Coachella kicks off with Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter
Thousands of fans gathered in the California desert for the hotly anticipated Coachella Festival, which kicked off Friday with pop princess Sabrina Carpenter in the headliner spotlight.
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Sabrina Carpenter performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 10, 2026 in Indio, Calif. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella)
Sabrina Carpenter performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 10, 2026 in Indio, Calif. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella)
Justin Bieber performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2026 in Indio, Calif. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella)
Justin Bieber performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2026 in Indio, Calif. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella)
Karol G performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Karol G performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
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Fujii Kaze performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Festivalgoers are seen during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Young Thug performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Malice of Clipse performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
David Byrne performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Young Thug performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Julian Casablancas of The Strokes performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Mikha of Bini performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Festivalgoers are seen at the Do LaB stage during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Iggy Pop performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Albert Hammond Jr. of The Strokes performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Festivalgoers are seen during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Lara Raj, from left, Yoonchae Jeong, Daniela Avanzini, Sophia Laforteza, and Megan Skiendiel of KATSEYE perform during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
David Byrne performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Festivalgoers are seen during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Festivalgoers are seen during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
CMAT performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Karol G performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Daniela Avanzini, from left, Yoonchae Jeong, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Lafortez, and Lara Raj of KATSEYE perform during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Maloi of Bini performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Megan Skiendiel, from left, Daniela Avanzini, Yoonchae Jeong, Lara Raj, and Sophia Laforteza of KATSEYE perform during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Joost performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Holly Humberstone performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Joost performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Festivalgoers are seen during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
FKA twigs performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Slayyyter performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Sombr, left, and Billy Corgan perform together during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Luisa Sonza performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Central Cee performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Festivalgoers are seen during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Sombr performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Travis Barker performs with Clipse during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Nikolai Fraiture of The Strokes performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Holly Humberstone performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Festivalgoers are seen during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
FKA twigs performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Pusha T of Clipse performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
FKA twigs performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Rhian Teasdale of Wet Leg performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Nikolai Fraiture, from left, Nick Valensi, Fabrizio Moretti, Julian Casablancas, and Albert Hammond Jr. of The Strokes performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Fabrizio Moretti of The Strokes performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Nick Valensi of The Strokes performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Sombr performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Sophia Laforteza, from left, Yoonchae Jeong, Lara Raj, Daniela Avanzini, and Megan Skiendiel of KATSEYE perform during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Sexyy Red performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Moby performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Maloi, from left, Sheena, Gwen, Aiah, Stacey, Jhoanna, Mikha, and Colet of Bini performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Bob Baker Marionette Theater performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
CMAT performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
