Social media reacts to Grimes’ chaotic Coachella set

Grimes‘ DJ set on the second day of Coachella 2024‘s first weekend has come to an finish, and social media has rather a lot to say – try fan reactions under.

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Regardless of beginning sturdy – Grimes arrived onstage on the again of a robotic spider-like car – and performing back-to-back bangers of an unreleased monitor and a mash-up of  BLACKPINK star Jennie‘s ‘Solo’ and Rihanna‘s ‘Bitch Higher Have My Cash’, her set was quickly engulfed in a myriad of technical difficulties that she couldn’t get well from.

From lacking queues on transitions to music not taking part in in any respect, Grimes apologised to the group, explaining that her tracks had one way or the other been boosted to double their regular tempo and she or he was having bother “doing the maths”.

She tried to get well, telling the group: “All my tracks are double tempo and I can’t do the maths. They’re borderline un-mixable, so the remainder of my despatched received’t be mixes but it surely’ll nonetheless be enjoyable.”

She added, explaining that she had bother beat-matching and syncing up BPMs of various tracks: “Don’t decide me for being unhealthy a calculating issues”. She additionally advised followers that she “accepts full accountability” for the blending points. She additionally promised that she will probably be higher ready for Weekend 2 of Coachella, and apologised a number of occasions all through her set. The set additionally included Grimes screaming out in frustration a number of occasions.

Nevertheless, the web doesn’t appear to be too forgiving, with some followers labelling the set “the worst within the historical past of Coachella”.

This may very well be the worst efficiency within the historical past of Coachella. #grimes

— Tim Martell (@TimMartellMusic) April 14, 2024

This Grimes set needs to be the worst within the historical past of @coachella

— DTR (@DeanS_B) April 14, 2024

Head over to Coachella stay YouTube and watch Grimes practice wreck her face off. Omg she is the worst I’ve heard in 25 years lol.

Ps grimes cease throwing your fingers within the air celebrating your practice wrecks

— Seth (@djsethlowery) April 14, 2024

Grimes is bombing so unhealthy at Coachella proper now it’s unimaginable

— Richie Assaly (@rdassaly) April 14, 2024

“being unhealthy at math shouldn’t be a sin” 😭😭

this grimes set is tough to observe #Coachella

— Cheery (@cheeryio) April 14, 2024

“grimes coachella setlist”

1. technical difficulties
2. AAAAAHHHH
3. — do not decide me
4. eight hours
5. double layered
6. music 4 machines
7. music 4 machines [struggle version]
8. genesis [suddenly stopped version]

— ؘ (@endedsouls) April 14, 2024

Possibly Grimes simply unlocked a brand new type of DJing, and we’re simply not up on it. So, conventional mixing is OUT. The brand new type is: play monitor > cease monitor > blame know-how and math > scream > subsequent monitor. #GrimesStyle #Coachella

— L&L Cool J (@cutso) April 14, 2024

Grimes this needs to be the worst efficiency in Coachella historical past… a flop #Coachella #Coachella2024 #grimes #flop #grimesflop

— Angel 🔜 MOMOCON (@MsFortune15) April 14, 2024

Grimes blaming this Coachella set’s issues on math as an alternative of not getting ready jogs my memory of when she didn’t analysis something about being pregnant till she was in horrible ache and discomfort halfway by way of.

— SHAYTRANADA (@BiblioShay) April 14, 2024

By no means seen anybody had a stagemelt down like Grimes earlier than… particularly at Coachella 😳

— tilo (@edguy52) April 14, 2024

In different Coachella information, Chic – now fronted by late singer Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob – placed on a present honouring Bradley, throughout which the band carried out ‘Romeo’ stay for the primary time in 25 years.

Nowell additionally performed together with his father’s customized guitar and Mesa Boogie amp and Gaugh performed together with his OG signature inexperienced drum equipment marking the primary time the drum equipment and guitar have been on the identical stage because the final Chic tour in 1996 (per Variety).

In the meantime, The Final Dinner Occasion surprised followers with their debut pageant set. The British quintet took over the Gobi stage on the annual music and humanities pageant, performing their hit tracks together with a number of new songs adorned of their signature Victorian frocks.

Elsewhere, Vampire Weekend closed out their final minute Coachella set with a shock look from Paris Hilton and Abraham Lincoln throughout their nation “Cocaine Cowboys” medley. For extra stay updates because it occurs, try NME’s liveblog for Coachella 2024 right here.