Coachella K-Pop 2025: Who is Making an Appearance?
by James Kevin Stott
Update:
- Coachella 2025
- Coachella 2025 K-POP Schedule
- What K-POP Groups are Going to Coachella?
- Coachella K-POP: A History
- Who was the First K-POP Group to Perform at Coachella?
- Coachella 2011
- Coachella 2016
- Coachella 2019
- Coachella 2022
- Coachella 2023
- Coachella 2024
- About Coachella
- Who Headlined Coachella 2024?
- When do Coachella Set Times Come Out?
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Coachella 2025
Weekend 1: April 11 (Friday) to April 13 (Sunday)
Weekend 2: April 18 (Friday) to April 20 (Sunday)
Spread over two weekends in April in the Colorado Desert in Riverside County of Southern California, the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival offers a wonderful mix of rising stars and headliners from the musical world at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.
Lisa and Jennie from the K-pop supergroup BLACKPINK will both be making their Coachella solo debuts and another K-pop act, the rising group, ENHYPEN, will be gracing the Coachella stages for the first time making them the fastest K-pop boy band to make it to the iconic spring festival.
Japanese girl group XG—who are based in South Korea—will also be making their Coachella debuts (Sunday, April 13 and Sunday, April 20) so expect to hear their hits like Shooting Star, Howling, and Woke Up if you plan on attending.
The way the schedule is set up, there will be a K-pop group performing each of the six days. Headliners for Coachella 2025 will include Lady Gaga (April 11, 18), Green Day (April 11, 12, 18, 19), Post Malone (April 11, 13, 18, 20), Travis Scott (April 12, 19), Megan Thee Stallion (April 13, 20), and Charli XCX (April 12, 19).
Coachella 2025 K-POP Schedule
K-POP Group | Dates | Day |
|---|---|---|
Lisa | April 11 | Friday |
ENHYPEN | April 12 | Saturday |
XG | April 13 | Sunday |
Jennie | April 13 | Sunday |
Lisa | April 18 | Friday |
ENHYPEN | April 19 | Saturday |
XG | April 20 | Sunday |
Jennie | April 20 | Sunday |
What K-POP Groups are Going to Coachella?
After ATEEZ, LE SSERAFIM, The Rose, and Peggy Gou took to the stage at Coachella 2024, the festival continues to embrace the electrifying energy of the South Korean wave with four incredible acts this time around.
In 2023, BLACKPINK made their Coachella debut with Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo, and Rosé thrilling the crowd. BLACKPINK ranks No. 1 on the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 list and has been pegged as the “biggest girl group in the world.”
ENHYPEN, a seven-member boy band formed by Belift Lab in 2020 through the survival competition show I-Land, and XG, a seven-member girl group formed by Xgalx, will both be making their festival debuts here with ENHYPEN playing on both Saturdays and XG performing on both Sundays.
Coachella K-POP: A History
If we trace back to K-pop idols who brought glory to the Coachella stage, seven K-pop idols have previously graced the festival, exploring fame and marking their debut.
Who was the First K-POP Group to Perform at Coachella?
EE (Yun-joung Lee & Hyun-joon Lee) were the first Korean group to be invited to Coachella. BLACKPINK was the first K-pop group to headline the festival.
Coachella 2011
EE(Yun-joung Lee & Hyun-joon Lee), a South Korean duo, went down in history as the inaugural Korean music act on April 16, 2011.
Coachella 2016
Epik High was the next group from Korea to grace the Coachella stage. The Hip hop trio delivering a setlist featuring hits like "Born Hater" and "Kill This Love."
Coachella 2019
Celebrating the BLACKPINK Coachella vibe, they went down in history as the first K-pop girl group to attend Coachella in 2019. HYUKOH and Jambinai also participated in the festival, performing on different dates.
Coachella 2022
The 2022 Coachella's first weekend was transformed into a K-pop haven. After six years, second-generation girl group 2NE1 graced the stage as a complete quartet, fulfilling their devoted Blackjacks' dreams. Leader CL kicked off the solo performance before reuniting with fellow members Dara, Bom, and Minzy.
Epik High, six years after their Coachella debut, made history as the first Korean group to return.
88rising’s top stars took center stage, like Singer-songwriter BIBI, and iconic rapper Yoon Mirae who came together for a rendition of "The Weekend."
The heartthrob Jackson Wang swooned the audience with his spectacular stage energy, also marking as the first Chinese musician to enthrall the main Coachella stage.
Last but not least, fourth-generation K-pop girl group aespa made their first US live conquering audiences' and fans’ hearts with their electrifying set featuring "aenergy," "Black Mamba," "Savage," and "Next Level."
Coachella 2023
BLACKPINK made history again by becoming the first K-pop group to headline Coachella.
Coachella 2024
Last year, Coachella featured ATEEZ, LE SSERAFIM, The Rose, and DJ, Peggy Gou, solidifying K-pop's presence on the festival's stage.
About Coachella
Coachella, one of the top players in music festivals worldwide, was co-founded in 1999 by both Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen. Officially known as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, it is annually held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. It's also more of a cultural marvel that combines various genres like rock, hip hop, electronic dance music (EDM), and indie, alongside stunning art installations and sculptures.
Who Headlined Coachella 2024?
The highly anticipated participation lineup for 2025 Coachella is roaring high. In 2024, the festival was headlined by Lana Del Rey, Tyler, The Creator and Doja Cat. In 2025, we will see Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott as the Coachella 2025 Headliners.
When do Coachella Set Times Come Out?
In 2022 the hourly Coachella schedule was released on the day or the day before the Festival date. Based on that, fans can expect the Coachella 2025 schedule to be released on April 9 or 10.
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