Justin Bieber headlined Coachella 2026 on Saturday for a set that mostly favored songs off his latest albums, SWAG and SWAG II. Although Bieber had previously appeared at the Indio, California festival as a guest, including during Ariana Grande’s 2019 set, this was his first dedicated billing.
Bieber hit the main stage after staging a serious comeback over the course of 2025, popping up on Rob49’s viral track “WTHelly” and recruiting producers including Dijon and Mk.gee to help him craft the Grammy-nominated Swag. Although Bieber did not win any of his four Grammy nominations this year, which included nods for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, he earned flowers for his literally stripped-down performance of “Yukon” at the awards ceremony.
His Saturday evening Coachella slot included surprise guests Tems, Wizkid, the Kid Laroi, Mk.Gee and Dijon. Halfway through, Bieber pulled out his laptop and shared memes and music videos off YouTube, singing along to some of his old hits including “Baby,” “Favorite Girl,” and “Beauty and the Beat.” You can watch some of that go down below along with the night’s full set list.
Bieber returns to the festival again next weekend, on April 18. Sunday’s night’s headliner will be Karol G; Sabrina Carpenter held things down on Friday night. Follow along with all of Pitchfork’s coverage of Coachella 2026.