Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd will be replacing Kanye West at Coachella. Images via Getty Images. Photographers: Steven Lawton and Kevin Winter
Ye says nay! Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd to headline Coachella
Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd will replace Kanye West and Travis Scott at the popular Coachella music festival.
Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd will be replacing Kanye West at Coachella. Images via Getty Images. Photographers: Steven Lawton and Kevin Winter
Kanye West was set to headline Coachella on Sunday 17 April and Sunday 24 April alongside Billie Eilish and Harry Styles. But In a turn of events, Ye pulled out of the highly anticipated music festival on Monday 4 April.
Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd will officially replace Ye and Travis Scott at the two-weekend music festival in Indio, California.
According to Harper’s Bazaar, Scott has been keeping a low profile following the Astroworld tragedy in 2021 where 10 concertgoers died at his show in Houston after being trampled and pushed by an out-of-control crowd.
The Coachella show with Kanye West was going to be his big return to the stage.
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SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA AND THE WEEKEND GEAR UP FOR COACHELLA
In a statement sent to Variety, the president and chief executive of Coachella’s promoter Goldenvoice, Paul Tollett, said he was looking forward to Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd taking the Sunday night slots at the two-weekend festival.
“Coachella has a special relationship with Abel [The Weeknd] and I’m so thankful to have this upcoming performance with these iconic artists all on the same stage,” added Tollett.
The Weeknd first headlined the California-based music festival in 2018 while house giants Swedish House Mafia have never headlined the concert.
TWEEPS REACT
Taking to Twitter to react to Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd replacing Kanye West for Coachella, many expressed their excitement.
“I’m honestly excited to see this Coachella. Abel do your thing! I’m going to weekend one,” wrote one tweep.
“There are levels to this game. This should have always been the closing set at Coachella,” wrote another tweep.
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‘MOTH TO A FLAME’
Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd released their collaboration, Moth to a Flame, in October 2021. The single was the house trio’s third single from their upcoming studio album, Paradise Again.
The track was also featured on The Weeknd’s fifth studio album, Dawn FM.
