How Frank Ocean's Coachella 2023 set gave way to one of the biggest events in EDM History
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ก.ค. 2024
- In this short Episode of Cult Figures in Music, I give a brief rundown of the events that transpired over the controversial Frank Ocean Coachella set and how it gave the opportunity of a lifetime to the most talked about trio in electronic music at the moment, Skrillex, Fred again.. & Four Tet.
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0:00 Intro
0:10 Frank Ocean's Coachella hype
0:52 False merch promises
1:30 NO FRANK OCEAN MERCHANDISE
1:49 No livestream
2:10 No ice rink
2:34 Empty Netters Podcast Skater's story
3:16 Stage crews deconstructing stages
3:24 Frank is late
3:45 fake broken ankle?
4:10 Dancing/twerking security guard
4:16 Frank ends the show abruptly
4:39 Frank drops out of Coachella
4:57 Skrillex, Fred & Four Tet come in for the rescue!
5:21 Fred records Kieran for instagram
5:52 Fred suprises Kieran
6:59 Stream audio issues
7:56 COUNTRY RIDDIM
8:58 Fan gets Cease & Desist letter
9:38 KILLIVVN channel plug
Tracks in this video:
Skrillex - Leave Me Like This (Ft. Bobbie Raps): • Skrillex with Bobby Ra...
HOL! - Country Riddim: • COUNTRY RIDDIM
Nirvana - Smells like Teen Spirit: • Nirvana - Smells Like ...
Fisher - Losing It: • FISHER - Losing It (Of...
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Thanks for the s/o 🫶🏿🫶🏿
Skrillex, Fred Again, and Fourtet are truly at the front of something magical.
Agreed, I cant wait to see what other crazy wild things they do together, its always so fun following them
Something is definitely happening, you can just feel it.
The most commerical radio friendly pop edm is special? Yikes
@@alwaystired1 major "bAcK in My dAy" vibes
@@visionary9575 It's Coachella mainstage, it's objectively commerical music. I didn't mention anything about the past, so I'm not sure why you invented that. Didn't even say or imply it's bad.
The staff member at Coachella who suggested at the meeting table “What if we get Skrillex Fred again and four tet?” Must’ve had the biggest smile for like a week
Frank Ocean is notorious for letting his fans down. I bought tickets for the 2017 sasquatch festival just so i can see frank live, but then he ends up dropping out a week before the festival. Which honestly was a blessing in disguise because LCD Soundsystem replaced him and that was by far one of the best shows ive seen. So thank you Mr. Ocean for bailing on your fans to give other artists the chance to give us a set that you could never
It's ironic, since Frank said during the wknd 1 show after the 20 min dj set in the middle of his set that he wanted to give other artists the spotlight too. Him bailing on shows and having people replace him does exactly that!
LCD is so so good
@@cultfigureclub1 that cancels out , genius
Just don’t expect much from people you don’t personally know and you’ll be fine( I’m a huge Frank fan lol)
Why in the right mind people are so dumb to buy tickets for a performer that doesn't give a damn about them?
The edm scene is always will always be about love and the fans
Right? All about good music, dance and having a good time, no unnecesary cringe rockstars/rappers with inflated egos
unless you're Insomniac Events
First year at Coachella, and the Skrillex, fred again, and fourtet finale was unlike anything ive ever experienced
Congrats man, cherish that moment.
You’re a lucky man. I haven’t heard a set like that in a while.. I was watching the stream partying in my living room, literally. They brought an energy I haven’t seen in a while. You can feel it through the screen.. not everyone can play Miley Cyrus - party in the USA and have everyone singing along. I don’t even like her music like that but that part gave me the chills watching everyone vibing, I can only imagine haha.. You’re a lucky dude
@@CarlJames10 That was one of the highlights of the festival. Everyone around me was singing at the top of their lungs.
Facts
Same bro it was fucking crazy for my first Coachella…
This video ought to emphasize how well received this closing set was. Thousands of people totally entranced. A true "I was there" memory shared by weekend 2 goers. Reddit, Instagram, and anywhere had one theme: "take me back." Musical heroes and best friends throwing a party
Yes, very true, with the title and thumbnail, I ought to have emphasized more how special of an experience it was for people!
I was obsessed with Skrillex and that early dubstep scene when I was like 12/13 (whole reason I got into music production to begin with) but I genuinely haven’t been into EDM much since. Who would’ve know my love would be revived this weekend!! What an amazing experience, I can’t get over seeing absolutely everyone in awe
Facts I was literally there and it was so euphoric. When Kieran dropped country riddim we were literally in a huge mosh pit it was so fun! The DJs producers all had the best sets of the weekend Metro Boomin / Calvin Harris / OMG TBA ❤
Couldn’t put this any better! I was one of them. An epic closing set no one expected, and one of the most memorable nights of my live music attending life! No joke.
