Last April Madonna showed up as a guest at Coachella with Sabrina Carpenter.
Next April, Madonna will cap a whirlwind year as the Friday night headliner both nights.
She’s on the marquee “in the dance tent,” but make no mistake, 2027 Coachella is all about Madonna, age 69, for a female-centric festival.
By that time she should have picked up Grammy awards in the dance categories, and had a full year of her “Confessions II” album. She’ll be the toughest ticket at Coachella in some time.
She’ll have two weekends in a row of opening the festival in the desert before newer stars like Dua Lipa, Phoebe Bridgers, SZA, and Tame Impala get the top slots on other nights.
The supporting players on Madonna’s Fridays will be Zara Larsson and Steve Lacy, although it should be noted that the king of all disco, Giorgio Moroder, is doing a set earlier on both Fridays.
And even though Dua Lipa is the technical star of the Fridays, the nights will be all about Madonna, whatever tent she’s in.
The private planes, helicopters, and hot air balloons are going to be lined up for two Fridays, and I dare say ticket availability will be Like a Prayer.
