Frank Ocean’s polarizing Coachella set and subsequent cancellation just days before the festival’s second weekend have garnered a flurry of negative reactions from festival attendees and fans. With still little known about what transpired, several sources involved with the performance now tell Rolling Stone that aside from Ocean’s ankle injury …
Read More »OK, Seriously, What Was Frank Ocean's Deal at Coachella?
Frank Ocean‘s Coachella performance last Sunday (April 16) was so bizarre, beginning with the fact that much of it took place backstage, that some critics assumed it had to be a deliberate, brilliant deconstruction of expectations for festival headliners. Or something. Then Ocean himself said it “wasn’t what I intended …
Read More »Frank Ocean Fans Process His Chaotic Coachella Departure: 'I Still Don't Believe It'
When Frank Ocean’s headlining Coachella set came to an abrupt end on Sunday evening, the first wave of emotion to hit the thousands of people waiting in the audience was denial. For fans attending the festival to fans watching at home, the enigmatic singer’s weekend two cancellation following his controversial …
Read More »Frank Ocean Drops Out as Coachella Headliner
A rep for Frank Ocean tells Rolling Stone that the singer has canceled his scheduled performance during the second weekend of Coachella — a week after his first performance left many fans baffled and disappointed. On Wednesday, the rep for the enigmatic singer said that after suffering a leg injury …
Read More »Justin Bieber Shares Heartfelt Message to Frank Ocean After Coachella Set
Justin Bieber shared his thoughts on Frank Ocean’s controversial Coachella performance on Sunday, which left many fans bewildered and disappointed. The set was the musician’s first live performance in six years, and was several years in the making — Ocean was originallyslated to headline in 2020before the pandemic hit and …
Read More »Frank Ocean's Return: The Elusive Singer Takes the Stage for an Enigmatic Coachella Set
Frank Ocean hasn’t performed in six years, but the reluctant superstar returned to the stage at Coachella on Saturday during a headlining show that was sometimes emotional and sometimes baffling. Ocean’s performance was one of the most anticipated sets of the festival this year, and it closed out the three-day …
Read More »Coachella 2023 Day Three: Björk Tops Herself, Kali Uchis Nods to Her Roots, and Ciara Surprises Everyone
The first day of Coachella was jam-packed with major artists making moves, while the second day seemed to revolve around pure pop. Sunday, day three, featured the weekend’s most eclectic lineup, with all kinds of genres represented on every stage. In the early afternoon, the Argentine rock band Los Fabulosos …
Read More »'It's Mid': Fans React to Frank Ocean's Controversial Coachella Set
The fan reviews for Frank Ocean’s first concert in six years have arrived hot, spicy, a little mad, but mostly just disappointed. As one TikTok user put it simply, “It’s mid.” Ocean’s headlining set at Coachella Sunday night, April 16, was always going to cause some sort of a stir. …
Read More »Ankle Injury Messed Up Frank Ocean's Coachella Set, Source Claims
The “What If” scenarios that emerged ahead of Frank Ocean‘s headlining performance at Coachella were years in the making. The elusive musician hadn’t delivered a live performance in six years and was actually supposed to headline the festival in 2020, so to say the anticipation was high would be a …
Read More »Coachella 2023: Here's Where You Can Buy Last-Minute Tickets to This Year's Music Festival
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Get ready to celebrate 24 years of Coachella this month. Bad Bunny, Blackpink, and Frank Ocean are scheduled to headline the upcoming Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, …
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