We really hope this Olivia Rodrigo fan is okay!
14.04.2024 - 19:21 / variety.com
electrifying set on Saturday night proved, No Doubt were Coachella 2024’s secret weapon. Sure, people were excited when the band presence at the festival — their first concert in nine years — was first announced, but the run-up to it was pretty low-key.
And then BAM, the group clobbered the audience with one of the most powerful sets in recent Coachella history, a joyous, hyper-energetic romp through their deceptively deep catalog, playing like a young band at the peak of its powers instead of one that hadn’t performed publicly for nearly a decade. As Variety writer Steven J.
Horowitz noted in his review of the set, “It would have been an easy out for No Doubt to come across as one of the de facto nostalgia acts of the weekend,” he wrote. “But it’s a testament to the chemistry they’ve had since their formation and subsequent mainstream ascent that they can still harness that same energy with conviction, especially for a band whose members are all in their mid-50s.” It seems likely that this was the opening salvo in what is hopefully a months-long No Doubt revival, because the set showed the band in Super Bowl halftime-headliner form.
Yet as proven by the presence of special guest Olivia Rodrigo — who was born in 2003, three years after the release of “Bathwater,” the song she sang with frontwoman Gwen Stefani on Saturday — No Doubt isn’t just for aging millennials reliving their youth: The band and Stefani’s appeal and influence reaches across generations and is very present and relevant today. Not only did their audience swell to the back of the Coachella grounds, it clearly surpassed the number of people who turned out for headliners Lana Del Rey and Tyler, the Creator.
Younger fans at the festival bore testimony. “We
.We really hope this Olivia Rodrigo fan is okay!
Take That fans have been sharing their frustration and concerns ahead of the band’s series of shows planned for Co-op Live next week.
performances from Peter Kay on April 23 and 24. However, following a test event with Rick Astley, the comedian’s gigs were moved to April 29 and 30 due to a failed power test.
stand-up performances from Peter Kay on April 23 and 24. Following a test event with Rick Astley, however, the comedian’s gigs were postponed until April 29 and 30 due to a failed power test.A Black Keys gig that was scheduled for April 27 later had to be pushed back to May 15, and the Kay dates were delayed for the second time.Last night (May 1), A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie’s concert was cancelled at the last minute because of a “venue-related technical issue” before it was confirmed that Olivia Rodrigo’s shows at the Co-Op Live this Friday and Saturday (May 3, 4) had been postponed.
NME, dubbing the situation “just a joke at this point”.Yesterday (May 1) thousands of people made their way, again, to Manchester’s new Co-Op Live, the recently-built “largest in-door arena” in the UK. With a grand opening that’s been marred by pushbacks, reschedules, controversial comments about grassroots venues being “poorly run”, and the executive director resigning: the new gig space has been beleaguered by a series of chaotic issues.Aside from a test event featuring Rick Astley for which some tickets were cancelled, reducing the audience to 11,000, the venue has yet to run a show successfully on the day it was originally scheduled.It was supposed to open with performances from Peter Kay on April 23 and 24, but the shows were moved to April 29 and 30 due to the venue’s power testing falling “a few days” behind schedule.
Olivia Rodrigo fans say they have been left 'in tears' after her Co-op Live gigs were pulled just days before she was set to perform.
An extra train service will be running at the weekend to help Olivia Rodrigo fans get home after the singer’s first show at Co-op Live.
Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Kid Cudi has officially canceled his upcoming Insano world tour after breaking his ankle during his Coachella set on Sunday (April 21). The rapper revealed the news of the tour cancelation on X (formerly Twitter) today, stating that the injury requires a recovery period that interferes with the tour dates.
Grimes has shared an aftermovie about her failed Coachella weekend one set “stunt”.The singer’s festival set on April 14 was engulfed by a myriad of problems, leaving her screaming out in frustration multiple times.She apologised to the crowd at the time, saying: “All my tracks are double tempo and I can’t do the math. They’re borderline un-mixable, so the rest of my set won’t be mixes but it’ll still be fun.”Before hitting the stage for her set during weekend two of Coachella, she played a short film which poked fun at the situation.
