Once upon a time, Coachella used to ring in a new year of festivals and live music by releasing its lineup in January. It arrived in this timeframe with such consistency that those first couple weeks of January were frustratingly slow for the festival’s devotees. But those days, apparently, are over. Following up on last year’s surprise November lineup drop , Coachella pushed the timeline up two months earlier and revealed its 2026 lineup on Monday, September 15th.

The extra early release suggests two things: that organizers would ideally like an even longer runway to sell tickets (not a bad idea), and they’re really confident in their 2026 lineup. When glancing at this upcoming year’s edition, it’s easy to see why. Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G will headline the festival as prev

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