The first Pakistani to perform at Coachella, an American art and music festival, was Pakistani-American Arooj Aftab, who made headlines the previous year. Coachella welcomes Ali Sethi, another Pakistani musician, to its lineup this year, continuing the trend.
On Tuesday, Sethi posted the official Coachella schedule to Instagram. “AAJAAO SAARAY [come everyone],” he wrote. Pre-sale for Coachella begins on Friday, January 13 at 11 a.m. Sign up right away at coachella.com.
He will be performing on April 16 and 23 in the third stage. The list shared by Sethi reveals that Bad Bunny, Gorillaz, Burna Boy, Chemical Brothers, Kaytranada, Blondie, Becky G, Metro Boomin, FKJ, Pusha T, Toba Nwigwe, Wet Leg, SG Lewis, Yves Tumor, Testpilot, Angele, MUNA, Maceo Plex, TRwo Friends, Yungblud, Jamie Jones, Ashnikko, Malaa, TV Girl, Whyte Fang, Doechii, Benee, Idris Elba, Mangdalena Bay, Saba, Dennis Cruz Pawsa, Soul Glo, Lava La Rue, Sleaford Mods, Comet, Comet is COming, Oliver Koletzki, Kyle Watson, The Murder Capital, Chris Stussy, Jupiter & Okwess, Lewis OiMan, Juliet Mendoza and Desert Cahuilla Bird Singers will perform on April 14 and 21.
The second day features Blackpink, Rosalia, Eric Prydz, Kid Laroi, Charli XCX, Labrinth, Diljit Dosanjh, Sofi Tukker and many other artists who will perform on April 15 as well as the second week on April 22.
For the third day, Frank Ocean will headline on April 16 along with Björk, Kali Uchis, Porter Robinson, Fisher, Chris Lake, A Boogie, Dominic Fike, Jai Paul, Jackson Wang, Latto, The Blaze, Willow, GloRilla, Jai Wolf, Boris Brejcha, 2manydjs, Christine and the Queens, Rae Srenmurd, Weyes Blood, Alex G, DPR Live, DPR IAN, Stick Figure, Adam Beyer, Big Wild, MK, Cannons, and others.
Singer Aima Baig, actor Adnan Malik, painter Salman Toor, BBC radio host Haroon Rashid, and artist Misha Japanwala all left comments on his post.
With Shae Gill, Sethi blossomed in 2022 for their smash track “Pasoori” from Coke Studio season 14. His followers and admirers as well as the Pakistani entertainment industry can be proud to watch him reach this new milestone.
