Coachella

Bad Bunny will be the first Latin artist and Blackpink the first all-female group to headline North America's largest music festival.

He was replaced by Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, who [dropped out](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/04/kanye-west-coachella-pulls-out-reports-show-cancelled) a week before the festival following weeks of erratic behavior and public turmoil, including harassment of his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian. The 35-year-old American singer was originally set to headline the 2020 festival, which Covid delayed several times, before rescheduling to 2023. The band became the first Korean all-female group to play the festival in 2019.

Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Frank Ocean are set to headline the 2023 Coachella Music Festival. Read on to see who else will be performing at the annual event.

PT, [per organizers](https://twitter.com/coachella/status/1612903091590037505). [Euphoria](https://eonline.com/news/euphoria)'s Dominic Fike. [Spotify's most-streamed performer](https://www.eonline.com/news/1356319/spotify-unwrapped-reveals-most-streamed-artists-and-songs-of-the-year) and [Billboard's top-grossing touring artist of 2022](https://www.eonline.com/news/1260888/bad-bunny-reacts-to-fans-thirsting-over-his-sold-out-tour-dates-at-the-billboard-music-awards), is one of the three headlining acts at this year's California music festival, organizers [announced](https://twitter.com/coachella/status/1612903085625741312) on Jan. [2022 event](https://www.eonline.com/news/1327354/coachella-2022-harry-styles-justin-bieber-and-others-take-the-stages-for-electrifying-performances) can register with the same email they previously used to get early access starting on Jan. You've worked your ass off." [Bad Bunny](https://eonline.com/news/bad_bunny) at this [Coachella](https://eonline.com/news/coachella).

The biggest music festival of the spring has just released its lineup -- with international stars dominating the lineup.

It did not begin its annual tradition until 2001, though it has always taken place at Empire Polo Field in Indio. Frank Ocean, who was originally scheduled for the 2020 festival that was canceled due to Covid-19, will headline the third day. Presale for tickets begins Friday, though Coachella stated that Weekend 1 tickets were already “very limited.” [Rosalía](https://www.cnn.com/style/article/rosalia-who-is-trnd/index.html), Afrobeats legend [Burna Boy](https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/19/africa/burna-boy-nigeria-complicated-relationship-africa-spc-intl/index.html), pop band [MUNA](https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/24/entertainment/muna-pride-queer-joy/index.html) and rapper [Saba](https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/13/entertainment/best-in-us-saba-few-good-things-pandemic-music-cec/index.html). [began in 1999](https://www.coachella.com/past-festivals), featuring rock acts like Beck and Rage Against the Machine. [Coachella](https://www.cnn.com/style/article/coachella-festival-fashion-cultural-appropriation/index.html), the annual desert music festival in Indio, California.

Bad Bunny, Blackpink, and Frank Ocean will headline Coachella 2023. The full lineup includes Björk, Pusha T, Flo Milli, Rosalia, Charli XCX, Ethel Cain, ...

Plus, breakout rappers [Doechii](https://www.vulture.com/article/doechii-crazy-persuasive-profile.html), [Flo Milli](https://www.vulture.com/2022/08/flo-milli-you-still-here-ho.html), Latto, and [GloRilla](https://www.vulture.com/article/glorilla-fnf-profile.html) are spread across the three days, while Saturday looks to be the day for the brooding, with Ethel Cain and [Snail Mail](https://www.vulture.com/2021/12/snail-mail-interview-lindsey-jordan-valentine-influences.html) joining Boygenius’s Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus on the schedule. [Boygenius](https://www.vulture.com/2018/10/boygeniuss-guide-to-listening-to-the-members-of-boygenius.html) reunion to [Björk](https://www.vulture.com/2022/10/bjork-fossora-album-guide.html)’s first Stateside performances of Fossora to a rare [Jai Paul](https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/how-jai-paul-reshaped-popular-music.html) show (not to be confused with Jai Wolf, playing the same day). [Bad Bunny](https://www.vulture.com/article/bad-bunny-profile.html), [Blackpink](https://www.vulture.com/2022/09/blackpink-fans-born-pink-youtube-streams.html), and [Frank Ocean](https://www.vulture.com/2016/08/album-review-frank-oceans-blonde.html) are set to top the 2023 billing for the festival’s second year back since the pandemic. [Still no word on that album, though!](https://www.vulture.com/article/best-new-music-albums-releases.html) Bad Bunny had been a top pick to headline, after [a world-dominating tour](https://www.vulture.com/2022/08/bad-bunny-yankee-stadium-photos-bronx.html) around [his world-dominating 2022 album Un Verano Sin Ti](https://www.vulture.com/2022/05/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-album-review.html). And you thought [those Taylor Swift tickets](https://www.vulture.com/2022/11/taylor-swift-ticketmaster-sale-canceled-eras-tour.html) were hard to get. All three are first-timers, although Ocean was previously set to headline in 2020 before the pandemic; [organizers long ago confirmed he’d headline this year](https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/frank-ocean-to-headline-coachella-2023.html). And the stanning doesn’t stop up top. And Blackpink’s billing represents the meteoric rise of K-pop in the U.S., after just four years ago, they became [the first K-pop girl group to play an American festival](https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/coachella-2019-blackpink-set-was-historic-moment-for-k-pop.html). Idris Elba, because why not!) In keeping with the diversity up top, the lineup also includes Afrobeats ascendant Burna Boy and a slew of Latinx and Spanish performers, including Rosalía, Becky G, and Kali Uchis. It’s not all for millennials and Gen Z, either, with Blondie and the Breeders representing the classics on the lineup. And Calvin Harris is “returning to the desert,” meaning he didn’t nab a headlining spot despite previously topping the bill. Coachella is going global.

