Coachella Unveils 2027 Lineup Headlined by Dua Lipa, SZA and Tame Impala

Coachella has revealed its 2027 lineup, with Dua Lipa, SZA and Tame Impala topping the bill for weekends of April 9-11 and 16-18 at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Madonna is listed to play a special set in the Sahara dance tent, where she performed in 2006 after releasing her album Confessions on a Dance Floor, and the set follows the release this past summer of its sequel, Confessions II. Other listed artists include Weezer, Underworld, Four Tet, Giorgio Moroder, Steve Lacy, Social Distortion and Boy Harsher, among many more. Justice are scheduled to debut a project called Blinded By The Lights in the bunker, and Daddy Yankee is placed in the desert area at the bottom of the poster as a quasi-headliner.

The Washington Times, the only right-leaning source, leads with the headliners: its headline names Dua Lipa, SZA and Tame Impala, and its brief excerpt says only that the lineup has been revealed, so it features no other acts, quotes or details. The left-leaning Rolling Stone takes a takeaway approach, questioning the billing and calling the headliners logical choices. It then recounts Madonna's 2006 dance-tent set, the fan backlash it drew, including T-shirts with an anti-Madonna slogan, and a jab from Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein, and it highlights the notable omission of Drake. The alternative outlets, Stereogum and The Quietus, sit closer to a straight listing: Stereogum says the rumored headliners proved accurate, names many acts and promises a poster breakdown, while The Quietus gives the dates and a shorter roster. Left and right agree on the headliners and Madonna's slot, but only Rolling Stone adds history, backlash and omissions, and the right source offers no framing beyond the announcement.