Coachella 2027: Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA to Headline Desert Festival
Coachella has unveiled its 2027 lineup, with Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA confirmed as the three headliners of the California desert festival.
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will return to the Empire Polo Club in Indio across two weekends, from 9 to 11 April and from 16 to 18 April 2027, with the same bill on both weekends. Dua Lipa will headline Friday, Tame Impala will take Saturday and SZA will close Sunday, according to the official poster.
All three headliners are returning faces at the festival, but each arrives at the top of the bill with a different story. Dua Lipa previously appeared as a guest during Martin Garrix’s set in 2017; her 2027 slot will be her first time headlining Coachella, and she is reported to be the first British female solo artist to top the bill. Tame Impala, the project of Australian musician Kevin Parker, last headlined in 2019. SZA performed at the festival in 2016 and 2018, and joined Justin Bieber on stage during his headline set earlier this year.
A first headline slot for Dua Lipa
For Dua Lipa, the booking completes a slow climb through the festival’s ranks. She first reached the Coachella stage as a guest nearly a decade ago, and she chose to play Glastonbury instead of Coachella in 2023, according to reports at the time. Her Friday headline set in April will put her at the centre of the festival’s opening night.
SZA’s path has been just as gradual. She had been heavily tipped for a headline slot in recent weeks, and she teased the booking herself on social media, sharing an Instagram story that read “SZAChella” alongside news of a new album and tour next year. Her Sunday set will be her first time headlining the festival in her own right.
Tame Impala’s return to the top of the bill comes seven years after the project last headlined. Parker has been one of the festival’s most reliable draws, and his Saturday slot gives the 2027 edition a headliner rooted in the festival’s indie and electronic traditions rather than pure pop.
Madonna leads a deep supporting bill
Beyond the three headliners, the 2027 bill is one of the deepest Coachella has announced. Madonna will perform in the Dance Tent on Friday, returning to the festival for the first time since her appearance there in 2006. Daddy Yankee is billed separately “in the desert”, while Phoebe Bridgers, Weezer, Don Toliver, Robyn, Zara Larsson, Steve Lacy, Kelela, Kehlani, Jisoo, Diljit Dosanjh, Tiësto, Kygo, Måneskin, Four Tet, Underworld, Giorgio Moroder, Peggy Gou and Social Distortion are also on the poster.
The range of the lineup reflects how the festival has changed. It now mixes pop headliners with dance acts, indie rock, Latin music and K-pop, and the supporting bill includes artists from Britain, Australia, South Korea, India and across Europe alongside American stars.
Tickets go on sale on Friday
Passes for Coachella 2027 go on sale on Friday 13 November at noon Pacific time, or 3pm Eastern, via the festival’s official website. Hypebeast reported the on-sale time alongside the lineup announcement, and demand is expected to be heavy: the festival has sold out in advance in recent years, and the return of Madonna alone is likely to draw buyers who have not attended in years.
Fans who miss out on the first weekend will have a second chance a week later, with the identical lineup repeated from 16 to 18 April.
A lineup months in the making
The announcement ends months of speculation about who would top the 2027 bill. TMZ reported on 30 October that Dua Lipa, SZA and Tame Impala would headline, and the official poster matches that report exactly. Two other names tipped in the run-up — BTS and Rage Against the Machine — do not appear on the poster.
The 2026 festival made headlines for Justin Bieber’s long-awaited return to the stage, and the 2027 edition will be judged against that standard. The Associated Press noted that all three of next year’s headliners have performed at Coachella before, which gives organisers a proven set of draws rather than a gamble on a debut.
The reveal comes at the end of a busy year for entertainment. Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey recently passed $1.17 billion at the global box office, the Halloween box office delivered a surprise winner in a quiet weekend, and “You Can See Everything” swept the Critics Choice Documentary Awards with five wins. Coachella’s organisers will now be hoping the desert can match that momentum when the gates open in April.
