Paul Tollett: Last News

After a very chaotic and polarizing set at Coachella Weekend 1, many music fest fans are asking: who is replacing Frank Ocean at Coachella? 

Coachella has announced its 2023 dates.The music festival revealed it will be returning to the field April 14-16 and April 21-23.Last year, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival co-founder Paul Tollett revealed to the Los Angeles Times that Frank Ocean would be headlining the 2023 festival. Festival season: Coachella will be returning in 2023 on April 14-16 and April 21-23 with Frank Ocean set to headlineFans can now register to gain access to advance ticket sales, which is set to begin June 17 at 10AM PT.'Coachella returns April 14-16 & April 21-23, 2023,' the festival tweeted on Tuesday, along with a cactus emoji and directions on registering for advance sale tickets.

Coachella 2023 have been announced by organisers, alongside details of advance ticket sales.The festival made its return in April after being cancelled for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.Now, its 2023 edition has been confirmed, with its now-traditional two weekends to take place between April 14-16 and April 21-23. An advance sale for tickets will begin at 10am PT (6pm BST) on Friday (June 17).Fans can register here for access to the first round of sales.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMelissa Ormond has been appointed chief operating officer of Goldenvoice, the promoter and live-events company behind the Coachella festival and many other concerts in the U.S. and Europe, it was announced by parent company AEG Presents.

Coachella co-founder Paul Tollett has spoken about Kanye West’s exit from the line-up for the 2022 edition of the Californian festival.West had been booked to headline the double weekender in Indio, California, which took place earlier this month, but dropped out just days before the gates were due to open.In a new interview with the LA Times, Tollett has shared his reaction to West pulling out of the bill. “I’m good with Kanye,” he said. “I Zoomed with him a couple days prior and I think it was a good decision for him.”Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd replaced the rapper and the festival boss revealed that it was The Weeknd and his manager who had approached Coachella first.

Arcade Fire paused their emotional Coachella 2022 set twice on Friday (April 15).The band was announced as a surprise addition to the lineup on Thursday (April 14) and played at the desert festival’s Mojave tent.Less than a minute into the set, frontman Win Butler stopped their new track ‘The Lightning, I’ after seeing a fan in the front of the pit who needed help. Butler then called for a medic, as the crowd erupted in cheers.Later in the set, he acknowledged the moment and festival safety, telling the packed tent “If you see someone out of their mind on drugs, find a fucking doctor.”The band took another pause during the set, which featured multiple previews from their yet to be released sixth album, ‘WE’.Before playing their new song, ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’ Butler dedicated the track to his son.

Swedish House Mafia x the Weeknd will perform together at Coachella.

The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia have been announced as last-minute headliners for Coachella 2022, replacing Kanye West.Last week, it was reported that Ye was pulling out of his closing night headline sets for the two-weekend event, which takes place April 15-17 and April 22-24 in Indio, California.The news has now been confirmed by Coachella, who took to Instagram this afternoon (April 6) to share a new line-up poster featuring “Swedish House Mafia x The Weeknd” on the Sundays of April 17 and 24 in place of Kanye.Swedish House Mafia had already been scheduled to perform at the festival, with The Weeknd now joining them for a bill-topping joint set.“I’m so looking forward to this moment with Swedish House Mafia and the Weeknd finishing out the Sunday night slot this year,” Coachella organiser Paul Tollett told Variety of the news.“Coachella has a special relationship with Abel [Tesfaye] and I’m so thankful to have this upcoming performance with these iconic artists all on the same stage.”“The Party & The After Party,” Coachella labelled the news.

Two-time Grammy winner Frank Ocean will headline one of the three days during the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, because he's unavailable in 2022.Coachella Festival co-founder Paul Tollett confirmed Monday to the Los Angeles Times that the 33-year-old alternative R&B star would return after his 2012 performance.Frank was originally scheduled to headline the 2020 edition, but the coronavirus pandemic lead to the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 fests in Indio, CA.

After being slated to headline Coachella in 2020 before the event was postponed and later pushed back to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Frank Ocean will serve as headliner in 2023 according to festival co-founder Paul Tollett in an exclusive interview with the Los Angeles Times. “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," Tollett said in the interview.

Frank Ocean will headline Coachella Festival in 2023, organisers have confirmed.Coachella co-founder Paul Tollett told the LA Times the far-off booking was a reward for fans who have experienced multiple postponements of the festival in the last year.The California event will officially return in April 2022, with Ocean taking top billing a year later. He was originally set to play the festival in 2020 alongside Rage Against the Machine and Travis Scott, until coronavirus forced its postponement.“Right now, it’s the Wild West,” Tollett said.