Lana Del Rey’s set at Coachella exceeded the scheduled time by 13 minutes, resulting in a $28,000 (£22,585) fine for the festival. The organisers of the event were informed of the fine following the singer’s headline performance last Friday, which subsequently ended past the scheduled time. The news was first reported on Monday by TMZ, with confirmation from the city’s representative to pay the fine.
This is not the first time Coachella has faced fines for curfew violations. Over the first weekend of the 2024 edition, the fines gathered for curfew violations totalled an estimated $117,000 (£94,367). Coachella missed the curfew on all three nights over the weekend, running over by 25 minutes on Friday, 22 minutes on Saturday, and finishing just before 12:30am on Sunday.
Apart from Del Rey, the Coachella 2024 lineup included Tyler, The Creator, Doja Cat, No Doubt, Blur, Grimes, Sabrina Carpenter, Peso Pluma, J Balvin, Khruangbin, Jhené Aiko, Lil Uzi Vert, Justice, Deftones, Sublime, Jungle, Dom Dolla, Bleachers, Peggy Gou, LE SSERAFIM, and more.
Weekend one of Coachella was plagued by sound issues, resulting in poor sound quality for artists such as Lana Del Rey, while Grimes had a plethora of technical issues during her DJ set. Weekend two seemed to fare much better; however, Kid Cudi, who had been announced as a last-minute addition, had to end his set earlier than expected after breaking his foot while jumping offstage to join his friends.
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