BigBang’s comeback noted

BigBang’s Coachella return landed in the Los Angeles Times’ Day 3 live coverage, which grouped the K-pop act with Sunday standouts including Anyma and FKA Twigs. (latimes.com) The Times’ live blog followed the festival’s final day on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Indio, California, as Karol G closed the main stage and the paper tracked other late-night sets across the grounds. (latimes.com) BigBang played the Outdoor Theatre on Sunday night, and published set-time listings placed the group in the 10:30 p.m. slot during Weekend 1. Coachella’s official YouTube channel also carried the festival livestream across all seven stages. (bandmine.com) (youtube.com) The comeback label carries extra weight because BigBang has not operated as a full active group for years. T.O.P confirmed in May 2023 that he had left the group, leaving G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung as the current performing lineup. (as.com) That made Coachella a high-visibility U.S. stage for a trio version of one of second-generation K-pop’s biggest acts. The Los Angeles Times had already framed 2026 as a year when K-pop remained central to the festival conversation. (latimes.com) Crowd-sourced setlist tracking from April 12 showed BigBang leaning hard on catalog songs tied to the group’s peak, including “Bang Bang Bang,” “Fantastic Baby,” “Haru Haru,” “Lies” and “Bad Boy.” The same listing marked several of those songs as first performances since 2017. (setlist.fm) The setlist also mixed in solo moments from Taeyang, G-Dragon and Daesung before closing with later-era songs including “Still Life.” That gave the reunion a structure closer to a legacy showcase than a one-off guest spot. (setlist.fm) Coachella’s 2026 stream runs on two weekends, April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19, so the same desert stage will give BigBang a second shot at the festival on April 19. For now, the clearest marker is that a major U.S. outlet treated the group’s return as one of Sunday’s defining moments. (youtube.com) (latimes.com)