Coachella livestream plans

Coachella’s second weekend starts Friday, April 17, and YouTube is again carrying the festival live for viewers watching from home. (youtube.com) The official Weekend 2 livestream is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Pacific on April 17 and run through Sunday, April 19. YouTube lists separate live feeds for Main Stage, Outdoor Theatre, Sahara, Mojave, Gobi, Yuma and Quasar, plus a Quasar Shorts stream. (youtube.com) Pitchfork reported that Weekend 2’s stream schedule includes headliners Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G, with stage-by-stage set times posted ahead of the opening day. East Bay Times separately pointed readers to the same YouTube streams as the main way to watch from outside Indio. (pitchfork.com) (eastbaytimes.com) The home-viewing push has become part of Coachella’s regular setup, not a one-off add-on. Teen Vogue noted that Coachella has partnered with YouTube on festival streams since 2011, turning the event into a watch-from-anywhere weekend as much as an in-person festival. (teenvogue.com) This year’s stream is also broader than a single channel. YouTube’s Coachella hub says viewers can use the Coachella Livestream app on Android and iOS to build a personalized schedule synced to their own time zone. (youtube.com) Weekend 2 is not just a replay of Weekend 1. East Bay Times reported that Kacey Musgraves was added for the second weekend, new acts were booked for the Quasar stage, and Anyma is set to perform after his first-weekend set was canceled. (eastbaytimes.com) Some of the streams are getting the premium treatment again. Beatportal reported that the Coachella, Outdoor Theatre and Sahara feeds are in 4K, matching a format the festival introduced during Weekend 1 this year. (beatportal.com) For viewers, the practical takeaway is simple: the festival’s second weekend is free to watch on YouTube, with live stage feeds starting Friday afternoon and running through Sunday night. (youtube.com)