Coachella sets 2027 dates but lineup still unannounced
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The gist
Coachella will run April 9-11 and April 16-18, 2027, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.
The lineup is still unannounced, and reports point to Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA.
Background
Coachella is a major annual music festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. It announced its 2027 dates in April 2026, with advance passes going on sale May 1, but as of November 2026 no lineup poster had been released. The festival typically reveals headliners between October and December, and it announced its 2026 lineup in September 2025, so the wait has fed speculation. Fans on r/Coachella have built a tracker sorting more than 250 potential performers into categories, largely based on the festival's radius clause, which Billboard reported bars artists from performing in or around Southern California from December 15 to May 1.
How it unfolded
- Apr 20, 2026Coachella unveils 2027 dates — April 9-11 and 16-18 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California — with advance passes on sale Friday, May 1 at 11 a.m. PT.
- Aug 25, 2026Prediction-market headliner odds for 2027 are discussed (Dua Lipa, Radiohead, Miley Cyrus), with no official timetable for the 2027 lineup.
- Sep 1, 2026A report says Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and Fred again.. are in talks for Coachella 2027; the lineup release date is unknown.
- Oct 30, 2026TMZ reports Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA were "nearly confirmed as performers" for Coachella 2027.
- Nov 5, 2026TMZ reports Adéla and Don Toliver are expected to perform; sources say the festival eyed BTS and Rage Against the Machine, but both groups passed. SZA's headliner odds on Kalshi climb from 40% to 89% after the TMZ report and her Instagram post.
- Nov 10, 2026SZA seemingly confirms Dua Lipa and Tame Impala as Coachella 2027 headliners while teasing a new album and tour through Instagram Stories.
Key terms
- radius clause
- A non-compete clause in live music barring a performer from holding concerts within a certain radius of a venue for a set period.
- Prediction-market
- Open markets where people trade bets on the outcomes of future events, using financial incentives to forecast probabilities.
Source: Wikipedia
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- TMZ's "nearly confirmed" language is hedgy, and performing at Coachella is not the same as headlining.
- Public
- SZA posted a screenshot of the TMZ Coachella report captioned "Mulling over big decisions. Saying yes when ur unprepared is crazy. Been doing it my whole career tho lol... might as well."
- Caution
- Coachella has not announced when it will announce its 2027 lineup, and no 2027 poster had been released as of November.
Still unverified
TMZ reported Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA were "nearly confirmed" for Coachella 2027, and that Adéla and Don Toliver are expected to perform; the festival has not released a lineup. TMZ sources also said Coachella eyed BTS and Rage Against the Machine, but both groups passed.