Kanye West pulls out of Coachella headlining gig — again
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No reason has been given, but earlier this year West threatened to cancel his headlining set at Coachella.
Kanye West is backing out of Coachella this year.
The rapper — who now goes by the name Ye — has dropped out of his headliner spot at the California festival, leaving organizers with a set to fill.
West was scheduled to play the closing night of the each of the festival’s weekends, which take place April 15-17 and April 22-24.
Although no reason was immediately given for the cancellation, sources told Variety magazine that the performer had not prepared or rehearsed for the appearance.
It’s the second time West has dropped out of North America’s largest music festival at the last minute. He was scheduled to headline Coachella in 2020, but cancelled mere days before the festival started.
Organizers ended up postponing that year’s festival to this year, due to the pandemic.
The 44-year-old was set to headline alongside Billie Eilish and Harry Styles this year.