Coachella 2026: The best photos from the festival

Coachella 2026: The best photos from the festival

Music. Art. Fashion. Fun. TheCoachella Valley Music and Arts Festivalreturns to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., for its 25th anniversary, with a sold-out crowd for its twin weekends and millions of people watching the livestream from home.

LA Times INDIO, CA - APRIL 11, 2026: People watch Sombr performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Indio, CA. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times)

Our team is in the field to capture what it's really like to be at Coachella, from the biggest stars on stage to the only-at-the-festival vibes of the field.

Sabrina Carpenter,Justin BieberandKarol Gheadline, but there are more than 100 acts on the bill, including theNine Inch Nailsand Boys Noize collaboration Nine Inch Noize, girl groups includingKatseyeandBini, rock royalty like Iggy Pop andDavid Byrneand more.

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We'll be updating our gallery all weekend long with images of the performances, iconic art installations, the people, the fashion and more.

If you want to see what Coachella used to look like, take a trip down memory lane with ourgallery of photos going back to 1999.

A view from the Ferris Wheel at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Sombr performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Kennedy Moore, 30, left, and Anna Edwards, 38, right, dance Nine Inch Noize performs at the Sahara stage. Justin Bieber fans camp out at the Coachella stage. Artist Fujii Kaze at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Justin Bieber fans including Rosa Espinoza, 27, from Goodyear, Arizona, camp out at the Coachella stage. Fans watch Katseye perform on the Sahara stage at night under pink lights. Sophia Peterson, left, and Ariana Pellegrini, of Los Angeles, dance as DJ Fifi plays at the DoLab. A silhouette of a person jumping in the air on a stage near equipment INDIO, CA, APRIL 10, 2026: BINI performs at the Mojave stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Fans bathed in red light scream A man in a a jacket sings into a microphone while bathed in blue light The Strokes perform at the Coachella Stage. Festivalgoers walk past tents blown down by the wind at night. Ava Acuesta dances under a multicolored art installation. Dijon plays guitar and performs on the Outdoor Theatre. Natalie Villegas poses for a photos inside the SPECTRA above the grounds where festivalgoers walk around. Festival goers walk near the SPECTRA multicolored and multi-tiered structure and a Ferris Wheel. Bob Baker Marionette performers in red outfits holding marionettes on the Gobi stage. Festivalgoers smile and photograph Bob Baker Marionette's performance. Two women pose for a photographer in front of an orange-yellow curved wall that looks like a pool float standing on its side Katseye performs at the Sahara stage in front of a building front with windows and performers inside them. INDIO, CA, APRIL 10, 2026: Katseye performs at the Sahara stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) People walk the grounds at Coachella with a Ferris wheel in the background Teddy Swims performs on the Coachella stage in a long blue jacket. Festival goers climb up the multicolored, multi-tiered SPECTRA structure. One the installations at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

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