Dust off your cowboy boots, fringed tops and worn-in denim: Coachella weekend two is officially underway.<\/p>\n
Lucky festivalgoers will frolick in the desert sun as a roster of artists, both established and up-and-coming, perform once more throughout the weekend. With its history-making headliners, highly anticipated returns and buzzworthy setlists, weekend one of Coachella 2026 was one to remember \u2014 and now, we\u2019re \u2018bout to do it all over again.<\/p>\n
Last Friday, Sabrina Carpenter delivered a star-studded headlining debut, transforming the main stage into “Sabrinawood,”<\/a> with 20 songs and celebrity cameos from Susan Sarandon, Will Ferrell and Samuel L. Jackson.\u00a0Sarandon appeared midway through the set in a vintage car, delivering a nearly seven-minute dramatic monologue as an older version of Carpenter \u2014 Variety called it “bizarre,”<\/a> while fans on social media called it “iconic.”<\/p>\n Justin Bieber made his long-awaited return to the festival stage on Saturday at Coachella \u2014 but not in the way anyone expected. The pop star set up a MacBook onstage and let YouTube commenters vote on his setlist in real time, streaming his own music videos on the big screen behind him. Critics called<\/a> it “lazy,” a “snoozefest” and “the worst in festival history,” while others defended<\/a> the stripped-back set as a personal moment from an artist returning to the stage after years away due to illness. Katy Perry, watching from the crowd, joked<\/a>: “Thank god he has YouTube Premium, I don’t wanna see no ads.”<\/p>\n It marked the first time the Swag II singer performed as a billed Coachella act \u2014 and his reported $10 million payday<\/a> made him the highest-paid performer in the festival’s history. He was joined by musical guests including Kid Laroi, Wizkid and Tems, and closed with: “Tonight’s been beautiful, guys. It’s been a dream of mine to perform here.”<\/p>\n Then, on Sunday, Karol G made history as the first Latina artist to headline Coachella<\/a>, closing out weekend one with a high-energy set. Using her platform to uplift the Latino community<\/a>, the Colombian superstar dedicated her performance to \u201cmy Latinos that have been struggling in this country lately.\u201d She told the crowd, \u201cI just want everyone to feel proud of where you come from, please. Don\u2019t feel fear. Feel proud.\u201d<\/p>\n Follow along for Yahoo’s full Coachella weekend two coverage. <\/p>\n Live29 updates