Who is rumored to headline Coachella 2023?
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Frank Ocean Set for Coachella 2023, Travis Scott & Rage Against the Machine to Headline in 2022Frank Ocean will headline Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2023, according to a new interview with co-founder Paul Tollett. Frank Ocean performs at the 2017 Panorama Music Festival on Randall's Island in New York on July 28, 2017. AFP PHOTO / ANGELA WEISS Dear April 2023: Frank Ocean will headline Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival three years after he was originally supposed to, according to co-founder Paul Tollett. The Goldenvoice CEO broke the news in an interview with the Los Angeles Times on Monday (Aug. 2). He solely revealed Ocean’s name from the 2023 bill, but his unorthodox strategy of naming an act years in advance was meant to reassure fans that the enigmatic R&B superstar will perform as promised after the COVID-19 pandemic derailed Coachella in 2020 and 2021. In June, Goldenvoice announced that North America’s largest multi-genre music festival will return after a two-year hiatus, with weekend one scheduled for April 15-17 and weekend two marked for April 22-24, 2022, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. ExploreSee latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Right now, it’s the Wild West,” Tollett said. “I’m just trying to be as fair as I can to artists and to the fans to make sure that eventually they get to see everyone that we talked about.” Travis Scott and Rage Against the Machine, who were previously billed with Ocean as the three headliners of the 2020 festival, will do the honors next year. Ocean was not available for the 2021 rescheduled edition of the festival, and Tollett did not reveal who will be joining La Flame and RATM as the third big name on the latest festival bill. It also remains unclear who will join the “Thinkin Bout You” artist on the 2023 bill. Ocean last released two singles in March 2020, “Dear April” and “Cayendo.” His magnum opus of a sophomore album, Blonde, will celebrate its fifth anniversary on Aug. 20, 2021.
Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Subscribe Coachella will once again return to the desert in 2023. The Instagrammable musical festival will take place during its usual weekends, April 15 to 17 and 21 to 23, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Frank Ocean was announced as one of next year’s headliners Tuesday. The “Lost” singer was supposed to perform at 2020’s event, which was ultimately scrapped that year and in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Travis Scott pulled out of his 2021 headliner spot after 10 people were killed in a “mass casualty incident” at his own Astroworld performance on Nov. 5 in Houston, Texas. Kayne West also bailed on his 2022 headliner opportunity, causing the festival to recruit The Weeknd x Swedish House Mafia. Billie Eilish and Harry Styles served as fellow headliners this year. Daily cases of COVID-19 in Riverside County spiked more than 75 percent two weeks after tens of thousands of music fans flooded the area for 2022, according to NBC News. Tickets for next year’s event will go on sale Friday, June 17, at 1 p.m. ET. |
