YouTube is back as the exclusive streaming partner for this year’s Coachella — and it’s introducing a multiview feature that will let fans watch up to four live performances at once.
YouTube’s multiview feature will be available for the first time at this year’s Coachella, and according to the video platform it’s the first time the multiscreen view is available for music and worldwide. The production will be tailored so that viewers can watch up to four of the live stream stages on their TVs at once while listening to the audio of their choice. For the second year in a row, YouTube will provide six livestream feeds to choose from each weekend. That will let fans jump from stage to stage, including from Sonora during the first weekend over to Yuma for Weekend 2.
Lana del Rey, Doja Cat, Tyler, the Creator and No Doubt will headline this year’s Coachella music festival, which returns to its home at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif., on the weekends of April 12-14 and April 19-21. YouTube’s Coachella 2024 livestream will kick off next Friday, April 12, at 4 p.m. PT.
In addition to the livestream, fans will be able to buy exclusive custom merchandise via YouTube Shopping from Coachella and more than a dozen artists including Saturday headliner Tyler, the Creator, Sunday headliner Doja Cat, plus Bleachers, Ice Spice, J. Balvin, Justice, LeSserafim and Sabrina Carpenter during their respective performances. You’ll be able to click the shopping button in the left corner of the screen to browse and purchase merch on mobile and desktop; on TV, you can swipe up to reveal the “shop” button and then scan the QR code with your mobile device to open the YouTube app to complete a purchase.
In between sets, YouTube will feature additional editorial content from artists on the ground. YouTube will repeat the livestream lineup from each day after the night’s final set until the livestream returns the next day. In addition, fans can see performance highlights on-demand on the Coachella YouTube channel. Ahead of the fest, you can watch Coachella playlists on YouTube Music including Coachella 2024: The Lineup Generation Next, Coachella Legends and more.
Watch YouTube’s promotional teaser for Coachella 2024:
