Travis Scott’s return to Coachella has been a long time coming. The Auto-Tune–wielding rapper was supposed to top 2020’s canceled edition, and though it seemed all but certain he’d play the music festival’s 2022 return, he didn’t actually end up on that year’s lineup (which was announced only a couple of months after the fatal crowd crush at the rapper’s Astroworld Festival in Houston).
But now he’s heading to Indio with a “designs the desert” credit to his name on the fest’s lineup poster. Here’s everything we know—including just what that cryptic tagline means—about Scott’s headlining Coachella performance.
What day is Travis Scott performing at Coachella?
You can catch him during the fest’s second weekend on Saturday, April 19; he already took the stage for weekend one on Saturday, April 12.
What time will Travis Scott play the Coachella stage?
Hopefully you don’t mind staying up late: Travis Scott is slated to take the stage at 11:40pm. Though Green Day, who’ll perform on the Coachella/Main stage before Scott, are technically the Saturday night headliner according to the lineup poster, Scott will really be the last to perform on that stage (he essentially has the equivalent of an “and…” credit in a movie or TV show).
Has Travis Scott played Coachella before?
Yes, in 2017 he played the Outdoor Theatre—where he arrived on the back of a giant bird puppet. In addition to that very crowded, high-energy set, he appeared as a guest during Kendrick Lamar’s headlining slot that same year.
Any news on Travis Scott’s setlist for Coachella?
We, of course, don’t know everything he’ll be performing ahead of time, but we can look to his first weekend setlist for a pretty good idea of what to expect. About a third of the nearly 30-song setlist (including “FE!N”) was pulled from Utopia, which Scott has been touring in support of since 2023. Astroworld (“Butterfly Effect,” “No Bystanders” and “Sicko Mode”) was also well-represented.
JackBoys 2 is due out this year—that’s the sophomore effort for Scott’s hip-hop collective that includes Don Toliver, Sheck Wes, SoFaygo and Scott’s DJ, Chase B—though lead single “4x4” only made a brief appearance during the show’s marching band intro. Scott also played two unreleased songs, tentatively named “Oh Jacques” and “She Going Dumb,” that could possibly end up on that—or some other—upcoming record.
What special guests might show up?
Ahead of weekend one, we were convinced that Scott’s special guests might very well be the performance. In an interview with Complex, Scott said that he’s looking at his set as a “social thing” where he’s acting as curator. That certainly would have tracked with the “designs the desert” credit he has on the lineup poster. But “designs the desert” in reality referred to the acrobatic, over-the-top production of his live show, but mostly the Village by Cactus Jack, a sort of sculpture park on the festival grounds that includes everything from a tattoo station to arena soccer to, uh, Jake from State Farm. And as for special guests? Well, despite the fact that Scott has worked with just about every major name in hip-hop, there weren’t any. He wasn’t alone in that respect: Pretty much all of this year’s headliners have opted to keep the focus on themselves (if you’re after special guests, make sure to tune into the Charli XCX, L.A. Phil and Yo Gabba Gabba! sets).
Can I watch a live stream of Travis Scott?
The live stream schedule is up and the good news is you’ll be able to watch Travis Scott live at 11:40pm on Saturday on the Main Stage feed below.
What’s the rest of the Coachella 2025 schedule like?
You can check out the full festival schedule for the second weekend below, which also includes Lady Gaga on Friday, Charli XCX and Green Day on Saturday, and Post Malone on Sunday.
