The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival might be one of the most visually appealing events each year in Southern California.
And the first weekend, April 10-12, of the iconic festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio was no different.
From headliners like Karol G and big-name surprise guests like David Lee Roth to punk-metal band Suicidal Tendencies and all the fans, art and fashion in between, here’s a look at our photographers’ 30 best photos.
Raylene Rodriguez, 7, of Hemet, reacts while sitting on someone’s shoulders during Karol G’s performance at Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer)
Iggy Pop performs on the Mojave stage during Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer)
FKA twigs performs on the Mojave during Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer)
Visitors sit and lie on the floor during a screening of “Radiohead Motion Picture House: Kid A Mnesia” inside the Bunker during Weekend One of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer)
Tinashe performs a DJ set at the Do Lab during Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer)
during the opening day of Weekend one of Coachella music and arts festival in Indio on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer)
From left, Divine Jacobsen, Jeri Locaylocat, and Joey Causin, show off their outfits in front of the ferris wheel during the opening day of Weekend One of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer)
A fan crowd surfs during Disclosure’s set during the opening day of Weekend one of Coachella music and arts festival in Indio on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer)
Sexyy Red performs at the Sahara stage during the opening day of Weekend one of Coachella music and arts festival in Indio on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer)
Bini perform at the Mojave stage during the opening day of Weekend one of Coachella music and arts festival in Indio on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer)
Rhian Teasdale of Wet Leg performs on the main stage during day three of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Iggy Pop performs in the Mojave tent during day three of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Pusha T of Clipse and Travis Barker perform on the Outdoor Theatre stage during day three of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Festival goers dance at the Do Lab stage during day two of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Turnstile performs on the Outdoor Theatre stage during day one of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Not for Radio performs in the Sonora tent during day one of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
From left, David Lee Roth joins Teddy Swims during his performance on the main stage at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Members of Bob Baker Marionette Theater perform during day one of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Travis Barker performs with Clipse on the Outdoor Theatre stage during day three of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Karol G headlines day three of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
BigBang’s G-Dragon performs at the Outdoor Theatre during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Sammy Wilson, of West Hollywood, poses for a photo during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Laufey performs at the Outdoor Theatre during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Ben Weinman with Suicidal Tendencies performs while surfing the crowd at the Mojave Tent during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Rusowsky performs in the Sonora Tent during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Fans dance as Creepy Nuts performs in the Gobi Tent during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Teddy Swims performs on the Coachella Stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Bob Baker Marionettes perform in the Gobi Tent during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Gina Greenwood, of San Francisco, poses for a photo during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Festival goers walk by the “Starry Eyes” art installation, by Kyriakos Chatziparaskevas, during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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Raylene Rodriguez, 7, of Hemet, reacts while sitting on someone’s shoulders during Karol G’s performance at Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Contributing Photographer)
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View all out Day 1 photos here, Day 2 here and Day 3 here. Plus a bonus of just Coachella fashion here.
