Reporting by Brian Blueskye and Niki Kottmann, Palm Springs Desert Sun
Goldenvoice has a confession: the music promoter behind Coachella is bringing Madonna back to the desert.
The Los Angeles-based promoter revealed the Coachella 2027 lineup Nov. 10, and Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA are headlining, as the rumors predicted. But perhaps the biggest name is actually on the second line, and that’s the Queen of Pop herself, Madonna Louise Ciccone, who will perform “in the dance tent,” as the official lineup poster says.
In what’s often called the poster’s “Returning to the Desert” spot (but is this time simply listed as “in the desert” because he’s making his festival debut) is another huge name, particularly in Latin music: Daddy Yankee.
The Puerto Rican rapper retired briefly in 2023, but recently released “LA POSTAL,” which features collaborations with the likes of Bizarrap and Cardi B, making for some great special guest potentials.
Also on the list are big-name acts such as Robyn, Zara Larsson, Phoebe Bridgers, Adéla, NCT, Don Toliver, Kehlani, Dom Dolla, Four Tet and Weezer. Here’s what you need to know.
How to get Coachella tickets
A Coachella lineup drop is always accompanied by a Coachella ticket on-sale date, and this year was no exception.
Goldenvoice announced in the caption beneath the lineup poster that passes go on sale noon PT on Friday, Nov. 13. AMEX Presale Passes go on sale noon PT Thursday, Nov. 12.
Madonna to return after performing with Sabrina Carpenter at Coachella 2026
Madonna has had three much-talked-about Coachella moments, and the talk has not aways been positive. The only time she’s officially been on the lineup (before this Coachella 2027 announcement) was in 2006, and, put simply, it was a disaster.
The Queen of Pop had a mid-day, 50-minute set scheduled, which overwhelmed the then much smaller Sahara tent where she performed to an overflowing crowd. Then, the Material Girl was about 25 minutes late and with the rigid time schedule of Coachella, she could only play six songs.
Madonna’s second visit to the main stage came with a cringey viral moment with headliner Drake in 2015. Madonna came out as a surprise guest, singing her songs “Human Nature” and “Hung Up.” Before she left the stage, she planted a long, long, long kiss on Drake that didn’t seem all that well-received.
However, her most recent appearance as a surprise guest with headliner Sabrina Carpenter during Weekend 2 of Coachella 2026 was a great comeback for the pop songstress, who teamed up with Carpenter to sing “Vogue” and the debut of their collaboration off Madonna’s latest album, “Confessions II”: “Bring Your Love.”
After seeing her recent star-studded VMAs performance featuring Carpenter, Charli XCX as well as cameos by Julia Garner, Seth Rogen, Sombr and more, it’s fun to imagine what Madonna will pull out for her Coachella 2027 set — as long as it doesn’t include kissing any surprise guests.
It’s unclear if the “dance tent” that she’s performing in will be the dance music-centric Yuma tent or a different structure, but regardless, she’ll be the biggest artist of the day on whatever stage it is.
Coachella 2027 marks lineup debut for Dua Lipa
This is Dua Lipa’s first time on the Coachella lineup, but it won’t be her first time performing at the festival. In 2017, before her debut album had even been released, she was a surprise guest during Martin Garrix’s set to perform their song “Scared to Be Lonely.”
SZA and Tame Impala, on the other hand, have a much longer history with Coachella. R&B star SZA first performed her own set at the festival in 2016 inside the Gobi Tent, the same smaller stage that hosted Chappell Roan’s breakout Coachella 2024 set.
SZA returned in 2018 for her main stage debut, when she brought out special guests Kendrick Lamar, Isaiah Rashad and Trippie Redd. Most recently, she surprised the crowd during Justin Bieber’s 2026 weekend 2 set by popping out to perform “Snooze” with the headliner.
The psychedelic music project Tame Impala by Australian musician Kevin Parker first performed at Coachella 2011, returned in 2013 and then made its main-stage debut in 2015.
Most recently, Parker headlined Coachella 2019 and wowed the crowd with a light show and A$AP Rocky guest appearance that included a performance of two A$AP songs: “Sundress” (which samples Tame Impala’s “Why Won’t You Make Up Your Mind?”) and “L$D.”
The Coachella 2027 rumors were true
TMZ, Complex, Consequence of Sound and several other outlets reported on late-October rumors that Dua Lipa, SZA and Tame Impala would headline the festival in April 2027, but Goldenvoice President and CEO Paul Tollett did not respond to The Desert Sun when asked for comment Oct. 30.
TMZ also reported that “Coachella organizers also wanted BTS and Rage Against the Machine to hit the stage, but both groups passed,” though The Desert Sun was unable to verify.
Beloved K-pop boy band BTS has never performed at the festival, but rap/metal/rock band Rage Against the Machine has a long history with Coachella, headlining the inaugural event in 1999 and again in 2007 for the group’s first performance in seven years after breaking up. The band was slated to perform at Coachella 2020 before it was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coachella 2027 one for the books
2027 will mark some major Coachella milestones. It will be the 15th anniversary of the Tupac hologram that appeared during Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s 2012 headlining set, as well as the festival’s expansion to two weekends that same year. It will also be the 20th anniversary of Coachella becoming a three-day festival in 2007.
This story includes previous reporting by Desert Sun journalist Shad Powers.
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun.
