Frank Ocean Steps Down As Headliner for Coachella Weekend 2 Amid His Performance Drama
20.04.2023 - 01:53
/ usmagazine.com
The show must go on. Frank Ocean will no longer headline the final weekend of Coachella after his polarizing first performance the week prior.
“Frank Ocean will not be performing at weekend two of Coachella,” the “Novacane” singer’s rep said in a statement to Variety on Wednesday, April 19. “After suffering an injury to his leg on festival grounds in the week leading up to weekend one, Frank Ocean was unable to perform the intended show but was still intent on performing, and in 72 hours, the show was reworked out of necessity.”
The statement continued: “On doctor’s advice, [Ocean] is not able to perform weekend two due to two fractures and a sprain in his left leg.”
Ocean, 35, made headlines on Sunday, April 16, following his first performance at the popular music festival, which faced a series of production issues. The “Pink + White” artist originally planned to have an ice rink and skaters on the stage with him but it was called off that day. Instead, he reportedly showed up late and performed a different arrangement of several of his songs, according to Variety.
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During the set, he and the band were unable to be seen by most of the crowd, per the outlet. The act was also not livestreamed, unlike most sets at Coachella. At the time, Ocean did not reveal he sustained an injury over the weekend, however, the Grammy winner shared his remorse for the situation alongside his rep’s message in the Wednesday statement to Variety.
“‘It was chaotic. There is some beauty in chaos. It isn’t what I intended to show but I did enjoy being out there and I’ll see you soon.’ — Frank Ocean,” he penned.
While some concertgoers took to social media to express their discontentment with