The pop sensation who stole the show at Coachella’s opening weekend is back for an even bigger moment. Sabrina Carpenter is back. The pop artist returns to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival as a headliner on Friday, April 17, 2026, marking the start of the event’s second weekend. Carpenter previously described her festival set as her most ambitious production to date. Following her first weekend performance, she expressed gratitude to those involved, sharing on social media, “what a celebration of beautiful, amazing, brilliant individuals I got to make this with.”
Sabrina Carpenter’s iconic weekend 1 performance
Per Variety, Carpenter’s first weekend performance set an incredibly high bar. She transformed the Coachella Stage into what became known as “Sabrinawood”, delivering 20 songs and welcoming surprise appearances from actors Will Ferrell, Samuel L. Jackson, and Susan Sarandon. Sarandon participated in a seven-minute monologue portraying an older version of the singer, a segment that social media users widely described as iconic.
Coachella weekend 2 schedule
Carpenter headlines Friday night, but the weekend is packed with major names across all three days. Justin Bieber closes out Saturday, April 18, on the Coachella Stage at 11:25 p.m. PT, marking his first time headlining the festival and a significant comeback after health issues forced him to cancel a 2022 tour. Sunday night belongs to Karol G, who takes the Coachella Stage from 10:10 p.m. to 11:55 p.m. PT.Other highlights across the weekend include Kacey Musgraves, The Strokes, Laufey, FKA twigs, Young Thug, and BIGBANG, among many others.
Friday, April 17
Dabeull тАФ 4:00тАУ4:50 PM тАФ Outdoor TheatreBINI тАФ 4:15тАУ5:00 PM тАФ MojaveTeddy Swims тАФ 5:20тАУ6:10 PM тАФ Coachella StageCentral Cee тАФ 5:30тАУ6:15 PM тАФ MojaveDijon тАФ 6:40тАУ7:30 PM тАФ Outdoor TheatreThe xx тАФ 7:00тАУ7:55 PM тАФ Coachella StageKATSEYE тАФ 8:00тАУ8:45 PM тАФ SaharaSabrina Carpenter тАФ 9:00тАУ10:40 PM тАФ Coachella StageDisclosure тАФ 10:40тАУ11:55 PM тАФ Outdoor TheatreAnyma тАФ 12:00тАУ1:00 AM тАФ Coachella Stage
Saturday, April 18
Kacey Musgraves тАФ 4:00тАУ4:50 PM тАФ MojaveAddison Rae тАФ 5:25тАУ6:20 PM тАФ Coachella StageGIVE┼МN тАФ 7:00тАУ7:50 PM тАФ Coachella StageTaemin тАФ 7:30тАУ8:20 PM тАФ MojaveLabrinth тАФ 8:30тАУ9:25 PM тАФ Outdoor TheatreThe Strokes тАФ 9:00тАУ10:10 PM тАФ Coachella StageInterpol тАФ 10:15тАУ11:15 PM тАФ MojaveDavid Byrne тАФ 10:25тАУ11:25 PM тАФ Outdoor TheatreJustin Bieber тАФ 11:25 PMтАУ12:55 AM тАФ Coachella Stage
Sunday, April 19
Wet Leg тАФ 4:45тАУ5:30 PM тАФ Coachella StageMajor Lazer тАФ 6:10тАУ7:10 PM тАФ Coachella StageFoster The People тАФ 6:45тАУ7:40 PM тАФ Outdoor TheatreYoung Thug тАФ 7:50тАУ8:40 PM тАФ Coachella StageLaufey тАФ 8:45тАУ9:45 PM тАФ Outdoor TheatreFKA twigs тАФ 8:45тАУ10:00 PM тАФ MojaveKAROL G тАФ 10:10тАУ11:55 PM тАФ Coachella StageBIGBANG тАФ 10:30тАУ11:30 PM тАФ Outdoor TheatreWith Carpenter setting the tone on Friday and Bieber and Karol G closing out the weekend, Coachella Weekend 2 is shaping up to be every bit as memorable as the first.
