Kacey Musgraves is returning to Coachella as a performer for the first time in seven years.
The country singer was named as a surprise performed for Weekend Two by organizers for the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Tuesday evening. In the announcement, which was shared to Instagram, Musgraves was confirmed as a performer in the Mojave Tent for Saturday at 3 p.m. She follows Jack White in that time slot, who was a surprise addition for Weekend One.
You can see Musgraves’ addition to the lineup in the announcement below.
Musgraves previously performed at the music festival, which takes place in Southern Californai’s Coachella Valley, back in 2019, where she performed on the main stage Friday night. Other main stage Friday performers that year included Donald Glover’s Childish Gambino, Janelle Monáe, The 1975, Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals.
This year, Musgraves joins an already star-studded weekend, with Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G and Anyma all set to headline again.
In addition to Musgraves, the Mojave Tent will also feature performance by the Interpol, PinkPantheress, Taemin, Royel Otis and Fuji Kaze on Saturday.
The timing for Musgraves’ Coachella appearance couldn’t be better, as the singer has her sixth album, “Middle of Nowhere,” set to release on May 1. The album’s first single, “Dry Spell,” was release last month alongside a new music video. It’s unclear how much of the new album Musgraves plans to perform during her Coachella set.
For our sake, hopefully quite a bit, as the new album features guest performances by Miranda Lambert, Willie Nelson, Billy Strings and Gregory Alan Isakov.
