Coachella 2026: The 21 most memorable moments from the fest's 25th-anniversary weekend

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Coachella’s 25th anniversary was more than just a milestone in the festival’s history, it’s a year that showcased its vitality and vision for the future—and yes, it’s still a great place to take a selfie.While the amount of great music we absorbed as a staff left us a little delirious, it ensured we’d have plenty of moments to recall for a highlight reel of Weekend 1.

From Radiohead’s immersive bunker experience, to Sabrina Carpenter’s triumphant return, Justin Bieber’s YouTube karaoke set and Karol G becoming the first Latina to headline the fest on Sunday night, here’s our list of the 25 most memorable moments we caught during Weekend 1.FRIDAYRadiohead’s bunker is Coachella’s version of Disney’s Tiki RoomFinally! Coachella has its own version of the Enchanted Tiki Room attraction from Disneyland — and it comes from the most unlikely of artists: British alt rockers Radiohead.Here’s what I mean by that.Say you’re in search of an air-conditioned place to rest your weary feet while a visual and musical spectacle plays out before you, where do you go? If you’re a parent taking your kid to the happiest place on earth, you go to the Enchanted Tiki Room.

If you’re a desert festivalgoer in Indio, you go to the Bunker.Tip: The ushers appeared to be letting festivalgoers into the experience throughout the runtime of the movie, so there’s a possibility you’ll be able to get in even if you didn’t land one of the scarce time slots.And seeing as how the experience was only about a quarter of the way full by the time it ended, you might be in luck.

(David Viramontes) Music Sabrina Carpenter headlined and P-pop group Bini made history at Coachella 2026’s opening day.Meanwhile high winds forced Anyma to cancel.

See photos of the XX, Katseye, Turnstile and more.Devo’s new wave dance party at sunsetLook, it’s a very different Coachella than when w...