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It seems like music and love are always in the air at Coachella.
It’s no surprise that the weekend is filled with couples swaying on the grass of the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, while listening to their favorite artists like this year’s headliners, like Lady Gaga and Post Malone. Despite the PDA in-person and on social media, the romance doesn’t always make it to the next festival.
And celebrities at the event are no different. For years, fans have had the chance to see a glimpse into longtime love, including now-exes Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler—who dated from 2011 to 2020—and shorter relationships like Selena Gomez and The Weeknd’s 10-month romance in 2017.
Nevertheless, the music festival has been the place to see stars’ fashion, friendships and relationships—including the ones that fizzled out before making it back out to the California desert.
While Kylie Jenner and Tyga attended the music festival in 2016 before their March 2017 breakup, the Kardashians star eventually found love on the same festival grounds with now-ex Travis Scott.
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“Coachella was one of the stops on his tour,” she revealed to GQ in 2018. “So he said, ‘I’m going back on tour—what do we want to do about this?’ Because we obviously liked each other. And I was like, ‘I guess I’m going with you.'” (Travis will return to the 2025 festival to headline Saturday’s setlist.)
The former couple—who share kids Stormi, 7, and Aire, 3—ultimately lived out the beginning of their relationship on tour before announcing Kylie’s pregnancy with their first child weeks later.
Meanwhile, for Vanessa and Austin—who were dubbed the king and queen of Coachella for their boho-chic ensembles—the event was a space to spend time together and express themselves.
“It’s just such a fun place to dress however you want and I definitely do,” the High School Musical alum—who attended five festivals with her now-ex during their relationship—told E! News in 2022. “It’s really nice to be seen. “That’s what we all want: to be seen and feel safe to express ourselves. Coachella has always been a place where I’ve felt safe to express myself.”
Keep reading to see all the former couples who shined at Coachella.
Selena Gomez & The Weeknd
The heart wants what it wants, and the “Fetish” singer wanted to go to Coachella with the R&B artist in 2017. However, their romance was short-lived, fizzling out after 10 months together.
One year later, The Weeknd would reunite with his on-and-off girlfriend, Bella Hadid, whom he split from for the final time in 2019.
Vanessa Hudgens & Austin Butler
As the self-proclaimed Queen of Coachella, the High School Musical alum had many outings with the Elvis star at the California music festival. But by January 2020, the couple had parted ways after nine years together.
Kourtney Kardashian & Younes Bendjima
One year into their relationship, the Kardashians star and her model boyfriend enjoyed a weekend out in the desert at Coachella 2018. Sadly, their romance went from sizzle to fizzle later on in the year.
Halsey & Yungblud
Gigi Hadid & Cody Simpson
Back before the supermodel struck up a romance with Zayn Malik, with whom she shares daughter Khai, she hit up Coachella with the Australian singer-songwriter in April 2015.
They called it quits the following month after two years of dating.
Chord Overstreet & Emma Roberts
Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson
Though the Twilight couple called it quits in Summer 2012 amid Kristen’s cheating scandal with her Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders, they were back together by Coachella 2013.
However, not even the magic of music could mend their relationship, with the pair separating for good shortly after their time out in the desert.
Brooklyn Beckham & Hana Cross
Taylor Swift & Calvin Harris
Zoë Kravitz & Penn Badgley
Long before Big Little Lies and You brought them renewed superstardom, the then-rising stars were enjoying Coachella 2012 by each other’s sides. They broke up in 2013 after two years of dating.
Sean Penn & Sienna Miller
After his 2007 breakup with Robin Wright, the Oscar winner sparked romance rumors with the Factory Girl actress with a 2008 Coachella outing. Ultimately, nothing much came of it and Sean reconciled with Robin, who he continued having an on-and-off relationship with until their 2009 divorce.
Paris Hilton & Chris Zylka
In 2017, the socialite and Coachella aficionado brought the Leftovers actor along for the adventure. They got engaged in January 2018 but parted ways 10 months later.
Fergie & Josh Duhamel
The “London Bridge” singer and the Las Vegas actor made a date out of Coachella in 2012, which came five years before they announced their divorce.
Joshua Jackson & Diane Kruger
Throughout their 10-year relationship, which came to an end in 2016, the Dawson’s Creek alum and the Inglourious Basterds actress attended several Coachella festivals together.
Hilary Duff & Mike Comrie
In 2014, the former Disney darling brought her then-estranged husband to Coachella, sparking rumors of a reconciliation. Hilary would ultimately file for divorce one year later.
Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder
Though their the Vampire Diaries costars had a fangtastic time at Coachella in 2012, their three-year romance bit the dust in 2013.
Joe Jonas & Blanda Eggenschwiler
During their two-year romance, the Jonas Brothers frontman packed on the PDA with his model girlfriend at the 2014 fest. They broke up in August of that year.
Kylie Jenner & Tyga
The Kardashians star and the rapper enjoyed quite a few Coachella festivals together prior to their 2017 split. In fact, Kylie would first cross paths with Travis Scott—with whom she would later welcome kids Stormi and Aire—at Coachella that same year.
Lea Michele & Matthew Paetz
The Glee alum attended Coachella with the dating coach in 2015. They broke up in 2016 after two years of dating.
Bella Thorne & Gregg Sulkin
Alicia Silverstone & Chistopher Jarecki
The Clueless star and punk rocker attended Coachella in 2008. Exactly a decade later, they would split.
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