public months before the festival opened. Billboard reported in September 2025 that she would headline the 2026 event, and Coachella’s official lineup announcement later confirmed the April dates and the three headliners. (billboard.com, coachellavalley.com) Coverage around the set tied the moment to reggaeton’s wider reach in the California desert. A USA Today Coachella report said local reggaeton parties and events had built a scene in the Palm Springs area before Karol G’s headlining turn. (usatoday.com) Weekend two is scheduled for April 17 to 19, when Karol G is set to return to the same festival stage as a headliner again. The first-weekend close turned a lineup credit into a live Coachella first. (coachella.com, glamour.com)