And this video left out the absolutely hilarious and awesome Four Tet drops: “Call Me Maybe,” “Love Story,” and “Party in the U.S.A.”
Girl power to liven up the biggest open air Boiler Room set in the world.
I was there bro, it was so fun
The Country Riddim Roll has to be one the best memes in EDM history
Its the EDM rickroll
I bought the Coachella ticket almost exclusively because Frank was on the lineup. 3 hours into the cross-country car ride I got news that he had canceled, and at first I was legitimately debating turning around. As my friend and I pulled into the valley, I got a notification that the three of them would be closing out on Sunday. Looking back, I now think I had more fun that I would’ve. Perhaps the most exciting weekend of my life so far.
Heck yea! That set will go into the dance music history books.
Lmao Frank Ocean doesn't even hold a candle to the trio. Fuck Ocean.
did you go both weekends or something? confused
Dance music and DJs like those 3 put music and the experience before themselves. No prima Donna BS.
Edm shows are so much better than rap lol
I’m really happy Four Tet is having the recognition he deserves after his long amazing career, I really hope seeing him do headlines on many other festivals after this.
thank you, Frank Ocean, for saving coachella
What a guy to give up his place for them. Truly thankful
After fumbling it during weekend 1.
Damn right! Never heard of him, and was going to W2. I heard he was a boring, and got kicked because of his BS. I got to see Blink-182 and then Skrillex x Four Tet x Fred Again.. that absolutely killed it as a finale! It was like a fireworks finale followed by a bigger one!
just 3 nerds, obsessing over music and taking over the world. makes my heart melt
Fantastic video! Fred, Sonny and Kieran - music’s Avengers, saving Coachella.
This just reminds me of how people are always saying how Skrillex is washed up, but everytime Eletronic Music makes a big ressurgence Skrillex is there.
This was my first music festival ever and my jaw hit the fucking floor at this finale. I was absolutely blown away. It was so much fun. Definitely a top 5 life experience for me.
I was there. It was my first Coachella. Financially I'm not a person who does these type of things, but I bought the tickets for Frank Ocean. I can say Skrillex usually isn't on my radar. I only listen to his songs when he has rappers on them. I went to his set, because what else was I going to do? Boy, he had a table and a microphone and he blew me away. I learned so much about being disappointed and being open minded. I know that sounds corny, but I have new warm memories, new artists I like, and I know to stop idolizing artists now. Frank's music is so old and there isn't even a lot of albums. Why did I act like he was an icon? You can try to make excuses for him about grieving and so on, but all I can say is Skrillex did not disappoint and Frank ocean added to his history of disappointment.
Sounds like you’ve been influenced 🥳
I always considered him as a poor’s man Elton John. You guys are good ppl though because some fanbase would had trash everything in their path after such a let down in week 1. Woodstock 2k and Metallica / Guns n Roses in Mtl comes to mind.
You should definitely check out skrillex's music from the last five or six years. He went from crazy heavy brostep (what a lot of people call dubstep, but isn't) and death metal production to some very pleasant, beautiful and amazing songs.
I also have TONS of other edm music suggestions because I'm wanting to be a producer myself.
@@maddog2314 Hi, Im new to edm music, I have been listening to it from 5-6 years, but only to the commercial DJs like Guetta and Harris. Am I missing anything? I don't know what to listen and how to discover EDM music, can you help me? Till now I have only listened this char busters but don't anything what is EDM and how to enjoy it more. Can you suggest any roadmap?
My friends and I were front row at the former ice rink through bjorks and blinks sets bc we had a feeling those three would be performing there to end the night. I love frank, but kieran, sonny, and Fred ended that weekend better than frank would’ve imo. My friend had 25 CDs of his demos and unfinished songs he had been giving to artists and people over the entire weekend, and with the last CD, on the last night, and with a stranger telling me to just do it, I threw it up onto the ice rink stage. Sonny beckoned a photographer to pick it up for him, and we all saw him take it and got unbelievably hyped and emotional. Frank couldn’t have given us that moment.
Were they CDs of unreleased Frank Ocean tracks and demos, or unreleased Skrillex tracks?
@@cultfigureclub1 my friends unreleased original music
@@jaredsaltus Even BETTER!!! Heck yeah man!!
EDM golden age sequel
This one will be even better!!
