via facebook.com/donaldgloverMusic / NewsMusic / NewsChildish Gambino, Ariana Grande, and Tame Impala lead Coachella headlinersKanye West was originally slated to headline, but pulled out over a disagreement with the stage setupShareLink copied ✔️January 3, 2019January 3, 2019TextSelim Bulut Coachella has revealed its line-up for 2019. Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino, and Tame Impala all lead the headliners, while lower on the bill are a lot of amazing acts: Aphex Twin, Solange, Janelle Monáe, Blood Orange, Christine and the Queens, Mac DeMarco, and more. TMZ reports that Kanye West was originally set to headline the festival, but pulled out as he did not want to perform on the festival’s 40×60ft stage as he felt it was “artistically limiting”. According to a source close to Kanye, these “archaic” stages are “the same type of stage on which Shakespeare’s works were performed hundreds of years ago”. The festival booked Ariana Grande as his replacement. Lower on the bill are some interesting names, too. Crossover stars J Balvin and Bad Bunny, K-pop group BLACKPINK, actor and sometime-DJ Idris Elba, Spanish star Rosalía, and more leftfield acts like SOPHIE and Yves Tumor are all set to perform. The festival takes place on April 12-14, and a week later on April 19-21, at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 4, at 11am PST via Coachella’s website. Check out the line-up below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORETOMORA are the dance-pop superduo out to ‘connect unexpected people’If Geese are a psy-op, so is everything else Nike Nike’s ‘wild card’ Team Kits are already in actionA deep dive into the fan-led SOPHIE archive projectThe secret history of Black British musicSilvana Estrada: ‘Bad Bunny is my hero, but Latin America is a continent’ The ultimate guide to music festivals in 2026Stop calling Justin Bieber’s Coachella set ‘lazy’Xaviersobased’s online obsessions: NBA 2K, skate videos and NickelodeonQueer nightlife is thriving in Bucharest’s abandoned backroomsThe rise of Rico Ace in 5 tracksSwedish House Mafia unpack their Miami Ultra festival mega-setEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy