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Coachella through the years: Filipino artists who rocked the festival's stage
BINI, Katseye's Sophia Laforteza, and Nine Inch Noize's Mariqueen Maandig made history at this year’s Coachella Music and Arts Festival, but there are many more Filipino artists who have performed at the festival through the years.
From the Black Eyed Peas' Apl.De.Ap and Pixies' Joey Santiago to No Rome and Beabadoobee, here are more Filipino artists who have rocked Coachella.
Apl.De.Ap of Black Eyed Peas – 2003 and 2015
The Black Eyed Peas performed at the 2003 edition of the festival. It was the same year that they released the album “Elephunk,” which holds modern-day classics like “Shut Up” and “Let’s Get It Started.”
In a fan-posted video, the members, including Filipino Apl.De.Ap, hyped up the crowd with “Karma.”
The Black Eyed Peas were also among the special guests of David Guetta’s Coachella set in 2015, where they performed “I Gotta Feeling” and “Awesome.”
Joey Santiago of Pixies – 2004
The 2004 edition of Coachella was one of the most iconic ones for a number of reasons, and that includes the reunion of Pixies.
According to Rolling Stone, the members were not doing well financially, and so a reunion was what was needed at the time.
Pixies co-founder and lead guitarist Joey Santiago is a Filipino-American who performed with his band with a setlist that included their hit songs “Caribou” and “Where is My Mind.”
H.E.R. – 2019
Filipino-American singer H.E.R. was part of Coachella's lineup in 2019, where she performed at the Outdoor Theater. H.E.R. was fresh from a North American tour and a Grammy win that year, for Best R&B Performance for "Best Part (with Daniel Caesar)”.
According to Setlist.FM, H.E.R. performed songs like “Carried Away,” “Best Part,” and “Take You There" at the festival.
No Rome – 2019
No Rome also made a memorable performance at Coachella in 2019. The Filipino artist surprised the crowd as he joined The 1975 for their collaboration, “Narcissist.”
No Rome is known for the songs “Pink,” “Seventeen,” and “Talk Nice.” He also collaborated with Charli XCX and The 1975 for “Spinning” and Dijon for “Trust3000,” among many others.
Beabadoobee – 2022 and 2025
Beabadoobee has performed at Coachella twice, first at the Gobi Stage in 2022 and the larger Coachella Stage in 2025. She was also part of the lineup in 2020, but it got canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2025, Beabadoobee released the album “This is How Tomorrow Moves,” and performed its songs “Beaches,” “California,” and “Real Man” at Coachella.
Eyedress – 2022 and 2025
Eyedress has also performed at the festival twice. The US-based Filipino artist first performed at the Sonora Stage in 2022 and then at the Mojave Stage in 2025.
His 2025 setlist included “Something About You,” “Romantic Lover,” and “A New Pair of Eyes.”
Olivia Rodrigo – 2024
Olivia Rodrigo made a surprise appearance at Coachella in 2024 in the midst of her “Guts World Tour.”
No Doubt reunited at the festival, with Olivia singing “Bathwater” with lead vocalist Gwen Stefani. It was Olivia’s first time at Coachella, and No Doubt’s first show in almost 10 years.
Olivia is known for the songs “Driver’s License,” “Traitor,” and “Déjà vu," among many others.
Underscores – 2025
Filipino-American singer and music producer Underscores performed at Coachella in 2025 at the Sonora Stage.
Her setlist included “Harvest Sky” and “Secondhand Embarrassment,” as well as the unreleased track “Music.”
Mariqueen Maandig – 2026
Mariqueen Maandig is one of the vocalists of Nine Inch Noize, the collaborative project between legendary industrial band Nine Inch Nails (NIN) and Boys Noize.
The band performed a 45-minute set on April 11 (US Time), including remixes of Nine Inch Nails’ songs like “Copy A,” “Me, I’m Not,” and “Closer.”
Sophia Laforteza of Katseye – 2026
Sophia Laforteza was proud to be Pinoy at Coachella!
Katseye and their Filipina leader performed their hit songs “Touch,” “Gnarly,” and “Gabriela,” and made marked the live debut of their new single, “Pinky Up!”
Katseye was also joined by HUNTR/X onstage where they performed the hit song, "Golden."
BINI - 2026
BINI made history as the first-ever Filipina P-Pop group to perform at Coachella.
The Nation’s Girl Group brought the island energy to California over the weekend with songs like “Pantropiko,” “Shagidi,” and “Salamin, Salamin,” plus the live debut of “Blush.”
BINI made sure to represent the Philippines well by wearing Filipino outfits, including a salakot hat. They even taught the crowd the “eyyy” gesture.
—CDC, GMA News