The Coachella lineup has been revealed, and music fans are stoked about this year's performers like Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Diljit Dosanjh.

Omg y’all won [January 10, 2023] [https://t.co/qujCsdlTip]. [pic.twitter.com/5zMQ4dJZHq]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Frank Ocean will hit the stage as headliners at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Organizers announced the hefty list of performers Tuesday. Bad Bunny is expected to perform on both Fridays, Blackpink will go on both Saturdays, and Frank Ocean will close out both Sundays. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Frank Ocean will hit the stage as headliners at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK and Frank Ocean will all perform at the upcoming Coachella festival.

The lineup also includes Becky G, Björk, Fisher, Chromeo, Blondie, Calvin Harris, Charli XCX, MUNA and more.

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, was announced, but [the rapper dropped out days before](https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/2022/04/04/ye-reportedly-drops-out-coachella/7271216001/) and was replaced by [Swedish House Mafia featuring The Weeknd](https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2022/04/18/coachella-2022-swedish-house-mafia-and-weeknd-play-decent-set/7352077001/). Friday, while those who purchased and/or attended the 2022 festival can get early access starting 11 a.m. A few months later, it was rescheduled for April 2021 until it was [pushed again to 2022](https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2021/01/29/coachella-stagecoach-festivals-canceled-april/6531298002/). To access the loyalty presale, register with the same email used to purchase or register a wristband last year. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter at @bblueskye. [initially postponed from April to October 2020](https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/2020/03/10/coachella-stagecoach-music-festivals-postponed-coronavirus-concerns/4980722002/) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The band evolved through the '70s incorporating pop, disco and a new wave sound in songs such as "Heart of Glass," "Call Me" and "The Tide is High." He has not released any new material since the 2020 singles "Dear April" and "Cayendo" and [Harry Styles](https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2022/04/16/coachella-2022-harry-styles-brings-out-country-legend-shania-twain/7296273001/) and [Billie Eilish](https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2022/04/24/coachella-2022-billie-eilish-delivers-yet-again-weekend-2-set/7427662001/). Many other performers on this year's lineup are returning to the desert stage. Last year's headliner The lineup comes with many historic firsts.

Comme Angèle, Redcar et FKJ, le musicien franco-américain est invité à se produire sur la scène du célèbre festival de musique. Au risque de déplaire ...

[Rosalia](https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/culture/video/le-concert-de-rosalia-a-paris-a-reconforte-une-bonne-poignee-de-francais_211736.html) et les [Blackpink](https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/culture/video/pink-venom-le-nouveau-clip-de-blackpink-fait-le-meilleur-demarrage-de-l-annee-sur-youtube_206780.html). https://t.co/XvzyEZ9PJI— Coachella (@coachella) Ugh was stuck in drafts Register now for access to passes at https://t.co/qujCsdlTip.

The explosion in interest in Korean culture has made K-pop a big deal in the west – so why aren't its artists getting booked for UK festivals?

There’s even [an exhibition at the V&A on the rise of Korean culture](https://www.nme.com/news/music/va-museum-hallyu-korean-wave-exhibition-curator-interview-3314081) as we speak. [BLACKPINK once again making history at London’s BST Hyde Park](https://www.nme.com/news/music/blackpink-to-headline-bst-hyde-park-london-in-2023-buy-tickets-3333370) – while recent festival seasons have been sorely lacking in the K-pop department. [Reading & Leeds](https://www.nme.com/festivals/reading-and-leeds) surveyed who fans wanted to see at the events in 2023. At the very least, it suggests big festival organisers are starting to sit up and consider K-pop’s place on their bills – fingers crossed those considerations turn into reality very soon. At the time, their booking felt like a momentous feat and a signal that a tide was turning – interest in K-pop was rapidly rising in the west, but it was still flying under the radar almost a decade after [PSY](https://www.nme.com/artists/psy)’s [‘Gangnam Style’](https://www.nme.com/features/psy-gangnam-style-10-years-anniversary-k-pop-impact-3269841) became a global phenomenon. When a mocked-up version of this year’s Coachella line-up circulated online last week, its proposition that boyband [CIX](https://www.nme.com/artists/cix) – popular but not one of the biggest acts to make an impact outside of Korea – could have been booked by the festival wasn’t surprising (alas, the rumour was too good to be true). Leaving these artists siloed off into K-pop-only festivals might provide fun opportunities to enjoy a healthy dose of the scene but, if those are the UK’s only offerings, aren’t hugely in the spirit of modern music consumption. Performing on [Coachella](https://www.nme.com/festivals/coachella)’s Sahara stage in 2019, the powerhouse group became the first female K-pop act to appear at the festival ( [and proved they deserved such a title](https://www.nme.com/reviews/blackpink-coachella-2019-k-pop-review-2476248)). British festivals aren’t massively off-the-mark regarding diversity, but it seems strange that we haven’t been quite as eager to throw K-pop into our celebratory melting pot thus far. Where the likes of Coachella have been proactive and open-minded in embracing Korean artists’ increasing popularity, Britain is lagging far behind. [BTS](https://www.nme.com/artists/bts) rapper [J-hope](https://www.nme.com/artists/j-hope) became [the first South Korean artist to headline a main stage at a US festival](https://www.nme.com/news/music/j-hope-of-bts-becomes-first-south-korean-artist-to-headline-lollapalooza-3280428) with [his triumphant Lollapalooza performance](https://www.nme.com/festivals/j-hope-lollapalooza-2022-headline-review-bts-3280802) while a day prior, [Tomorrow X Together became the first K-pop artist to appear at the Chicago festival](https://www.nme.com/news/music/tomorrow-x-together-lollapalooza-first-k-pop-act-3280162). According to Duolingo, in 2021, Korean was the second-fastest-growing language on the app.