The first weekend of Coachella 2026 kicked off in Indio, California, this past weekend, and it was the place to see or be seen.
Although the oft-dubbed “Queen of Coachella,” Vanessa Hudgens, wasn’t in attendance, the annual party had no shortage of celebrities enjoying the wildest music fest of the year.
Kim Kardashian and her new beau, Lewis Hamilton, were spotted getting close during Justin Bieber’s highly anticipated headlining set on Saturday night.
The Skims co-founder, 45, rocked a black bodysuit with black leather pants — and topped off the look with a scarf wrapped around her face.
Like Kardashian, the Formula One driver, 41, comically failed trying to go undercover with a bandana over his mouth.
When not attending fancy black-tie events, Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau can also be seen rocking out at Coachella.
The couple, who have been linked since July 2025, were front row for the “Swag” pop star’s divisive and lazy Coachella set.
Bieber came under fire for sitting on a stool and scrolling through YouTube videos of his earlier songs on a laptop.
“Thank God he has premium,” Perry quipped on social media. “I don’t want to see no ads.”
The former Canadian prime minister, meanwhile, kept it way casual in a backwards baseball cap.
Beyond catching what many fans dubbed “Biebchella,” the power couple explored the Empire Polo Club grounds as they held hands and snacked in between sets.
The resigned PM was even caught drinking from a red plastic cup with Perry during their revelry. He banned such single-use plastics in Canada in 2022.
Of course, Hailey Bieber was there supporting her pop star husband for his first major headlining set in nearly five years.
The 29-year-old model and Rhode beauty brand founder donned a cute cropped “Future Mrs. Bieber” tee from Justin’s Skylrk label.
Hailey showed off the see-through shirt, which she paired with a yellow-and-blue bikini, in a series of cheeky pics on Instagram ahead of the “Baby” singer’s set.
The Coachella fun wasn’t limited to just the festival-goers partying down on the SoCal grounds. The weekend’s headliners made sure to live it up on the main stage on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night.
Karol G, who closed out Weekend 1, brought a powerful and overdue set that included her hits like “Provenza,” “TQG” and “Mamiii.”
Real name Carolina Giraldo Navarro, Karol G became the first Latina artist in history to grace the Coachella stage when she kicked off her performance Sunday night.
“It feels late,” the Colombian superstar said onstage. “It’s been 27 years of this festival going on … Before me, there were so many great Latino artists that gave me the opportunity.”
Other highlights included Sabrina Carpenter’s headlining set. The “Please Please Please” singer’s theatrical, 90-minute Hollywood-themed set featured an elaborate design and surprise celeb cameos from Susan Sarandon and Will Ferrell.
However, it was overshadowed by an awkward back-and-forth with a superfan in the audience, whom the “Espresso” singer called “weird” for “yodelling” at her mid-show.
Carpenter later apologized when it was revealed the attendee wasn’t “yodelling” but making a celebratory Arabic yell called a zaghrouta.
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