American singer Beyoncé headlined the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival , performing on April 14 and 21 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California . Making up for her cancellation of a headlining appearance at Coachella the previous year due to her pregnancy with twins, Beyoncé was the first African-American woman to headline the festival. Her performances paid tribute to the culture of historically black colleges and universities , featuring a full marching band and majorette dancers, while incorporating various aspects of black Greek life, such as a step show along with strolling by pledges. The performances were also influenced by black feminism, sampling black authors and featuring on-stage appearances by fellow Destiny's Child members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams as well as sister Solange Knowles .