After officially making history as the first Latin woman to headline Coachella in the festival’s 27-year history, Karol G announced she’s hitting the road with a new tour.
During her second weekend headlining set on Sunday (April 19), the Colombian artist welcomed a wave of special guests, including Peso Pluma for a performance of their sultry reggaetón collaboration “QLONA,” as well as Becky G for an empowering rendition of their 2022 No. 1 Billboard hit “MAMIII” and Colombian powerhouses J Balvin and Ryan Castro. That impressive list of guests came after Karol shared the stage with Mariah Angeliq, Wisin, Greg Gonzalez of Cigarettes After Sex, Arturo Sandoval and an all-female mariachi troupe during the first weekend of the festival.
At the wrap of her historic show on Sunday, the “Bichota” singer surprised fans with the announcement that she’s going on tour. “Nos Vamos de Tour” (we’re going on tour) read a bright orange text on the festival screens during the closing song, “Provenza.”
Though dates and venues have yet to be announced, the forthcoming trek will be in support of her latest album, Tropicoqueta, and follows her 2024 Mañana Será Bonito record-breaking tour that grossed $313.3 million and sold 2.3 million tickets over 65 shows, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore.
“There has been 27 years of this festival going on and it’s the first time a Latina girl is headlining Coachella, so I just want to say that before me there were so many great Latino artists, legendary Latino artists, that gave me the opportunity to be here tonight,” the Colombian artist told fans at Coachella. “This is not just about me, this is about my Latino community, this is about my people. And at the same time, this is for my Latinos that have been struggling in this country lately. We stand for them, I stand for my Latino community and at the same time I’m very proud because this brings out the best of us: unity, resilience, and a strong spirit.”
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