Music. Art. Fashion. Fun. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival returns to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., for its 25th anniversary, with a sold-out crowd for its twin weekends and millions of people watching the livestream from home.

Our team is in the field to capture what it’s really like to be at Coachella, from the biggest stars on stage to the only-at-the-festival vibes of the field.

Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G headline, but there are more than 100 acts on the bill, including the Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize collaboration Nine Inch Noize, girl groups including Katseye and Bini, rock royalty like Iggy Pop and David Byrne and more.

We’ll be updating our gallery all weekend long with images of the performances, iconic art installations, the people, the fashion and more.

If you want to see what Coachella used to look like, take a trip down memory lane with our gallery of photos going back to 1999.

A view from the Ferris Wheel at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

A view from the Ferris Wheel at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Sombr performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Sombr performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Kennedy Moore, 30, left, and Anna Edwards, 38, right, dance

Kennedy Moore, 30, left, and Anna Edwards, 38, right, dance to Addison Rae’s performance during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Nine Inch Noize performs at the Sahara stage.

Nine Inch Noize performs at the Sahara stage.

Justin Bieber fans camp out at the Coachella stage.

Justin Bieber fans camp out at the Coachella stage.

Artist Fujii Kaze at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Artist Fujii Kaze at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

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Justin Bieber fans including Rosa Espinoza, 27, from Goodyear, Arizona, camp out at the Coachella stage.

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INDIO, CA, APRIL 11, 2026: Justin Bieber fans camp out at the Coachella stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

1. Justin Bieber fans including Rosa Espinoza, 27, from Goodyear, Arizona, camp out at the Coachella stage.

Fans watch Katseye perform on the Sahara stage at night under pink lights.

Fans watch Katseye perform on the Sahara stage.

Sophia Peterson, left, and Ariana Pellegrini, of Los Angeles, dance as DJ Fifi plays at the DoLab.

Sophia Peterson, left, and Ariana Pellegrini, of Los Angeles, dance as DJ Fifi plays at the DoLab.

A silhouette of a person jumping in the air on a stage near equipment

Turnstile performs at the Outdoor Theatre.

Fans bathed in red light scream

Fans scream as Bini performs on the Mojave stage.

A man in a a jacket sings into a microphone while bathed in blue light

Brendan Yates, lead vocalist of Turnstile, performs during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

The Strokes perform at the Coachella Stage.

The Strokes perform at the Coachella Stage.

Festivalgoers walk past tents blown down by the wind at night.

Festivalgoers walk past tents blown down by the wind.

Ava Acuesta dances under a multicolored art installation.

Ava Acuesta dances as DJ Fifi plays at the DoLab.

Dijon plays guitar and performs on the Outdoor Theatre.

Dijon performs on the Outdoor Theatre.

Natalie Villegas  poses for a photos inside the SPECTRA above the grounds where festivalgoers walk around.

Natalie Villegas, 27, from the District of Columbia, poses for a photo while bathed in green light inside the “Spectra” art installation.

Festival goers walk near the SPECTRA multicolored and multi-tiered structure and a Ferris Wheel.

Festival goers walk near the “Spectra” installation and a Ferris wheel.

Bob Baker Marionette performers in red outfits holding marionettes on the Gobi stage.

Bob Baker Marionette performers on the Gobi Stage.

Festivalgoers smile and photograph Bob Baker Marionette's performance.

Festivalgoers react to Bob Baker Marionette’s performance.

Two women pose for a photographer in front of an orange-yellow curved wall that looks like a pool float standing on its side

Victoria Aular, 29, from Miami takes photographs inside an art installation.

Katseye performs at the Sahara stage in front of a building front with windows and performers inside them.

Katseye performs on the Sahara stage.

INDIO, CA, APRIL 10, 2026: Katseye performs at the Sahara stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Katseye performs at the Sahara stage.

Katseye performs at the Sahara stage.

People walk the grounds at Coachella with a Ferris wheel in the background

The gates are open at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Teddy Swims performs on the Coachella stage in a long blue jacket.

Teddy Swims performs on the Coachella stage.

Festival goers climb up the multicolored, multi-tiered SPECTRA structure.

Festivalgoers climb up the “Spectra.”

One the installations at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

One the installations at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

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