A Reddit thread lit up this week after fans expressed disbelief that Lorde wasn’t on the Coachella radar for next year. The post collected a rapid-fire list of reasons why the New Zealand star feels like a lock for Indio — at least from a crowd-sourcing perspective.
- Fans pointed to Lorde’s Coachella history — she’s played the festival before and has experience on both the outdoor and main stages.
- Users noted that she’s touring through next summer, which should make a festival slot easier to fit into routing.
- Several called out her announced LA dates next May as a sign she’ll be in the market for West Coast festival appearances.
- Others flagged that she’s already set for other international festivals next year, sometimes in non-headlining slots, suggesting availability plus demand.
- On the lighter side, a few fans joked at lyric nods and past surprise cameos — including a recent guest appearance that re-ignited talk of a Lorde “moment” at festivals.
It’s easy to see why the thread blew up: Lorde has the fanbase, the festival pedigree and an active live schedule — a combination that typically screams Coachella fit. But booking decisions are messy and happen behind closed doors. Potential reasons she might not appear include routing complications, exclusivity deals with other festivals or promoters, artist preferences, or just Coachella’s broader strategy around headline and day-bill balance.
For now this is a fan-driven conversation, not a booking announcement. But if Coachella wants to avoid a late-night Reddit roast next year, this thread might be a reminder: don’t sleep on artists who’ve already shown they belong in Indio. We’ll keep watching lineup season and report any confirmed updates.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Coachella/comments/1otunxe/but_how_did_they_not_book_lorde/