Definitely felt like the golden age forsure..
How? Have you heard literally any edm? They played country riddim like 4 times which has been old for about a year and had like 10 solid minutes of Katie perry
Anyone who doesn't already listen to four tet - go do so, he's a genius
I love how he was set out to throw Skrillex and Fred curveballs that night! 🙏🙏
@@stayben102 not underrated in the slightest.
Don’t know much about him, but his selections in this set were absolutely genius level
@@stayben102 underrated? he's one of the biggest names in the electronic music scene, selling out shows internationally all the time.
@@Julsies7 well yeah, but can you name 3 albums from him?
I was front row for this. Probably 15 feet away from Fred, Skrillex, and Tet. It was just absolutely incredible!
Sounds influential!
I did Coachella 5 years straight from 2014 and have the best memories from it for life, but damn do I have FOMO for this set. This is going to go down as a legendary moment in Coachella history because of the circumstances and how epic the set was. Looked like a 100k person house party.
I’m jealous 😂
@@chinqlinq89 it was too surreal. When the lasers went horizontal above us it felt like we were in a huge warehouse. Never forgetting that moment!
Saw Frank and felt like my first Coachella was ruined… then Fred gave tickets for his fans and got one! Took the next flight to USA from MX and arrived Sunday itself; best decision ever!!
I was able to see Fred Again, Skrillex, and Four Tet at MSG here in NYC. Then again at Coachella weekend two. I’m honestly so happy these three have had the opportunity to take over the East and West coast. Selling out MSG in literal minutes and then replacing Franks set. I honestly feel blessed to be able to see them twice in a matter of months.
And now Coachella is replaying their set with fixed audio in 1 hour
and its fantastic, had my sub cranked the entire time, durring the live stream it was barely hitting, with the fixed audio, shit was shaking the house
Similar thing happened in Lollapalooza Sao Paulo. Where Drake would perform, but bailed on the actual day. They called Skrillex and he perform on his place, which was waaaaay better, one of the best shows. At the end of the day everyone was happy that he didn't come lol
bro you did this so well!!! the research, way you shot the video and talking points were fantastic. thank you, was totally surprised this didn't have a million views yet, you deserve all the success coming your way mate :)
Frank Ocean took the BIGGEST L in modern music history, he’s grown too comfortable in his fame and fortune and at this rate he won’t be having fans for very long acting in such an insulting manner
I really doubt he’ll make more music. He had a good two album run
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This was so wholesome.
I was there for W2. We thank our lucky stars that Frank sucked and was replaced. Between Blink-182 and Skrillex/Fred Again/Four Tet, Coachella ended with a nuclear blast!
Shit was fuckin awesome, so happy I got to be there to witness it live
Yes, the set have a few problems and put together last minute, but it’s a lot of fun and actually felt more emotionally connecting to hear. Regardless of the set, you’re crazy if you don’t like this performance, you just can feel the three of them having a “pinch me” moment together up there and have a lot of fun together, and as an audience, it hard not to also feel the same thing for them. Jealous at all the people that can go there.
Thank you mate for this video. Thank you for highlighting Fred’s drone of Kieran talking as they walk on and for highlighting Hol! and THANK YOU FRANK OCEAN FOR DROPPING OUT 💜 I love Frank but he was geekin and this performance even with the audio issues took me there and I felt every drop of energy they poured out. I even made a giant crockpot of green chicken chili while I was raving lmao SALUTE!!!
It was so bizarre seeing four tet as part of this, he was at Coachella in 2019, on right before Aphex twin, on the second smallest outdoor stage. Four Tet played through sunset and his only lights for the entire gig were two desk lamps so he could see his kit. No lights on stage, nothing else. It was so brilliant, nobody even noticed the lack of a light show until after it was dark. Everyone was dancing with each other and looking out at the Coachella mountains disappearing in the twilight instead of starting at the stage. It was so deep and serene and cerebral.
and then to see him playing Miley Cyrus and dubstep with Fred and Skrillex almost made my head spin off my neck
No idea what you mean by “EDM’s big break” given how massively popular it is in North America. There’s half a million people headed to EDC this weekend, which is more than double the attendance of both Coachella weekends combined.
So glad to see people giving this the props it deserves. And for anyone interested - the set is up on the coachella page now
Watching the livestream on the TV was one of the most fun days I’ve ever had in my house
Same here, got it up on the TV, relaxed back in the couch with my partner, and had the best time!
@@cultfigureclub1 you guys have partners?
How many of you were paid by Fred Again to post here? All the ‘Most amazing day in EDM history’ and ‘these three SAVED EDM’ posts are nauseating.
