
Coachella 2026: The 15 Best Moments From Weekend One
From the first Latina to ever headline Coachella, to the first Filipino group to play the desert fest, here are 15 of the most memorable moments

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From the first Latina to ever headline Coachella, to the first Filipino group to play the desert fest, here are 15 of the most memorable moments

The Godfather of Punk Iggy Pop, who turns 79 later this month, performed Stooges classics on Sunday at Coachella 2026

Iggy Pop's 'Punkrocker,' a once-obscure collaboration with Swedish trio Teddybears, has gone viral since its appearance in 'Superman'

Bowie, Ke$ha and opera: The wild one's best team-ups.

For Crystal Method co-founder Scott Kirkland, Pop brought him back to the days when he and Ken Jordan started the DJ collective

Past honourees include Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Bjork and Joni Mitchell

I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico also features covers from Iggy Pop and Matt Sweeney, St. Vincent and Thomas Bartlett, and Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen, Michael Stipe, and more

Duo also recorded “Why Can’t We Live Together” for jazz great’s upcoming LP Breathe, out March 26th

Singer’s interpretation of the Dylan Thomas poem is featured on 2019’s Free

“If there was still a Man of the Year, it would be the virus,” Pop said of “Dirty Little Virus”