YouTube is livestreaming Coachella 2026 for free: Here’s how to watch

Can't make it to Indio? YouTube has you covered. The platform is bringing back its free Coachella livestream starting April 10, and this year it's bigger than before—seven simultaneous stages, 4K streams, and a whole Coachella TV channel running around the clock. The main upgrades: the Coachella Stage, Outdoor Theatre, and Sahara will stream in 4K for the first time. The Quasar stage gets both horizontal and vertical feeds, with the vertical version shot on a Pixel phone. Over half of last year's total Coachella watchtime came from living rooms, and YouTube is clearly doubling down on that with Multiview—which lets you watch up to four stages at once on your TV while switching between audio feeds.New this year is "Coachella TV," a 24/7 linear stream built on YouTube's freshly launched Stations feature. Think of it as a FAST channel—free, ad-supported, always on—mixing archival performances with 2026 festival highlights. No algorithm, no decisions. It updates after each weekend with new footage.The lineup has a solid spread: Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G, Young Thug, KATSEYE, Fujii Kaze, Laufey, The xx, Ethel Cain, Foster the People, BINI, and Turnstile, among others.Weekend two brings back "Watch With"—creator-led commentary streams where Valkyrae reacts to KATSEYE, Terry and Kaniyia watch Karol G, and Daniel Wall covers Fujii Kaze. There's also a virtual merch store through YouTube Shopping with exclusive drops from festival artists; scan the QR code on screen or tap the shopping button.Both weekends start at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET on Coachella's YouTube channel. Download the app on Android or iOS to plan your schedule by timezone, with Google Gemini helping surface artists you might want to check out.