Frank Ocean dropped out of Coachella weekend 2 amidst controversial performance

Coachella within its first week has seen it all, from great performances to curfew fines and abrupt show endings. One such piece of news that is catching the buzz is Frank Ocean dropped out of Coachella 2023 weekend 2 amidst a controversial performance to be replaced by Blink 182.

What happened at Frank’s performance?

Frank Ocean has been anticipated to perform at Coachella for 2 years in a row but was canceled due to the pandemic. Frank hasn’t performed for the last 6 years. Hence, fans were excited to watch this performance. But it didn’t exactly go as planned!

• Frank Ocean’s performance started with a disappointed crowd because of an hour delay. Fans quickly jumped on their social handles and expressed their frustration. Ocean’s set was delayed because of some rumored last-day changes to the stage. According to the online statements Frank didn’t acknowledge the delay and on top of that Ocean was barely visible.
• Frank wore a hood at the back of the stage and mostly had his back toward the audience. Fans were infuriated by the long awkward silence between the songs and the abrupt ending where Ocean stated “Guys, I’m being told it’s a curfew, so that’s the end of the show, Thank you so much.”

Image from Frank Ocean Tumblr

• Ocean’s set on April 16th included him performing on reworked tracks like “Novacane,” “Pink + White,” “White Ferrari,” “Crack Rock,” and more. In addition, there was a new version of “Wiseman” from Django Unchained and Aretha Franklin’s song “Night Life”. The rest of the songs were mostly lip-synced and the night was abruptly concluded with a cover of “At Your Best (You Are Love)”.

Amidst this controversial performance by Frank Ocean, there is a statement about him being dropped out of Coachella 2023. According to some statements Frank wouldn’t perform in the following weekend of Coachella 2023 on a doctor’s advice. It is stated that he has two fractures and a sprain in his left leg.

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Who will replace Frank Ocean?

Blink-182 (Image from official Instagram page Blink182)

Frank Ocean will be replaced by Blink 182 in Coachella 2023. They are an American rock band. Their current lineup consists of bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus, guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. They are all set to perform on the main Coachella stage this coming Sunday.

Where can you stream it?

Frank’s online fans were angry over the fact that his performance was one of the sets that weren’t streamed. Although, we do expect the headliner performance next Sunday will be streamed on the official Coachella YouTube channel.

This is the second consecutive year Coachella had a headline performer drop out. Last year it was Kanye West and this year it’s Frank Ocean. Although, in an interview, Frank said “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.” What are your thoughts about it?

Frank Ocean has dropped out of Coachella week 2, blink-182 will headline. pic.twitter.com/XFEQ6Gj8Xs

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