Ayra Starr Joins Coachella 2027 Lineup Alongside SZA, Dua Lipa and More

Nigerian singer and songwriter Ayra Starr is set to perform at the 2027 edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California, joining an eclectic lineup that features some of the biggest names across contemporary music. The announcement, which arrived with the festival’s full lineup reveal on Tuesday, November 10, marks another significant addition to the singer’s growing international performance résumé.

Ayra Starr appears on the Sunday lineup alongside American R&B star SZA, who will headline the festival’s closing day, as well as Don Toliver, Becky G, Kygo, Dom Dolla, Victoria Monét and BABYMONSTER. Other major names across the two-weekend event include Dua Lipa, Tame Impala, Madonna, Phoebe Bridgers, Weezer and Daddy Yankee, who receives a special billing on the festival poster.

The 2027 edition is scheduled to take place across two weekends, April 9–11 and April 16–18, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Ayra’s inclusion places her among a diverse selection of international performers expected to bring different sounds and audiences to one of the world’s most recognisable music festivals.

For Ayra Starr, the booking arrives at a particularly interesting point in her career. The singer has spent the last few years steadily expanding her reach beyond the Afrobeats audience, building a catalogue that travels comfortably across pop, R&B and contemporary African music. Her appearance at Coachella will further extend that reach, placing her music before an international festival audience alongside established global acts.

It also follows an eventful 2026 for the singer. In August, she released her third studio album, Starrgirl, a project that further explored her pop sensibilities and international ambitions. According to Live Nation, the album debuted at No. 2 on Spotify’s Global Top Albums Chart, recording 3.9 million streams on its first full day, while reaching No. 1 on Apple Music’s album chart in 15 countries. Its tracklist includes collaborations with Wizkid, Leon Thomas and British singer ZAYN on ‘Heaven Baby’.

In October, Ayra Starr also made history as the first Afrobeats artist to headline the halftime show at an NFL International Game. Her performance took place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London during the Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars matchup, adding another notable international stage to her growing list of appearances.

The Coachella announcement also comes ahead of her already scheduled Starrgirl World Tour, a 20-city international run beginning in January 2027. The tour will take her across Europe and the United Kingdom before arriving in North America in March, with stops in Houston, Atlanta, Brooklyn, Toronto and several other cities. Her Coachella appearance will therefore form part of an increasingly busy international performance calendar.

Coachella 2027 will run across April 9–11 and April 16–18, with both weekends featuring the same lineup, according to the festival’s official information. Passes are scheduled to go on sale November 13.

For Afrobeats, Ayra’s inclusion is another welcome opportunity to take Nigerian music to one of the world’s most visible festival stages. And with her international profile continuing to grow, the 2027 Coachella appearance could become another defining moment in the Starrgirl era.