Tyler, The Creator Asks Fans To Use Their Phones Less During His Coachella Performance

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Tyler, The Creator at the Tyler the Creator LV Men's Launch held at Louis Vuitton Men's on March 21, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WWD via Getty Images)
He's the most recent artist to try and stand up to fans filming entire shows.

One of the biggest names in music festivals is right around the corner with Coachella set to take place next week. There's top-to-bottom intrigue throughout the lineup as usual. Doja Cat and Lana Del Rey are headlining the festival for the first time taking the caliber of their performances to new heights. Ska-punk legends No Doubt are reuniting for the first time in nearly a decade to play the festival. Superstars like Ice Spice, Lil Uzi Very, J Balvin, and Peso Pluma will also take the stage.

But the Saturday night headliner is what's grabbed the attention of most rap fans. Tyler, The Creator will bring his unique musical and visual style to the main stage. He's performed at Coachella before but this year he will be elevated to a headlining slot for the very first time. In advance of his performance, Tyler bought a Billboard in the valley where the festival is due to be held with a message for fans. "I would love to see y'all faces and not your phone lights" the Billboard reads. Tyler is hardly the first musician to ever speak out against fans using their phones at shows. It's yet to be seen how much the Billboard will help more fans stay in the moment during his show. Check out the Billboard below.

Tyler, The Creator's New Billboard

Last month, Tyler, The Creator debuted his new collaborative line with Louis Vuitton. Last year Pharrell took over as head of Menswear for the brand and music has been involved ever since. During shows last year alone Pharrell debuted new material, recruited Pusha T and No Malice to reunite Clipse and even had Push make his debut as a runway model. Tyler's collection with the luxury brand is available now.

What do you think of Tyler, The Creator asking fans to film less during his Coachella headlining slot? Do you think it'll have any effect on how many fans film the performance? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.
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