Justin Bieber's Coachella Takeover: Setlist Teases, Cameras Rolling, and What's Next

Two days out from Coachella, Justin Bieber is not just showing up and singing the hits. He is basically running point on his own headlining set, top to bottom. And yes, the check is very large.

• Dates: He headlines the next two Saturdays, April 11 and April 18, in Indio, CA.
• The bag: Reportedly north of $10 million for the two weekends, which would make him the highest-paid act in the festival’s nearly 30-year run. He cut the deal himself with promoter Goldenvoice, no agent in the middle.
• Control freak in a good way: He has been hands-on with the show’s creative and even helped design the on-site merch - T-shirts, hoodies, hats, the whole spread.
• The team: After splitting from longtime manager Scooter Braun in 2023, he is keeping the circle tiny. Hailey Bieber has been a go-to sounding board and cheerleader throughout.
• Back on the big stage: While he popped up for small sets at The Roxy and the Troubadour in West Hollywood last week, this is his first major concert since he halted the Justice World Tour in 2022 due to health issues.
• The setlist plan: He wants to spotlight what the source calls his 2025 'Swag' albums - odd phrasing, but the point is he is leaning into recent material - and he is also loading in older hits he has not played in years.
• Still tweaking: He has been fine-tuning details as recently as this week. The show is mostly locked and has been fully run through.
• Cameras rolling: Coachella will stream on YouTube as usual, and Bieber’s team is filming both weekends for a separate special project. There is also an unconfirmed Deuxmoi rumor about a Netflix doc in the Beyonce 'Homecoming' vein. Grain of salt until someone official says it.
• History with the fest: First time headlining, but he has crashed sets before - Ariana Grande in 2019, Daniel Caesar in 2022, and Tems in 2024.
• Who else is on 2026: Sabrina Carpenter, Karol G, The xx, The Strokes, Young Thug, and plenty more.
• FYI: A rep has been asked for comment.

The headline here is leverage

Bieber is 32 and clearly knows what he is worth. Rolling Stone says the payday clears $10 million, and the way he got there is the eyebrow-raiser: he negotiated directly with Goldenvoice rather than going through an agent. That is not how most artists at this level play it, but it lines up with the rest of his approach this year - fewer intermediaries, more control.

'Justin doesn’t feel he has something to prove, but at the same time, he wants to flex that he can put on a memorable show without a huge team like he once had.'

That tracks with the post-Braun era vibe. The source adds that it is essentially his vision executed by a small crew, which is either risky or refreshing depending on your tolerance for chaos this close to showtime.

What you will probably hear

Expect a blend: the newer 2025 material (again, the source calls them his 'Swag' albums, which is a funny label, but the intent is clear) plus a run of back-catalog staples he has kept off setlists for years. He is still nudging arrangements and pacing even this week, but the big pieces are set and rehearsed.

Lights, cameras, possibly a documentary

Beyond the guaranteed YouTube streams, his camp is filming both weekends for a separate project. The Netflix rumor is just that - a rumor - but the comparison point being tossed around is Beyonce’s 'Homecoming' structure: concert film up front, behind-the-scenes spine underneath. We will see where it lands.