It's the year of firsts. No one between Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G had headlined Coachella. Indeed, Karol G is the first Latin artist ever to be one and she is also expected to take a political position, just as a great show is expected from Carpenter, who has been preparing it for seven months. Theirs are not the only performances expected as there will be the Strokes who have just announced an album, the xx who are back on the scene, Jack White who has been added last minute and who never fails, Nine Inch Noize who are fresh from announcing an album and who will bring for the first time a longer set than the one seen at the opening of Nine Inch Nails.
Coachella concerts will be visible on YouTube. This year there will be a wide choice. In fact, you will be able to follow seven stages, each with its own channel: Main Stage, Outdoor Theatre, Sahara, Mojave, Gobi, Sonora, Quasar. We start on Friday 10th April, but in Italy for many concerts it will already be Saturday, and will continue throughout the weekend, with a repeat on the weekend of 17th, 18th and 19th April
There are many performances to see. We have selected 20 of the most important, ranging from rock to pop, with relative indication of the day and time in Italy. Here is the YouTube link to save.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGNPnQViI3g Wednesday
Saturday 00:40
SoundWe saw them in action in Italy in February: stories of suburbia and marginality, distorted guitars, piercing screams, wild mosh pits. Great for a festival. They will play on Friday, in Italy it will already be Saturday.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NA7XUw51oo The xx
Saturday 4:00
Main StageAfter almost ten years of hiatus, the xx have returned to take back everything they had left on the street. A summer of world festivals, but no trip to Italy. Let's enjoy them in streaming.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdUBm8G41ZU Turnstile
Saturday 5.05am
Outdoor TheatreIf Turnstile's records may leave some people perplexed by the choice of sounds and a few too many concessions to pop for one of the symbolic bands of new hardcore, no one complains about their concerts, on the contrary. They arrive at Coachella after a series of dates at festivals in Central and South America.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NA7XUw51oo Sabrina Carpenter
Saturday 6.05am
Main StageIt will be the world premiere of the show Man's Best Friends and, for the occasion, Carpenter raised expectations with a fun and sexy video with Margaret Qualley and Madelyn Cline and said that the one in Indio will be his most ambitious show ever. «I have never spent so much time developing my show». Preparation began seven months ago.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJVG2Ck3uuk Ethel Cain
Saturday 7.35am
MojaveUsually his are not traditional concerts, but experiences somewhere between a séance and a light show. On stage he brings gothic stories of a fascinating and sinister South, an intertwining of desire and guilt, sexual impulses and religious imagery.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJVG2Ck3uuk Blood Orange
Saturday 8.55am
MojaveA beautiful album behind us and a date at the C2C Festival which confirmed to us how much good Blood Orange is doing. Given that it will not pass through Italy in 2026, an opportunity to recover it
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJVG2Ck3uuk Jack White
Sunday 0:00
MojaveIt is not just a short preview, 45 minutes, of the concerts he will bring to Italy on June 19th at La Prima Estate and on the 21st in Lignano Sabbiadoro, it is also the opportunity to see Jack White again on stage after so many months. In 2025 he was carrying out a show with the pieces of No Namesoloists, the White Stripes and the Raconteurs. It was added to the festival at the last moment, with an afternoon slot, when smaller artists usually perform. In Italy we will see it at midnight between Saturday and Sunday.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdUBm8G41ZU Alex G
Sunday 2.10am
Outdoor TheatreThe usual excellent album (Headlightsreleased in 2025) and the usual tour that doesn't pass through Italy. For lovers of American songwriting, an opportunity to meet him.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C5p1tdRv6c Geese
Sunday 3.15am
GobiThey will arrive in Italy only on August 19th, at the Magnolia in Segrate (MI), but they have been touring Europe for some time with the pieces of Getting Killed and before that Asia and Australia. They are preceded by the reputation of being the rock band to see today.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlrpPqb0vwo Nine Inch Noize
Sunday 5:00 am
SaharaIf you're already missing Nine Inch Nails, who aren't necessarily going to play any more concerts but will apparently be taking a long break, there's Nine Inch Noize, or Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross with producer Alex Ridha (Boys Noize) and who knows who else. The opening set of NIN's last tour included only a few songs, it will be interesting to understand how much their show will resemble a sort of great remix of Reznor's band. In the meantime they have announced that their first album will be released on April 17th. There is great curiosity.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NA7XUw51oo The Strokes
Sunday 6:00 am
Main StageAmong the most anticipated groups. They did two concerts in San Francisco, released the single Going Shoppingannounced the album Reality Awaits. Will I be the show that opens a new phase for Julian Casablancas' band?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGNPnQViI3g Mind Enterprises
Sunday 6.45am
SoundHow will the duo who emerged from the Internet and who now with their Italo disco revival represent a piece of our country abroad, even in memes, fare? Anyma is also Italian, and with her set she will close the day on Friday (9 am on Saturday here) after Sabrina Carpenter on the Main Stage.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdUBm8G41ZU David Byrne
Sunday 7.20am
Outdoor TheatreHis last tour in theaters, as we told you, was extraordinary. But come to think of it, which David Byrne tour wasn't? Seeing it again at a summer festival, in another format, will be interesting. Also in view of the summer dates in Italy.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NA7XUw51oo Justin Bieber
Sunday 8.25am
Main StageJustin Bieber hasn't performed an entire show since 2021, i.e. since he temporarily retired from the stage for treatment. A preview came at the Grammys where it did Yukon with guitar and loop station, but this will be the real return. There is talk of a show focused on the two volumes of Swag.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJVG2Ck3uuk Little Simz
Monday 01.25am
MojaveAfter all the visits to our country we can easily say it: Little Simz's live performance, especially with the band, is one of the unmissable ones.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NA7XUw51oo Wet Leg
Monday 1.45am
Main StageThey carried it around Moisturizer in Australia and Japan and for their return to Coachella we expect a pretty wild set.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C5p1tdRv6c Oklou
Monday 2.15am
GobiWhile waiting for the only Italian date at the C2C Festival in Turin in autumn, we can review the splendid songs of Choke Enough. Our interview is at this link.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJVG2Ck3uuk Iggy Pop
Monday 4.10am
MojaveAt 78, Iggy Pop still tours festivals with a set that sounds like a Stooges greatest hits (I Wanna Be Your Dog, Gimme Danger, Raw Power) and solo pieces (The Passenger, Lust for Life), and in the finale the classic garage rock ante litteram Louie Louie. We want it like this, indestructible.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJVG2Ck3uuk FKA Twigs
Monday 5.45am
MojaveDo you want an incredible show? Do you want singing, dancing, performances and scary visuals? Set an alarm early in the morning (very early) for FKA Twigs. At this link the photo story of his recent show at Madison Square Garden.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NA7XUw51oo Karol G
Monday 6.55am
Main StageShe will be the first Latin artist to hit the Coachella stage as a headliner, and that in itself is history. There are also rumors about possible guests (from J Balvin to Bad Bunny). She said she would speak out about Trumo's policies, even though she was advised against doing so. «I don't want to just say “ICE out” without anything productive coming out of it… I want to represent my community».
Antonio Santini for SANREMO.FM
