Coachella 2026: Weekend set times revealed with surprise act unveiled
Coachella has unveiled set times across the delirious desert in Indio, California, set to take place from April 10-12th and 17-19th.
Celebrating its 25th year, the festival has onboarded headliners Karol G, Sabrina Carpenter, and Justin Bieber, who will feature alongside other huge names such as the Strokes, Addison Rae, David Byrne, Turnstile, Iggy Pop, and the XX.
And, in a new surprise, recent SNL star and rock and roll legend Jack White has been added to the line-up; he’ll perform at the Mojave Stage at 15:00 on Saturday.
Let’s get to it: On the Friday across both weekends, Sabrina Carpenter will headline the Coachella stage from 21:00, after The XX’s 55-minute-long set at 19:00, which follows on from Teddy Swims and Record Safari.
Over at the Outdoor Theatre Stage, Disclosure will headline from 22:35, following hardcore rockers Turnstile, as well as Dijon and Lykke Li.
Throughout the rest of the opening day, highlights include North Carolina Country rockers Wednesday at 15:40 on the Sonora Stage, CMAT at 18:15 on the Gobi stage, and Blood Orange for an atmospheric late-night set at 23:55 on the Mojave Stage.
On the Saturday, Justin Bieber will headline the Coachella Stage at 23:25 after The Strokes shepherd in his pop offerings with a set likely to contain new music.
Across on the Outdoor Theatre Stage, former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne will bring his Far Out certified five-star show to the desert at 22:20 following displays from Labrinth, Sombr and Alex G.
Elsewhere, Brooklyn alt-rockers Geese will perform at 18:15 on the Gobi Stage, PinkPantheress will spin her perfect electro-pop at 20:55 on the Mojave Stage, and a selection of DJs, such as titan David Guetta, will appear across the other stages.
Last, but certainly not least, Karol G will round out the double weekend at 21:55 on the Coachella Stage following an earlier 16:45 set from Wet Leg, sandwiched by Major Lazer and Young Thug.
Elswhere, BIGBANG will headline the Outdoor Theatre stage at 22:30, FKA Twigs will headline the Mojave Stage at 20:45 following an hour-long set at 19:10 from Iggy Pop, and The Rapture will headline the Gobi Stage at 21:05.
You can peruse the full line-up stage splits via the official Instagram page below.
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