Lightning ends Head Trip's first night early, and Calvin Harris is moved to Sunday

Head Trip, the one-off electronic festival Goldenvoice built on the Coachella grounds in Indio, California, lost the back half of its opening night to lightning on Saturday 10 October 2026. Headliner Calvin Harris never got to play, and he has been added to Sunday's lineup instead.

What happened on Saturday

Earlier in the day, organisers pushed doors back from 3pm to 4pm and moved the curfew from 1am to 11pm because of expected lightning. Rain returned in the evening, and the site was evacuated at around 9pm local time.

At around 9:30pm the rest of the night was called off. The festival app told people the show was suspended and asked them to leave the way they came in and shelter in cars or shuttles. Indio Police said the decision was made under a unified command with the fire service and Goldenvoice, as a precaution because of the weather.

Harris had been scheduled to top Saturday's single-stage bill. The Scottish producer is one of the biggest names in dance music and had been the draw for a night that also included Peggy Gou b2b Four Tet and FISHER and Chris Lake's Under Construction project.

What changes on Sunday

Harris joins Swedish House Mafia, Skrillex and Dom Dolla b2b Kettama on Sunday 11 October, and no one was removed to make room for him. Doors were set to open an hour earlier than they did on Saturday, and Swedish House Mafia's set was shortened to one hour to fit the extra headliner.

Forecasts for the Coachella Valley also called for rain in the morning and early afternoon on Sunday, plus a wind advisory with gusts of up to 45mph. We have not confirmed the final Sunday running order, so check the festival's app for set times if you are on site.

Head Trip was announced in March as a single-weekend event with one stage and no overlapping sets, which makes a cancelled headline slot more painful than it would be at a multi-stage festival: there is no second room to run to.