From Justin Bieber to Sabrina Carpenter via the Strokes and Iggy Pop, here are the most anticipated sets from Coachella 2026 in the Californian desert.
This year, Coachella 2026 is full of firsts. Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G will make their festival headlining debuts, and Karol G will even make history as the first Latina artist to top the bill. Beyond the headliners, Young Thug, Katseye and Geese will each deliver highly anticipated sets. The line-up also offers a great reunion: The xx and the Strokes will return to the desert. Here are the 20 artists who thrill us the most.
20. Dijon
Dijon is about to show Coachella how to dance like the old days. The musician will take the stage on Friday, just a few months after the release of his second album, Baby. The intimate tour that followed made Coachella the perfect place to enjoy this collective experience.
19. Gigi Perez
Gigi Perez will make her Coachella 2026 debut on Sunday night. The singer has been a regular at festivals since her title “Sailor Song” has conquered TikTok. Bonus: She promised to bring back flower crowns, a Coachella classic.
18. Rusowski
A trained pianist with a mischievous temperament, Rusowsky has established himself as one of the leading figures on the Madrid scene and the rebel collective IDK. After winning over a host of new fans with his debut album Daisyhe heads into the desert to show his most experimental side.
17. The xx
The xx will kick off their summer festival tour at Coachella 2026 on Friday night, marking the trio's big return to the desert. The group performed there in 2009 and this time will bring titles from Coexist (2012) and I See You (2017). “This is the start of a new chapter together”they wrote on Instagram.
16. Turnstile
Freshly won a Grammy for their latest album Never Enough and the single “Seein’ Stars”the Baltimore hardcore crew will electrify Coachella 2026 with their signature energy. Their passage in 2022 had generated giant mosh pits – expect even louder ones.
15. BINI
The eight-member girl group will make history on Friday by becoming the first Filipino group to perform at the festival. With their vibrant pop and lively choreography, BINI seems tailor-made for the explosive visual spectacle that Coachella promises every year.
14. Geese
There's no hotter rock show right now than a Geese concert. That you have been following them since Projectorwhether you were blown away by Getting Killedor whether you discovered them during their appearance on SNL — prepare yourself for an extraordinary stage presence.
13. Young Thug
Earlier this year, Young Thug shared the title of his upcoming album on X: CBD. A since-deleted Instagram post revealed that the acronym stands for Day Before Coachella. If the rapper follows his plan, fans will have a whole new batch of tunes to enjoy on Sunday night.
12. David Byrne
This art-rock legend has never ceased to be a staple of the live scene since his debut in the 1970s at CBGB. The show he put on for his latest album Who Is the Sky? is no exception. Dancing in the desert to quirky, philosophical pop hits, plus some Talking Heads classics — it sounds like heaven.
11. Clip
Since their spectacular meeting on Let God Take Em Out last year, Pusha T and Malice are on a mission to remind everyone why they're one of the best hip-hop duos on stage. And the iconic beat of “Grindin'” will sound even better on the plains of the Empire Polo Club.
10. Addison Rae
Addison Rae has already made Coachella her playground: last year, she announced her eponymous album in full surprise during Arca's set. On Saturday evening, she will make her official debut with unstoppable fashion looks, impeccable choreography and lots of glitter.
9. Iggy Pop
Nearly 60 years after co-founding the Stooges, Iggy Pop still takes his shirt off at every concert, still wants to be your dog, still lusts for life. His nineteenth album Every Loser was released in 2023, but his recent setlists draw heavily on classics from the Stooges and his solo career.
8. The Strokes
The Strokes will rock Coachella for the first time in over a decade on Saturday. It's the first stop of a busy summer for the band, with appearances at Outside Lands and Shaky Knees. We hope that they will reveal some titles of Reality Awaitstheir freshly announced first album in six years.
7. Pink Pantheress
The British singer-producer will take the stage on Saturday with an arsenal of hits at her disposal. “Stateside”his explosive featuring with Zara Larsson, is currently at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. The spotlight will shine even brighter on his latest release, Fancy That.
6. Nine Inch Noize
The collaboration between Nine Inch Nails and electronic producer Boys Noize (Alex Ridha) was the centerpiece of the tour Peel It Back. The musicians performed favorites like “Closer”recent songs and “As Alive as You Need Me to Be”the title of the soundtrack of Tron: Ares who launched the collaboration. Their tour set was only four songs long — who knows what they're planning for a full set at Coachella.
5. FKA Twigs
FKA Twigs makes a stop in the desert as part of her acclaimed Body High Tour. The artist has been on tour for several weeks to defend Eusexua And Eusexua Afterglow. Coachella marks its last American dates, after a breathtaking debut at Madison Square Garden. Eusexuaaccording to Twigs, represents “the feeling of being so euphoric that one transcends the human form”.
4. Karol G
Karol G will make history Sunday night as the first Latina artist to headline Coachella. The Colombian singer performed for the first time at the festival in 2022, paying tribute to Latin music icons. “I feel like there’s a very high bar for the show that I have to reach”she confided to WECB in September. “I want to offer something that comes from the heart and represents my love for my community and my fans. »
3. Katseye
All eyes will be on Katseye on Friday. Speculative theories have surrounded the global pop group in the run-up to the festival. This is their first major appearance in the United States since Hybe and Geffen Records announced that Manon Bannerman, one sixth in the line-up, would be taking a hiatus. Katseye is just getting started — but will Bannerman be there to share the stage with the rest of the group? You'll have to watch to find out.
2. Sabrina Carpenter
In 2024, Sabrina Carpenter dazzled the main stage of Coachella while “Espresso” became an essential hit. Even without being a headliner, she delivered a memorable and even prophetic performance, wearing a white t-shirt on which we could read “Jesus Was a Carpenter” and promising: “Coachella, see you here when I headline. » It will be a treat to see how she reinvents Man's Best Friend for the desert.
1. Justin Bieber
Bieberchella approaches. Justin Bieber will make his festival debut as a Friday night headliner. Ahead, the singer hosted a special preview concert at the Roxy in Los Angeles, where he performed 25 tracks drawn largely from his latest albums Swag And Swag II. It was his first major appearance since his intimate and stripped-down version of “Yukon” at the 2026 Grammy Awards. The singer reportedly negotiated the terms of his Coachella performance himself, further proof of the independence and creative control he has embraced this past year.
