Coachella 2027: Dua Lipa, SZA and Tame Impala to headline

By Grace Kim

Coachella 2027 runs 9-11 and 16-18 April at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, with Dua Lipa, SZA and Tame Impala named as the festival's headliners. The reveal ends months of speculation about the California event. Passes go on sale on 13 November at 12pm Pacific time.

Tame Impala returns to the desert after headlining in 2019. SZA, who guested during Justin Bieber's headline set earlier this year, will now headline in her own right.

Earlier this week, an Instagram story from SZA teased “SZAChella” alongside a new album and tour coming next year, apparently confirming her booking before the full lineup. Dua Lipa previously popped out during Martin Garrix's 2017 appearance; her 2027 slot makes her the first British female solo artist to headline the festival.

What does the 2027 lineup change for festivalgoers?

For festivalgoers, the practical change is a two-weekend programme that combines a festival return, a guest-to-headliner step and a first British female solo headline slot. The bill also gives British artists a substantial presence beyond Lipa and pairs established names with four acts designated as breakout talent.

Anyone planning around the event must wait until 13 November for passes. YouTube will livestream both weekends as the festival's livestream partner for the fifteenth year, giving remote viewers a route into the programme.

The wider 2027 bill

The announced lineup extends beyond the three headliners. It also groups a broad set of international and British artists alongside four acts described as breakout talent.

• Dance tent: Madonna leads, with Zara Larsson, Robyn, Phoebe Bridgers, Weezer and Daddy Yankee.
• International artists: Adéla, Becky G, Jisoo, Drain Gang, NCT and Måneskin.
• British artists: Jorja Smith, EsDeeKid, Underworld, Shygirl and Lambrini Girls, in addition to Dua Lipa.
• Breakout talent: young pop artist Underscores, rapper Nettspend, showgaze duo After and hyperpop artist Tiffany Day.

That structure makes the announcement broader than a three-name headline. It pairs established performers with a separate group of emerging acts, while Madonna gives the dance tent a direct historical anchor.

Madonna's return carries a precise marker. Her slot comes 21 years after she first headlined the dance tent around the release of her 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor. Earlier this year, she released the sequel Confessions II, which reached number one on the US and UK charts.

In August, Emily Eavis denied rumors that Madonna was set to play Glastonbury next year. That denial concerned Glastonbury; Coachella has now placed her at the head of its dance tent.

At this year's Coachella, Justin Bieber, Karol G and Sabrina Carpenter headlined. The Guardian's Adrian Horton praised Carpenter's performance as “a dizzying full-scale hybrid production of undaunted vision … and immaculate performance”.

The next fixed point for fans is 13 November at 12pm Pacific time, when passes go on sale. The announcement leaves two clear viewing routes for the 9-11 and 16-18 April festival: go to Indio, or follow YouTube's livestream on both weekends.