AP Dhillon leaves the California desert behind.
Coachella has announced that the Punjabi-Canadian star will not perform on the festival's second weekend as planned. citing a “scheduling conflict”. The festival announced the news in a follow-up tweet to one, announcing that rapper Kid Cudi has been added to the lineup.
Due to a scheduling conflict, AP Dhillon is unable to join us in the desert for Weekend 2
— Coachella (@coachella) April 17, 2024
While Dhillon's first weekend performance was well received by the Coachella crowd and many of his supporters, he also received some backlash due to how he closed his set, which has been widely covered by media in India.
The artist finished his performance by smashing his guitar on stage.
Some fans have invoked India's cultural reverence for musical instruments, criticizing Dhillon's rock star move as disrespectful and arrogant.
“The guitar that gave you life, love, peace, success and respect – you end up breaking it!” reads a popular comment on Dhillon's post featuring footage of the crash.
In a subsequent post, Dhillon shared pictures of his tribute to the late Sidhu Moose Wala, with the caption “media is controlled and I'm out of control”. The final slide of the post features footage of Kurt Cobain smashing his guitar, linking Dhillon's move to a long tradition of rock and roll.
If the guitar has a long lineage in rock and roll, so does the critique of movement. Phoebe Bridgers faced backlash in 2021 for smashing her guitar Saturday night live, while even some notable guitarists are now critical of their former selves. Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea tweeted his regrets shortly after Dhillon's Coachella set. “I feel so stupid for breaking my bass on stage that time, pathetic,” he wrote on X.
Fans disappointed to miss Dhillon's second Coachella performance can take solace recent collaboration with UK Grime artist Stormzyuntil there is more news about the upcoming shows.
This article was originally published by Billboard Canada.
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