The 20 Most Anticipated Acts at Coachella 2026

Dijon is about to indicate Coachella the right way to exit and dance like we used to bounce. The musician will hit the stage on Friday, and the efficiency comes just some months after he launched his second studio album, Baby. Last yr, the LP took Dijon out on the street for an intimate tour that lends itself to the shared expertise of watching an artist actually of their aspect, making Coachella an ideal place to observe it come to life. —Larisha Paul

Gigi Perez will make her Coachella debut on Sunday night time, simply earlier than Karol G and Young Thug take the stage. The singer-songwriter has been a favourite on the competition circuit since her hit “Sailor Song” took over TikTok. She’ll ship her delicate acoustic tracks to chop by means of the Indio mud. Plus, since her efficiency was introduced, Perez has additionally promised to deliver again a Coachella staple: flower crowns. —Maya Georgi

A conservatory-trained pianist with a playful facet, Rusowsky has emerged as one of the beloved figures in Madrid’s music scene and throughout the rebellious IDK collective. After successful tons of latest followers over together with his debut album, Daisy, he’s heading to the desert to place extra of his experimental facet on show. —Julyssa Lopez

The xx will kick off their summer time music festivals tour at Coachella on Friday night time, marking the digital experimentalists’ large return to the desert. Previously, the xx carried out at the competition in 2009 and can now deliver songs from 2012’s Coexist and 2017’s I See You. The band has but to substantiate new music since reuniting to carry out dwell collectively, however it’s definitely a turning level for the trio. “This is the start of a next chapter together,” the xx wrote on Instagram after they introduced tour dates in Mexico City. —M.G.

Fresh off Grammy wins for his or her newest album, Never Enough, and the only, “Seein’ Stars,” the Baltimore hardcore crew will hype up Coachella with their signature power. The band’s 2022 Coachella look impressed big mosh pits, and since they’ve been enjoying festivals overseas like Glastonbury and Primavera lately, they’ll little question have contemporary concepts about the right way to get the gang shifting. —Kory Grow

Blink twice when you’re prepared for BINI. On Friday, the eight-piece lady group will make historical past as the primary Filipino group to carry out at the competition. The set comes on the heels of their newest double single launch, “Honey Honey” and “Unang Kilig.” BINI’s vibrant pop songs and animated choreography really feel tailored for the form of explosive visible spectacle that Coachella guarantees yr after yr. —L.P.

There isn’t any hotter rock present proper now than a Geese present. Maybe you’ve been driving with them since Projector, possibly you have been blown away by Getting Killed, or possibly you simply bought on board after they performed SNL — regardless of the case, be ready to witness the off-the-charts stage presence and outrageously tight band dynamics which have made Geese a dwell phenomenon. —Simon Vozick-Levinson

Earlier this yr, Young Thug took to X to share the title for his subsequent album, DBC. Though no launch date or substantial particulars have been shared, a since-deleted Instagram publish revealed that the acronym stands for Day Before Coachella. If Young Thug follows by means of on his launch plan, followers can have a complete slate of latest music to look ahead to listening to when he hits the stage on Sunday night time. —L.P.

This art-rock legend has by no means stopped being a must-see dwell act within the a long time since slicing his enamel within the Nineteen Seventies at venues like CBGB — his onstage antics are virtually a guidebook for the right way to entertain a competition crowd. The present that he put collectively for his most up-to-date album, Who Is the Sky?, isn’t any exception. Dancing within the desert to a set stuffed with offbeat, philosophically minded, oddly catchy pop tunes, plus a number of Talking Heads classics, feels like heaven. —S.V.L.

Ever since they reunited in spectacular style for final yr’s Let God Sort Em Out, Pusha T and Malice have been on a mission to remind everybody why they’re considered one of hip-hop’s prime dwell attracts. Precise and passionate, bar for bar, these guys know the right way to maintain a crowd locked in. And you realize that iconic “Grindin’” beat goes to sound even higher when it’s ringing out throughout the Empire Polo Club grounds. —S.V.L.

Addison Rae has already made Coachella her personal: Last yr, she announced her self-titled album onstage throughout a surprise appearance at Arca’s set. Now, the rising star will make her official Coachella debut on Saturday night time, simply earlier than the Strokes and Justin Bieber take the stage. Her personal set will you should definitely be crammed with killer style appears to be like, impeccable choreography, and plenty of glitz. —M.G. 

