The “Espresso” singer will take the main stage at the music festival on April 10 and 17.

Sabrina Carpenter teases her first Coachella headlining set: ‘The most ambitious show I’ve ever done’

The "Espresso" singer will take the main stage at the music festival on April 10 and 17.

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April 8, 2026 12:07 p.m. ET

Sabrina Carpenter at the 2026 Grammy Awards. Credit:

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- Sabrina Carpenter teased her 2026 Coachella set, her first ever as a headliner.

- "It's the most ambitious show I've ever done," said the singer, who performed at the Grammy Awards in February.

- Carpenter will take the festival's main stage for back-to-back Fridays, on April 10 and April 17.

Sabrina Carpenter is ready to take on her first headlining set at Coachella 2026.

The "Espresso" singer recently teased what fans can expect from her upcoming show at the massive music festival when asked how she's preparing for it.

"It's the most ambitious show I've ever done," she said in a conversation with Marc Jacobs for the new issue of *Perfect *magazine. "It's probably the most time I've ever had to actually just sit down and talk about a show as I'm building it."

"Most of the time, you're really quickly thrust into physical rehearsals," she continued, "but this time around we started this process around seven months ago. So it'a been a long journey. It will be very special."

Sabrina Carpenter at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in February 2026.

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Carpenter also reminisced about taking the Coachella stage for the very first time in 2024. "I've played, but not as a headliner," she told Jacobs. "I was playing sunset, around 5:30 p.m. on the main stage two years ago. That was a really special day for me, the day my song 'Espresso' came out."

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She continued, "I got to play that for the first time at Coachella. And now, two years later, we're back. And I think that's what makes this show feel really, really surreal: getting to celebrate all the songs that have come after it, and just how many lives they've lived since they've come out."

Along with Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G will headline the 2026 edition of the festival. Other performers include Fatboy Slim, Devo, Moby, Lykke Li, Teddy Swims, Katseye, the Strokes, Addison Rae, Sombr, David Byrne, Interpol, Young Thug, Laufey, Iggy Pop, FKA Twigs, and "Nine Inch Noize," a collaboration between Boys Noize and Trent Reznor's Nine Inch Nails.

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Carpenter most recently performed at the 2026 Grammy Awards, singing "Manchild" in front of an airport-themed backdrop. She was nominated for Best Music Video, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Manchild," along with Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year for 2025's *Man's Best Friend*.**

In November 2025, the pop star wrapped her *Short n' Sweet* Tour, which included stops in North America and throughout Europe. On April 6, she released her latest music video, for the *Man's Best Friend* song "House Tour."

Sabrina Carpenter in Los Angeles in February 2026.

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Carpenter will take the main Coachella stage on Friday, April 10, and Friday, April 17.

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