Four years after shattering festival conventions in Indio, Diljit Dosanjh is heading back to the desert. Festival organizers unveiled the official Coachella 2027 roster, locking the Punjabi vocalist into premier Friday slots on April 9 and April 16 at California’s Empire Polo Club.
Hip-hop and global pop dominate the double-weekend billing, but Dosanjh holds prime real estate. The Friday schedule pairs him with pop royalty. British headliner Dua Lipa commands the top spot, flanked directly by Madonna, South Korean star JISOO, Swedish pop act Zara Larsson, and R&B singer Steve Lacy. Producer Peggy Gou, R&B vocalist Kehlani, and electronic pioneer Giorgio Moroder round out the opening-day roster.
Coachella runs across two consecutive three-day stretches: April 9 to 11, followed by April 16 to 18. Organizers packaged the rollout under the promotional tagline “The return to innocence,” scheduling pass sales for Friday, November 13, at 12:00 PM Pacific Time.
The multi-genre roster stretches wide across both weekends. Australian psych-rock staple Tame Impala headlines Saturday nights, while American singer-songwriter SZA closes out the festival on Sundays. The weekend schedules feature electronic titans Tiesto and Martin Garrix, alternative veterans Weezer, indie heavyweight Phoebe Bridgers, Swedish singer Robyn, Italian rock outfit Måneskin, K-pop groups NCT and BABYMONSTER, rapper Don Toliver, Norwegian producer Kygo, Latin pop act Becky G, and Australian electronic duo Empire of the Sun.
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| Friday Slate | Dua Lipa (Headliner), Madonna, Diljit Dosanjh, JISOO, Zara Larsson, Steve Lacy, Kehlani | April 9 & April 16, 2027 | Nov 13, 12:00 PM PT | ||||
| Saturday Slate | Tame Impala (Headliner), Weezer, Måneskin, Tiesto, Martin Garrix | April 10 & April 17, 2027 | Nov 13, 12:00 PM PT | ||||
| Sunday Slate | SZA (Headliner), Phoebe Bridgers, Robyn, BABYMONSTER, Kygo | April 11 & April 18, 2027 | Nov 13, 12:00 PM PT |
This marks territory Dosanjh knows cold. In 2023, he walked onto the Indio stage dressed in a signature black-and-white Punjabi ensemble, dropped into 'Jatt Da Pyar Goriye', and turned festival history on its head. That set made him the first mainstream Indian performer and the first Punjabi singer to command a Coachella stage. It was not a novelty slot; it was an arrival.
The return to innocence. Passes on sale Friday, 11/13 at 12 pm PT.
Coachella Festival Organizers
Higher festival brass took notice, and the floodgates cracked open. Canadian-Punjabi singer AP Dhillon and playback vocalist Sid Sriram followed Dosanjh onto the Empire Polo grounds during the 2024 festival edition. By 2025, Bengaluru-bred rapper Hanumankind joined the billing. Dosanjh did not just play the desert; he cleared the runway.
Before loading flight cases for California, Dosanjh is running through an extensive domestic stadium run. The singer is currently rolling through multiple Indian arenas on his high-velocity Aura Tour, with his next stop scheduled in Indore on November 15, backed by newly added performance dates across Chandigarh and Kolkata.