Nearly 60 years since he co-founded the Stooges, Iggy Pop nonetheless takes his shirt off at each present, nonetheless desires to be your canine, nonetheless has a lust for all times. His nineteenth and most up-to-date album, Every Loser, got here out in 2023, however current set lists have drawn from Iggy and the Stooges classics and favorites from his solo profession. —Ok.G.

The Strokes will rock Coachella for the primary time in additional than a decade on Saturday. It’s the primary cease on a jam-packed summer time for the band, which incorporates stops at a number of music festivals like Outside Lands and Shaky Knees. For their Coachella return, the Strokes will you should definitely deliver their singular power and electrical songs. Here’s hoping they debut a pair tracks from the newly introduced LP Reality Awaits, their first album in six years. —M.G. 

The British singer-songwriter and producer will hit the Coachella stage on Saturday with an arsenal of hits at her disposal. “Stateside,” her explosive collaboration with Zara Larsson, is at present sitting at Number Eight on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s her highest-charting single since she tapped Ice Spice for “Boy’s A Liar, Pt. 2” in 2023. There are loads of particular friends PinkPantheress may welcome to the stage throughout her set, however the concentration is going to shine even brighter on her newest launch Fancy That. —L.P.

The collaboration of Nine Inch Noize, by which the members of Nine Inch Nails be a part of forces with digital producer Boys Noize (Alex Ridha), has been the centerpiece of NIN’s Peel It Back tour over the previous couple of years. The musicians would carry out favorites like “Closer,” newer songs like “She’s Gone Away,” and “As Alive as You Need Me to Be,” the Tron: Ares soundtrack tune that launched the collaboration. The Peel It Back set was solely 4 songs at every gig, so who is aware of what they’re planning for a full-on set at Coachella. —Ok.G.

FKA Twigs is making a cease within the desert on her acclaimed Body High Tour. The artist has been on the street for a number of weeks now in assist of Eusexua and Eusexua Afterglow. Coachella marks Twigs’ ultimate U.S. dates on the run, which lately included a surprising Madison Square Garden debut. Eusexua,Twigs has stated, represents the “sensation of being so euphoric that you transcend human form.” Sunday’s efficiency will showcase no matter new kind Twigs has morphed into this time. —L.P.

Karol G will make history as the primary Latina artist to headline Coachella on Sunday night time. The Colombian singer first took the stage in 2022 and made certain to honor Latin music icons with a medley of pop classics. Now, Karol is rising to the problem with a spectacle that’s been within the works for months. “It feels like there’s a really high bar for the show I need to reach,” she instructed Rolling Stone in September. “I want to deliver something from my heart that represents my love for my community and my fans.” —M.G. 

All eyes will likely be on Katseye when the worldwide lady group takes the stage on Friday. Speculative theories have surrounded the pop act main as much as the competition. It’s their first main stateside look since Hybe and Geffen Records introduced that Manon Bannerman, one-sixth of the lineup, could be taking a hiatus. Though they’ve been on the world stage for nearly two years, Katseye continues to be solely simply getting began. Coachella is a serious step of their trajectory — however will Bannerman be there to take it with the remainder of the group? We’ll have to observe and see. —L.P.

In 2024, Sabrina Carpenter dazzled the Coachella main stage simply as “Espresso” was turning into an inescapable hit that skyrocketed her profession. Even although she wasn’t a headliner, the singer nonetheless delivered a memorable, and even prophetic efficiency. Carpenter wore a white t-shirt that learn “Jesus Was a Carpenter” as she promised, “Coachella, see you back here when I headline.” It’s going to be a deal with to see how the singer reimagines Man’s Best Friend for the desert — and which energy transfer of hers she’ll predict subsequent. —M.G.

Bieberchella is nearly upon us. Justin Bieber will make his debut at the competition as Friday night time’s headliner. Leading as much as the massive night time, Bieber hosted a particular preview efficiency at the Roxy in Los Angeles, the place he carried out a 25-song setlist largely constructed round his newest albums, Swag and Swag II. It marked his first main look since delivering an endearing, stripped-back model of “Yukon” at the 2026 Grammy Awards. The singer reportedly negotiated the phrases of his Coachella efficiency himself, one other marker of the independence and inventive management he’s embraced over the previous yr. Fans are nonetheless questioning how far again he’ll go into his discography, however even when the set doesn’t linger an excessive amount of on the place he’s been, it’ll be a particular show of the place he’s going. —L.P.