There’s about to be (more than) one less lonely girl at the Empire Polo Club this spring. The headliners for the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival<\/a> were announced late Monday, Sept. 15.<\/p>\n Pop singers Sabrina Carpenter<\/a> and Justin Bieber<\/a>, and reggaeton\/pop songstress <\/a>Karol G<\/a>, are set to headline the world-famous event in April. EDM artist Anyma<\/a> will also present “AEden” in the fourth “headlining” slot, along with Radiohead<\/a>‘s “Kid A Mnesia” in something new called the “Bunker.”<\/p>\n Karol G will make history during the festival as the first Latina to ever headline.<\/p>\n Here are the answers to the internet’s most-asked Coachella questions.<\/p>\n Coachella 2026 will take place April 10-12 and 17-19, 2026.<\/p>\n Coachella 2026 will, like usual, be held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.<\/p>\n Decided you want to attend the festival after seeing the lineup? Check out the essential desert hotel guide for ideas on where to stay from Palm Springs Desert Sun, part of the USA TODAY Network:<\/p>\n Hotels near Coachella: <\/strong>33 Coachella Valley essentials: The best desert hotels to stay at in 2025<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Official Hotel Packages that bundle festival passes with local lodging and transportation are available now for Weekend 1 and Weekend 2, sold exclusively through\u00a0Valley Music Travel<\/a>, according to a press release.<\/p>\n Coachella costs vary, but the least expensive passes<\/a>, general admission, start at $649 for Weekend 1 and $549 for Weekend 2.<\/p>\n 2024 and 2025 attendees get early access to purchase passes beginning 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18. To access the loyalty sale, register with the same email used to buy or register a wristband in 2024 or 2025 at coachella.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n The festival website states that attendees should look to Weekend 2 for their best chance at passes.<\/p>\n All three headliners are first-timers in the main slots. Carpenter performed in 2024, where she essentially manifested her headlining gig when she sang during her “Nonsense” outro: “Coachella, see you back here when I headline.” Karol G performed in 2022 with special guests Becky G and J Balvin.<\/p>\n Justin Bieber performs with Daniel Caesar onstage at the Coachella Stage during the 2022 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 15, 2022, in Indio, California.<\/p>\n Bieber is a huge Coachella fan, and after his latest album, “Swag,” dropped July 11, many fans predicted it was finally time for him to headline. He’s come out as a surprise guest four times and has been photographed attending several times, but he’s never played an official set at Coachella.<\/p>\n Bieber was a surprise guest during Ariana Grande<\/a>‘s headlining set in 2019 on Weekend 2. They teamed up to play his song “Sorry,” and said it was something they cooked up at the last moment, because she didn’t plan to have any special guests during the second weekend. Bieber said that when he woke up that morning, he had no idea he was going to be on stage that night.<\/p>\n Radiohead has headlined the festival three times in 2004, 2012 and 2017.<\/p>\n The band has done immersive experiences related to its albums “Kid A” and \u201cAmnesiac\u201d before. In 2021, as part of the 21st<\/sup> anniversary of the release of both albums, Radiohead partnered with Epic Games for the video game-style “Kid A Mnesia Exhibition.” A physical exhibition was also planned but canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n Even though Radiohead has just announced its first tour dates for the first time since 2018<\/a> this fall in Europe, it\u2019s unknown if the \u201cKid A Mnesia\u201d bunker will include a performance at Coachella, or what the details for the area will include.<\/p>\n Other performers on the lineup include The XX, Disclosure, Ethel Cain, The Strokes, Nine Inch Noize, Addison Rae, Labrinth, SOMBR, Young Thug<\/a>, FKA Twigs<\/a>, Iggy Pop and Foster the People.<\/p>\n Nine Inch Noize is a collaboration between Nine Inch Nails and German DJ and electronic music artist Boys Noize (Alex Ridha). The pair began appearing together during Nine Inch Nails’ concerts in 2025 on songs such as “Vessel” and “Came Back Haunted.”<\/p>\n Iggy Pop last performed at Coachella in 2003 when he reunited with The Stooges, which was the band’s first performance in 30 years.<\/p>\n Sabrina Carpenter performs on the Coachella Stage during the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on Friday, April 12, 2024.<\/p>\n Group camping is available for large groups to camp together, with a minimum of 10 spots per group, the press release says. Plus, flexible camping options like Ready-Set and La Campana tent camping are returning for fans looking for more comfort during their desert stay.<\/p>\n YouTube will also return in 2026 as the exclusive livestream partner for both Coachella weekends on the official YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ema Sasic covers entertainment and health in the Coachella Valley. 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