Coachella 2026

Coachella 2026 — Week Schedule

1. September 15, 2025 · Lineup announced
   Coachella revealed the full 2026 bill with headliners Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G and Anyma.
2. September 19, 2025 · Passes on sale
   General on-sale opened (GA from $549, VIP from $1,199); the festival sold out within roughly a week.
3. April 10, 2026 · Weekend 1
   The first festival weekend at the Empire Polo Club, April 10-12.
4. April 17, 2026 · Weekend 2
   The second, identical-lineup weekend, April 17-19.

Coachella 2026 Weekend Planning Blueprint

A Coachella weekend works best when the logistics are settled before you reach the desert.

1. Lock your pass the day they go on sale. Coachella 2026 sold out within about a week of its September on-sale. Watch for the lineup announcement, then buy early.
2. Pick your home base by priority. Indio and La Quinta keep you minutes from the gates; Palm Springs gives you a bigger town and nightlife about 22 miles out. Decide which matters more before booking.
3. Book lodging far ahead. The closest full-service resort sits about five miles from the polo grounds and runs festival-weekend shuttles — but valley rooms fill early.
4. Plan meals around the heat. Reserve a sit-down dinner early, since festival weekends book out, and keep daytime options and a Shields date shake on the list.
5. Choose your weekend deliberately. Both weekends get the same lineup, so weigh price and crowd size — then build in time for the off-site pool-party scene.

Who This Event Fits Best

Coachella draws a wide crowd, and the weekend rewards different people in different ways.

• The pop-era fan. Sabrina Carpenter and Justin Bieber anchored the 2026 bill. If your year revolves around pop’s biggest names, this is the room where they all play in one place.
• The Latin-music fan. Karol G closed both Sundays as Coachella’s first Latina headliner — for reggaeton and Latin-urban fans, a milestone worth being in the desert for.
• The electronic-music head. Anyma headlined with an audiovisual show built to be seen, not just heard. If you chase melodic house and techno and the production around it, this is your night.
• The pool-party traveler. Coachella is as much daytime poolside scene as festival. If the Palm Springs pool parties sound like half the fun, the valley is built for you.
• Maybe sit this one out if… you want a quiet, cheap, low-effort trip. Coachella means desert heat, big crowds, long days and prices that climb fast once passes sell out.

Official Links & Tickets

Official Coachella 2026 site
Passes went on sale in September 2025 — General Admission from $549, VIP from $1,199 — and sold out within about a week of the lineup announcement, after which passes were available only via the official waitlist.