Photo: Ayra Starr during a radio interview at Ultima Studios in Lekki, Lagos (file photo) — Ultima Studios Nigeria / Wikimedia Commons
Ayra Starr will perform at the 2027 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California, after the festival unveiled its full lineup with the Nigerian Afrobeats star billed for both Sundays, April 11 and April 18, 2027.
The festival holds at the Empire Polo Club in Indio across two weekends, April 9 to 11 and April 16 to 18. Ayra shares the Sunday bill with headliner SZA.
- Ayra Starr is named on the Coachella 2027 Sunday lineup for April 11 and 18
- SZA headlines both Sundays; Dua Lipa headlines Fridays and Tame Impala Saturdays
- It will be her first solo Coachella performance, and passes go on sale on Friday, November 13
Ayra Starr's first solo Coachella performance
The booking is Ayra's first solo performance at Coachella, one of the world's biggest music festivals. She follows a line of Nigerian stars who have played the festival before her, among them Burna Boy, Wizkid, Tems, Rema and Davido.
Her Sunday bill is stacked. Alongside SZA, the day carries Don Toliver, Victoria Monét, Jorja Smith, Becky G, BABYMONSTER, Kygo and MUNA, while the wider festival also lists Madonna in a special dance-tent set and a special performance by Daddy Yankee.
The two-time Grammy nominee announced the booking to her fans on social media after the lineup dropped. Her name on the poster makes her this year's Afrobeats representative on the bill.
What happens next for Ayra Starr and Coachella 2027
Festival passes go on sale on Friday, November 13, at 12pm Pacific Time, which is 9pm Nigerian time. Set times for the stages have not been published yet.
The Coachella dates land in a packed year for the Mavin Records star. Her third album, Starrgirl, came out in August, and her 20-city Starrgirl World Tour takes her across Europe and North America in early 2027 before she heads to the California desert.
Sources: Coachella 2027 official lineup as reported by The FADER; Punch; BellaNaija; NotJustOk; Pulse Nigeria. Follow @newstweetnaija for more.
