Singer-songwriter and music producer Grimes has issued an apology to her fans after her set at Coachella was plagued with technical issues.
The Canadian star performed during the second day of this yearβs festival on Saturday, during which she was seen struggling with failing tech and, at one point, letting out a scream of frustration.
After her set, Grimes posted a long statement on X (formerly Twitter) to those in attendance.
βI wanted to come back really strong and usually I always handle every aspect of my show myself,β she began. βTo save time this was one of the first times Iβve outsourced essential things like [DJ software] rekordbox BPMs and letting someone else organise the tracks on the SD card etc.
βI had a bad feeling beforehand not having run everything through the CDJs myself, and [although] I flagged it, I wasnβt insistent.β
Grimes went on to say sheβd learned a βbig lessonβ thanks to her Coachella set, namely βif you want it done right, do it yourselfβ, βbe a cunt, even if people feel badβ and βprobably pretend itβs fine and engage with the crowd rather than spend a whole show slumped over the desk trying to fix software when youβre meant to be entertainingβ.
The performer went on to say she would βpersonally organise all the filesβ ahead of her second performance this weekend, referring to her set as βsonic chaosβ.
βI will not let such a thing happen again,β she said. βIβve spent months on this show, making music and visuals, and admittedly am not in the best mood atm.β
Grimes wasnβt the only one who had a tough time at Coachella over the weekend.
Blur frontman Damon Albarn also had some choice words for the festival-goers in attendance after failing to win them over for most of the groupβs set.