The ‘Iceman‘ artist was previously speculated to be a possible pick for the Indio festival’s 2027 edition.
Turns out, Drake is not headlining Coachella next year after all.
Or at least, the Iceman artist’s name is entirely absent from an official festival flyer shared Wednesday (Nov. 11) by Goldenvoice. As you may recall, Drake was among the artists previously mentioned as being rumored possibilities for the 2027 lineup.
Dua Lipa, Tame Impala, and SZA are headlining both weekends next April. Shortly after the lineup was revealed, Drake hopped into the comments of the official Coachella Instagram account’s post to offer a succinct, but potentially telling, response.
In lieu of actual words, Drake went with a concise “😢” instead.
Is Drake hinting that he was indeed under consideration for a headlining slot, thus marking his return to a position he previously held back in 2015, but that he and organizers were unable to reach a mutually agreeable deal? That’s impossible to determine for now, though it’s not outside the realm of possibility. Of course, neither party has publicly clarified this.
As we already pointed out earlier this morning, there is a chance that any number of artists could make surprise appearances across both weekends of the Indio-set festival in April.
A Drake tour, meanwhile, is a certainty for 2027. The man himself already said as much back in September, though specific dates and related details have yet to be announced.
“Obviously, tour is coming, and there’s other things on the horizon, some big shows,” he told Etalk at the time. “I mean, of course, we’ll be out [in] 2027 to see everybody again across the world.”
