"The only good headliner here": Fans excited as Sabrina Carpenter to headline Coachella 2026

Sabrina Carpenter has been confirmed as the Friday night headliner at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2026. Goldenvoice is the festival's promoter. They confirmed that the Indio, California event will return to the Empire Polo Club across two weekends, April 10-12 and April 17-19, 2026.

Sabrina Carpenter’s name appeared on the top row of the poster. Fans were quick to take to social media to share their reactions to the news. One such netizen declared:

"the way she is the only good headliner here😭"

Notably, Sabrina Carpenter also performed at Coachella in 2025. Next year, she will headline one of the world's most beloved music festivals. She will be joined by Justin Bieber, who headlines Saturday. Karol G will close out on Sunday.

Other performers on the 2026 bill include The XX, Anyma, The Strokes, Young Thug, BIGBANG, Teddy Swims, Central Cee, Addison Rae, Moby, and FKA Twigs. However, for many fans, the spotlight on Friday belongs to Sabrina Carpenter.

Fan reactions to Sabrina Carpenter being confirmed as Coachella 2026 headliner

Pop Base took to its official X (formerly Twitter) page to announce that,

"Sabrina Carpenter will headline Coachella next year."

Fans did not wait long to jump into the comment section of the X post to share their remarks. Below are some of what they shared:

""Coachella see you back here when i headline" OH SHE MEANT THAT SH*T", pointed a netizen.

"I can't wait to see Sabrina Carpenter headline Coachella! This is gonna be an epic time! In the meantime I wanted to gather a few pictures that I thought were the most photogenic.", penned another.

"Huge congratulations to Sabrina Carpenter for your success and amazing recognition of you being headliner of Coachella next year.🥹", congratulated a third.

Others also chimed in:

"and i speak for us all when i say that she is THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR A HEADLINER WE WON", hyped a fan.

"That lineup is stacked! From Sabrina to Justin to Karol G, this might be the best Coachella in years.", predicted another.

"That's huge but also wild a few years ago she was opening for others, now she is headlining Coachella. Some people are gonna love it, others will say Coachella has lost its edge.", commented a third.

Sabrina Carpenter's 2025-2026 tour dates

Carpenter's Coachella 2026 headline set will follow her already scheduled tour. A complete breakdown of the confirmed dates and stops of her upcoming tour is as follows: