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Where to see Coachella’s best names in 2023
From Burna Boy to Underworld – you don't need to take a flight to California to see these top acts
It’s that time of year again. Prepare for deepest FOMO as images of sun-baked palm trees and glistening ferris wheels dominate your feeds.
But though Coachella may feel a million miles away, many of its best acts are coming to the UK this year for headline tours, festival slots and other special outdoor performances. Calendars at the ready: here’s the rundown.
BLACKPINK
The Coachella 2023 headliners and global K-pop sensation are also topping a popstastic bill at BST Hyde Park on 2 July.
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Blink-182
A surprise, last-minute addition to the Coachella bill, pop-punk trio Blink-182 head this way in September for the UK leg of their long-awaited world tour.
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Burna Boy
The Afrobeats superstar comes to the capital for a huge headline show at London Stadium on 3 June. For those wanting to bring even more heat, he’ll also be at Afro Nation Portugal later that month.
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The Chemical Brothers
UK electronic pioneers The Chemical Brothers have a busy summer on home turf, heading to the likes of Wilderness and Isle of Wight festivals before a special outdoor show at Cardiff Bay. They’ll then be embarking on a headline arena tour in the autumn.
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Kaytranada
Canada’s grooviest producer and DJ will be supporting The Weeknd on his After Hours til Dawn tour, with one stop in Manchester and three in London this summer.
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Blondie
It’s all about the outdoor shows for Debbie Harry and her band this summer. One way or another, you can catch them in Newport, Cardiff, Isle of Wight, Scarborugh, Lytham and London.
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boygenius
The indie supergroup we all needed, boygenius headline Gunnersbury Park and The Piece Hall in August. They’ll also be at Edinburgh’s Connect festival.
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Angèle
Angèle is one of Belgium’s biggest names in pop, but put that Eurostar ticket away – she’ll be playing the OVO Arena Wembley on 23 May.
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Ashnikko
Hard-hitting, genre-defying pop enigma Ashnikko plays this year’s TRNSMT festival, plus heads on a headline UK tour in November and December, kicking it off at the mighty Alexandra Palace.
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Wet Leg
These two hardly need any introduction, especially on our end. You can Rhian, Hester and co. support Harry Styles and Pulp this summer, but you won’t want to miss their Reading & Leeds performance.
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Underworld
Karl Hyde and Rick Smith’s seminal shapeshifting electronic unit Underworld headlines Friday night at Junction 2 festival on 21 July.
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MUNA
Undeniably as much fun as their music is cathartic, MUNA will be supporting boygenius at Gunnersbury Park on 20 August (see you at the front for ‘Silk Chiffon’.) They’ll also be at Reading & Leeds and Connect.
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Fisher
Aussie DJ and producer Fisher knows how to bring the party, as he’ll be doing at Cardiff Castle and Parklife festival in June.
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Latto
Atlanta rapper Latto stole the show in 2021 with ‘Big Energy’, which she’ll be bringing to Finsbury Park in July for Wireless festival.
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Rae Sremmurd
Freeze! Rae Sremmurd are back with latest album Sremm 4 Life. Catch them supporting Post Malone on his arena tour throughout May.
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Alex G
The beloved bedroom indie rocker Alex G plays this year’s Wide Awake festival on 27 May, before heading to Cardiff and Bournemouth.
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Christine and the Queens
Injecting a much-needed sense of theatrics and melodrama into danceable pop, Christine and the Queens is back with PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE. Witness this inimitable performance at Wilderness. Chris also heads on a headline tour in September.
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Weyes Blood
Natalie Mering wowed us with her last album And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow. Hear it live at Colours festival in June, or catch her when she returns in November.
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Yves Tumor
Boundary-pushing Yves Tumor continues to surprise with each album, but expect a consistently powerful live show. Yves comes to Manchester and Glasgow in November.
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Eric Prydz
Swedish mega-producer and world renown DJ Eric Prydz returns to his beloved Creamfields South in at the end of May.
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