The ice skating rink that Frank Ocean planned to use during his Coachella performance ended up being used for Skrillex, Fred Again.., and Four Tet’s set at the festival. The group took the ice out of the rink and made a stage out of it. The decision was made after Ocean dropped out of the festival for its second weekend after a disappointing showing as the headliner for the first weekend. It was later reported that Ocean suffered an ankle injury during rehearsals for the set. “It was chaotic," he said in a statement. "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.”
Billboard previously reported Frank Ocean's injury will cost the festival millions of dollars. They wrote that Coachella was “trying to make the best out of the millions of dollars spent on building a giant ice pad that was supposed to accommodate over 100 skaters during Ocean’s set last Sunday,” and that “the Goldenvoice team is working out how to incorporate it into another yet-to-be determined performance.”
Coachella's Second Weekend
Despite the disappointing performance from Ocean, the elusive singer did confirm that a new album is on the way during his set. “It’s been so long. Everybody talks about how long it’s been. ‘It’s been so long, it’s been so long.’ But I have missed you,” Frank told the audience between songs. “I want to talk about why I’m here, because it’s not because of a new album. It’s because — not that there’s not a new album… but there’s not right now. Chill, chill, chill. No, it’s not right now.”
The trio of Skrillex, Fred Again.., And Four Tet recently all collaborated on the track, “Baby Again..," which released in March. In addition to Coachella adding them on as replacements for Ocean, the festival also moved Blink-182's set up on Sunday to accommodate.
Skrillex, Fred Again, And Four Tet’s Performance
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