{"id":10162,"date":"2026-04-12T22:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/katseye-coachella-2026-interview-1236221222\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T22:10:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:10:02","slug":"katseye-coachella-2026-interview-1236221222","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/katseye-coachella-2026-interview-1236221222\/","title":{"rendered":"KATSEYE Raves About Their \u2018Joint Slay\u2019 With HUNTR\/X at Coachella\u00a02026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/katseye\/\">KATSEYE<\/a> can check off a big accomplishment from their bucket list: performing at Coachella.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/coachella-2026-day-one-best-sabrina-carpenter-katseye\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/katseye-coachella-2026-interview-1236221222\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/katseye-coachella-e1775904000737.png?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"KATSEYE at Coachella\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tSabrina Carpenter, KATSEYE, Turnstile, John Summit &amp; More: Best Moments From Coachella 2026\u00a0Day\u00a01\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/katseye-pinky-up-single-video-without-manon-1236218873\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/katseye-coachella-2026-interview-1236221222\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/katseye-pinky-up-video-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"KATSEYE\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tKATSEYE Put Their \u2018Pinky Up\u2019 and Go Hard in the Club in Video For Hyper Pop New Single:\u00a0Watch\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/katseye-talk-sister-forever-manon-beyonce-inspiration-coachella-1236219762\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/katseye-coachella-2026-interview-1236221222\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/P103YRYO-e1775822124810.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Manon Bannerman, Sophia Laforteza, Yoonchae Jeong and Lara Raj of KATSEYE perform onstage at the 68th GRAMMY Awards held at the Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tKATSEYE Talk \u2018Sister Forever\u2019 Manon and Beyonc\u00e9 Inspiration For Coachella Debut: \u2018The Most\u00a0Iconic\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe K-pop girl group \u2014 currently a five-piece (Daniela, Lara, Megan, Sophia and Yoonchae) while bandmate Manon is on a temporary hiatus \u2014 chatted with<em> Billboard<\/em> the day after their first time playing the iconic music festival in Indio, Calif., Friday night (April 10). <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cIt was electric,\u201d Lara tells<em> Billboard<\/em>\u2018s Tetris Kelly of KATSEYE\u2019s time on the Sahara Stage. \u201cOur dreams came true last night. You know, every interview, if you\u2019ve ever asked our biggest goal it was playing Coachella. We achieved that last night. so I think it\u2019s so much gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cIt was bonkers,\u201d she adds, as seen in video of KATSEYE\u2019s full interview, seen above. \u201cWe went crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOne of the headline-making moments of KATSEYE\u2019s Coachella set: welcoming surprise guests <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/huntr-x\/\">HUNTR\/X<\/a> to their stage for a joint performance of the massive <em>Kpop Demon Hunters<\/em> hit \u201cGolden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tYoonchae was quick to tell <em>Billboard<\/em> what the experience was like from their perspective: \u201cI was so happy to bring HUNTR\/X to our Coachella stage. They were really, really nice. They were so sweet. When we started to sing \u2018Golden,\u2019 we saw a lot of the crowd was screaming \u2014 they were so excited. I was so happy about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s really beautiful to have a joint slay on the stage at Coachella,\u201d Sophia chimes in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPerhaps the biggest personal moment for KATSEYE at Coachella was the group\u2019s live debut of \u201cPinky Up,\u201d the brand-new hyper-pop single they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/katseye-pinky-up-single-video-without-manon-1236218873\/\">dropped just before performing<\/a> it on the big stage. (The song is their first release without Manon.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWe absolutely love, love, love the song,\u201d Daniela says. \u201cTo perform it for the very first time, debut it at Coachella, was fire. I looked back at the videos and I was like, \u2018Guys, we ate that.\u2019 Especially the dance break. The crowd went wild.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMegan adds of the track, \u201cI think it\u2019s one of our favorites. It\u2019s very hard-hitting, something that makes us feel confident. 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