Grimes poked fun at her own failed Coachella set during her second performance at the festival over the weekend.The singer’s set the previous weekend was engulfed by a myriad of problems, leaving her screaming out in frustration multiple times.She apologised to the crowd at the time, saying: “All my tracks are double tempo and I can’t do the math. They’re borderline un-mixable, so the rest of my set won’t be mixes but it’ll still be fun.”Ahead of her show on Saturday (April 20) Grimes issued a promise that she’d be well-prepared for the performance.#Grimes makes fun of her own Weekend 1 set in her Weekend 2 set intro.
surrounding Rodrigo's debut album, Sour, some fans say they're experiencing a bit of déjà vu with The Tortured Poets Department.ICYMI: Back in 2021, Rodrigo was seemingly pressured into granting Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff writing credits on her song “deja vu” after telling that she was inspired by “Cruel Summer” during the writing process. While that might not seem like a big deal on paper, it was a deceptively nuanced and fraught situation that many fans believe fractured the artists' relationship and inspired Rodrigo's particularly gut-wrenching track, “The Grudge.” You can read a more in-depth analysis .Fans think multiple songs on Olivia Rodrigo's album Guts are about Taylor Swift.By Well, now it looks like the shoe may be on the other foot.
Coachella 2024. Here’s everything you need to know to enjoy the California festival from the desert, or from the comfort of your own home.Weekend one was pretty eventful – with Lana Del Rey dazzling during her show (with a little help from surprise guest Billie Eilish), Damon Albarn struggled to connect with the lacklustre audience gathered for Blur, before Tyler, The Creator smashed his Saturday headline show – despite a similarly meek crowd – and a stellar closing set from Doja Cat.Headlines were also made by the long-awaited return of No Doubt (featuring Olivia Rodrigo), a reunion set from Sublime, and other guest turns coming from Paris Hilton hooking up with Vampire Weekend and Will Smith taking to the stage with J Balvin to roll out ‘Men In Black‘ for some reason.Now the set times for the second weekend of the festival have been announced, along with a new multi-view feature on the festival’s official livestream – so you can watch all the action from each stage.
The Specials‘ Lynval Golding delivered a speech about No Doubt backstage at Coachella 2024 ahead of the band’s reunion show at the festival – watch it below.The group played their first live gig since 2015 at the Indio, California event last Saturday (April 13), where they brought out Olivia Rodrigo to perform ‘Bathwater’ alongside frontwoman Gwen Stefani.Prior to the career-spanning, 16-song set, Golding gave an encouraging message to the camera about Stefani and co’s long-awaited return. “I can tell you one thing, right,” the musician began.
Blake Shelton opened up about his relationship with Gwen Stefani and the three sons that she shares with ex Gavin Rossdale.
Sharareh Drury When Ally Lewber joined the cast of “Vanderpump Rules” in Season 10 as James Kennedy’s new girlfriend, the chances for drama could not have been any higher. Kennedy had recently ended an engagement with fellow cast member Rachel Leviss, and the history of exes mingling with new partners on the series has historically not gone over well. However, the 28-year-old has been a refreshingly calm addition.
. And the first weekend of 2024 brought plenty of surprises too.Check out the moments we can't stop talking about.Accompanied by boyfriend Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift attended the first weekend of the festival to see friends and industry peers.
Reneé Rapp debuted at Coachella on Sunday afternoon and was joined by Kesha on the stage.
Old school met grade school on Saturday at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California.
“Hella Good.” Gwen Stefani and No Doubt reunited for the first time in nearly a decade at Coachella 2024, leaving several fans losing their heads over the long-awaited reunion. “It’s been nine f–king years!” the frontwoman exclaimed on stage to a roaring crowd.
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music On Saturday Grimes lived what is probably the nightmare of every Coachella performer: debilitating equipment malfunctions in front of thousands of fans and possibly millions watching online. While things seemed fine for the first half of her set, things began breaking down during the second.