Alright, so I do not know how to otherwise express it, but Coachella 2026 is literally going to devour us alive. The Indio, California-based Empire Polo Club is summoning our names for one but two weekends, April 10–12 and April 17–19, and the lineup is essentially a Pinterest board of all the people I’ve been streaming constantly.
Like… are you kidding me? Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G, Anyma, The XX, The Strokes, Young Thug, and BIGBANG all in the desert? My 13-year-old and 21-year-old selves are both screaming.
Friday is For The Girlies, Saturday is For The Delusional, Sunday is For The Latinas
Friday” is owned by Sabrina Carpenter, and it is worth the cost of a wristband by itself. The queen is in her pop takeover mode here, and I already know I will be bawling to “Tears” in the desert sky.
Saturday? Justin Bieber. Yes, Justin Bieber. The nostalgia? The chaos? The Instagram captions? We’re not surviving this.
Then Sunday is completely Latin invasion with Karol G, who will positively get the desert rocking like it’s a block party in Medellín. And since Coachella likes to keep us shook up, Anyma is premiering Æden, a full world premier electronic performance that’s likely to melt our brains in the best possible way.
Group Camping No Longer Means Rising at 4 AM and CCreeping into an Uninvited Dude’s Tent
For the very first time in history, Coachella is bringing group camping, so you and 9+ of your nearest and dearest besties can guarantee a spot in one batch. As in, picture waking up hungover in the desert sun and never having to text “where are you”because you guys are all literally here. Iconic.
And the comfy girls have choices too: Ready-Set and La Campana tent camping are on again for us folks who like the feel of camping but still prefer to sleep on something other than the real ground.
Can’t Afford It? Congrats Babe, You’re Watching From Your Laptop
If you are incapable of being in Indio (or your parents outright vetoed it, trauma), then YouTube is once again the only livestream partner. That is to say, you will still be able to scream-singing “Espresso” off the couch, shoot TikToks around it, and convince yourself your room is the Sahara Tent.
And they’re even developing on-demand programming and Shorts, so theoretically you can replay your meltdown over Sabrina’s stage however many times you’d like.
Ticket Sales are the Real Headliner, Good Luck Surviving
Early registration: September 18 at 11 AM PT to the 2024/2025 attendees (i.e., the fortunate ones)
General release: Friday, September 19, at 11 AM PT. Pro tip: Weekend 2 will always be easier on pass chances, so maybe fake an illness to class and spend time reloading your browser.
The desert is warm, but this list is warmer.
Coachella 2026 is not only a festival but a lifestyle reboot. Sabrina Carpenter’s headliner debut is like a coronation. Justin Bieber is providing full-circle chaos energy. Karol G is reauthoring world pop culture in real time. And Anyma is delivering an artwork we’re all going to feign “understanding” after weeping on the polo grounds. So yes. See ya in the desert. Or on YouTube with your ring light, either way, this lineup is going to rent free in our brains for the rest of the decade.
