Coachella releases footage from various heavy metal artists who performed on the first weekend

During this year’s opening weekend of the 2026 Coachella festival, Turnstile and Nine Inch Nails‘ “Nine Inch Noize” collaboration with Boys Noize and Mariqueen Maandig Reznor garnered headlines, as per theprp. They weren’t the token performers of heavier fare to take the stage in Indio, California, though, unlike in previous years. Some officially released footage of songs from performances by other performers who contributed some weight to the bill is shown below. Crossover icons Suicidal Tendencies, hardcore punk band DRAIN, punk rockers Ceremony, grungegazers Fleshwater, punk metal band Die Spitz, and Deftones/Limp Bizkit-endorsed alternative rocker Ecca Vandal are among them.

Additionally, you may see a live performance by the controversially rearranged lineup of legendary hardcore punk band Black Flag. The band was completely revamped by 71-year-old guitarist/vocalist Greg Ginn, who added a number of fresh new members. However, the move has received mixed reviews from fans thus far. This Friday, April 17, marks the start of the second weekend of this year’s “Coachella” event.

Every year, the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California’s Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert hosts Coachella, a music and art event. Goldenvoice, a division of AEG Presents, organizes it. Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen co-founded it in 1999. Along with art installations and sculptures, the event features musicians from a variety of musical genres, including rock, pop, indie, hip hop, and electronic dance music. Live music is continuously performed on a number of stages across the grounds. The festival’s beginnings can be traced to Pearl Jam‘s 1993 performance at the Empire Polo Club during a boycott of Ticketmaster-controlled venues.

Three months after Woodstock ’99, the first Coachella Festival took place over two days in October 1999 as a result of the show’s validation of the site’s suitability for big events. Following its absence in 2000, Coachella made a yearly comeback as a one-day event starting in April 2001. The event changed back to a two-day schedule in 2002. In 2007, Coachella extended to a third day, and in 2012, it was extended to a second weekend. Today, it takes place on consecutive three-day weekends in April, with the same lineup every weekend. In 2003, organizers started allowing attendees to tent on the property, one of the festival’s many extensions and expansions. The COVID-19 epidemic prevented the festival from taking place in 2020 and 2021.