Warning: this is not a post to discuss the merits or non-merits of Frank Oceans' now controversial headlining set.
As sure as the seasons turn another Coachella is once again upon us. On Friday, April 14, thousands descended onto the glamorous desert plains of the Coachella Valley to kick off the first weekend of the music festival, this year headlined by the megawatt combination of stars Bad Bunny, Blackpink, and Frank Ocean. After days of rain, the sky opened up to an uninterrupted expanse of turquoise, the wind diffusing the dry heat into a warm breeze.
Appearing seemingly out of nowhere to ostensibly remix the end of Frank Ocean’s “Chanel,” she ended up taking the audience on a full 10-minute deep space rave excursion that began in familiar territory with “Chanel,” and slowly deteriorated as she live-mixed the track into weirder and wilder sonic territory.
There’s already been a litter of complaints about her set from fans online: about how they didn’t “get it,” or maybe they did get it, but they felt it just wasn’t appropriate for a show that was marketed to be solely about Frank Ocean. But even if CRYSTALLMESS hadn’t played, those fans likely would’ve still been disappointed; Ocean clearly never intended to put on a show that only revolved around himself. “It’s not always about me,” Ocean even told the crowd following her set.
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