The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival posted its set times for both of its weekends, with a fresh smattering of Millennial guitar rock added.
With Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott still locked as headliners, the festival added a first weekend (April 11-13) set from Weezer in the Mojave Tent at 3:10 p.m. that Saturday. The band has been on the road playing its beloved self-titled (“Blue”) debut LP in full; the prolific rockers haven’t released an LP since 2021’s “Van Weezer” and 2022’s collection of “SZNZ” EPs, so it wouldn’t be a shock to hear them road-testing new material.
The fest’s second weekend (April 18-20) will feature a bright and early set from folk-pop superstar Ed Sheeran at 3 p.m on that Saturday in the Mojave. Sheeran just released “Azizam,” a single off his forthcoming eighth album, “Play.” Even though he’s got to be the most mainstream singer-songwriter guy to grace a Coachella stage since Jack Johnson, he’s a stadium-caliber act in one of Coachella’s more modest venues — probably the smallest SoCal set he’s played since his recent casino gig.
The fest had a bit of scheduling room to play with, as FKA Twigs recently announced that her North American shows in April were canceled due to visa troubles.
These additions continue a recent streak of first- and second-line acts playing last-minute, ultra early sets. Other recent Coachellas have seen daytime slots from Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend and a two-thirds-reunited Fugees during YG Marley’s show.
