The gates are open and Bieberchella, er Coachella, is officially underway.
The 2026 edition of the Coachella Valley’s iconic music festival kicked off in the desert Friday with as many as 125,000 people expected to attend each day of the event, headlined by Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G. In all, more than 100 acts are set to perform across eight stages. That means lots of news is expected out of Coachella this weekend but even before the first beats hit the speakers, social media algorithms were in overdrive with festival chatter, gossip and controversies.