Frank Ocean’s long-anticipated Coachella set left many fans frustrated.
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00:00Frank Ocean performed for the first time in over six years at Coachella but we need to talk about
00:04how a delayed start and an early end left many fans confused and disappointed. The R&B singer
00:09headlined the music festival Sunday night in what was the most anticipated set of the weekend. He
00:13was originally set to headline Coachella in 2020 but it was postponed due to the pandemic. Just
00:17hours before he took the stage it was announced that his set wouldn't be live streamed via YouTube
00:21which led many to tune in via Fanshot Instagram and TikTok live streams. Festival goers who had
00:26been waiting as early as 8am to see him had to wait about an hour with him taking the stage around
00:3011pm. His staging was dominated by a giant video screen making Ocean largely not visible for the
00:35majority of the performance. The setlist largely consisted of reworked versions of some of his
00:39biggest hits and Ocean dedicated the performance to his late brother Ryan. At midnight Ocean
00:44abruptly ended the show citing the strict curfew the festival has to abide by on Sundays leaving
00:48many fans in disbelief. Ocean who hasn't released new music since 2020 teased that a new album is
00:54coming quote just not right now.