Babymonster Land Coachella 2027 on Sza's Night, Three Years After Debut

Coachella's 2027 poster, released Wednesday, places Babymonster on the Sunday bill under headliner Sza, roughly three years after the YG Entertainment group debuted. They are one of five Korean acts on the lineup, joined by Jisoo, NCT, Leenalchi and DJ Peggy Gou.

The festival runs over two April weekends at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, with identical daily lineups both times. Jisoo, Leenalchi and Peggy Gou play Fridays (April 9 and 16), NCT plays Saturdays (April 10 and 17), and Babymonster closes out Sundays (April 11 and 18). Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and Sza headline Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively, with Madonna, Zara Larsson, Steve Lacy, Kehlani and Tiesto also on the poster. Set times and stages have not been announced.

Three debuts and two returns

NCT, Babymonster and Leenalchi are all first-timers at Coachella. Babymonster have talked about the festival as a goal since their early days, and their recent world tour has given them large-stage experience. Which songs they bring, with SHEESH and DRIP the obvious candidates, is the open question.

Leenalchi blend pansori, the traditional Korean narrative singing, with pop, rock and electronic sounds. Their song Tiger Is Coming, a reworking of the pansori piece Sugungga, became widely known through a Korea Tourism Organization campaign. It is a very different Korean act from the idol groups around them.

Jisoo is no stranger to the grounds. BLACKPINK debuted at Coachella in 2019 and returned in 2023 as the first K-pop act to headline, where Jisoo performed her solo track FLOWER. This time the poster lists her under JISOO alone, so her solo setlist is the thing to watch. Peggy Gou is back too, after appearances in 2018, 2022 and 2024.

Which NCT units are going?

The poster says only NCT, with no unit named. After the announcement, the official accounts of NCT 127 and NCT Dream shared the lineup post, while other units' accounts did not, which points to those two. Chenle also mentioned the news to fans on Bubble. Until the group clarifies, treat the two-unit lineup as likely, not confirmed.

Expect NCT to confirm its unit lineup well before April, since fans will need it to plan around the Saturday slots.

What theqoo users said

1. 1

   Leenalchi is going to be incredibly cool.

2. 2

   Honestly, Leenalchi is the act I'm most looking forward to.

3. 3

   I'm shocked Jisoo is going to Coachella to perform solo. I think Babymonster will nail the live set, too.

4. 4

   Jisoo is going? Huh, hmm.

5. 5

   Jisoo? I love it.

6. 6

   Jisoo?

7. 7

   Oh, Jisoo and Babymonster.

8. 8

   I'm so looking forward to Babymonster.

9. 9

   Finally, Babymonster! They're going to destroy this.

10. 10

    Babymonster is finally going. I think they'll do well.

11. 11

    Ah, HRS sunbaenim isn't going... I feel like HRS should be there.