He’s one of the worst artists I’ve ever listened to
@@ottoohno1431 everyone has different heroes, different favorites.. just carry one man. It’s not a big deal.
@@ottoohno1431 why are u even here man? Go listen to whoever washed artist u listen to
AMAZING VIDEO! Sharing this round for sure
Much appreciated!
i went to coachella 3 years in a row from 2008-10, then i moved out of california a couple years later. seeing this reminds me of that nostalgia & watching this made me smile seeing it being so damned wholesome. i watched the set & kept seeing "thx frank ocean for this coachella." so thank you for some backstory/insight. im not a fred again or skrillex fan but use a lot of four tet's stuff for my own sets, but it doesn't matter. im so glad so many people ended up enjoying this & closed out what sounded like a lovely weekend.
amazing video, i can feel that passion
Great video! The liveset is sooo awesome :D
I was there. I can die peacefully now
Can’t believe I got to see this live. What an unbelievable experience
Frank Ocean revived EDM
He legit did, indirectly
Revived? Nah. Maybe brought it more to the mainstream - yes.
@@cultfigureclub1i completely disagree lol. Fred Kieran and sonny are having their own moment regardless of frank
Feank Ocean made the best blues rock album of all time
@@edRitchiee fair enough, it's true they would have had their moment regardless of if Frank dropped out or not. I do think it made the moment more impact full tho as it was such a surprise
Dude, it was me and my best friend watching this magical set. It was seriously special.
I remember when FourTet was playing with dubstep icons. Now he’s playing Coachella. So awesome.
So proud of these guys ❤️
The whole set is now available on TH-cam!!
Yup, and i've already watched it 3 times so far lol
I feel bad for the true Frank Ocean fans like my friend waited 11 hours in the front just to see Frank Ocean 😢
Week one the energy in the crowd was low because of all the pauses and delays.
Week 2 the crowd was already on a high after Blink 182 and it’s always best to close out a big festival with a sick DJ set. Party in the USA was so much fun towards the end 100K people were singing 😂 loved it ❤
Waiting that long for one artist is idiotic and ruins the vibe of other acts on the main stage lol it ain’t hard to get close if you’re there 3 hours before. Like not at all.
After seeing the videos of people waiting outside the festival ground ready to sprint to thew main stage, I can imagine it was a huge disappointment
This set was live streamed o. The coachella TH-cam channel yesterday. It was a sick video they put together.
woke up early for this, was 100% worth it!
That means so much to know you did! Thank you!
Saw their set last night, it was great!
Nice work! I honestly believe Daft Punk at Coachella 2006/Lollapalooza 2007 were major catalysts for electronic music, especially in the US. Time will tell, but OMG TBA made a statement that night.
Alive 2007 was a huge moment for electronic music live shows, really showed that electronic music was more than just an underground scene of DJs, it could be mainstream and make for an incredible live experience. Skrillex, Fred and Four Tet proved that again at Coachella
@@cultfigureclub1don’t even try and compare that janky ass b2b to possibly the greatest electronic performance ever lmao. People are gonna realize after a while that this set is really nothing special and if it were from any other artist it would be considered trash.
@@TheQwadle i was at Coachella 06 & I don’t think anything will top that set. It was unlike anything else up to that point. I agree with the OP’s point from an exposure standpoint & maybe booking more EDM headliners on the main stage
When I've started to watch their set, I knew it was a huge thing. When they closed out I knew that I've just watched one of the biggest things in EDM history.
my favorite part was the fine night sample as a breakcore/jungle fan it really HIT when that happened.
You mean the Its a Fine Day remix by Skrill and Boys Noize?
Here’s a sub!
TBA made history for sure. So glad Frank stepped out of his ego to let these guys bring joy & dance to the people
So tba set was not planned?
@@wesync3088 that’s the whole point, TBA (To Be Announced) was the unknown artist and no one knew anything about it. It wasn’t planned and it end up writing a chapter in the history of Coachella and recent EDM🤘🏼
@@agustinurbano4746 oh that's supercool anyway thx for clearing out
Watched it live on TH-cam last night. So fun
thanks for the video. you nailed it. subd
bruh ngl their set sounded pretty fucking clean to me, I think what you think sounds like obvious signs of improvisation is just how proper Electronic Music DJ sets actually are. Real DJs like those guys don't put on pre-recorded shit, it's not supposed to sound like mechanical perfection it's a live performance and the decks are their instruments. Bass House/Dubstep/Dnb is the real shit fuck 'EDM' its like calling all metal 'screamo'
Finally, a man of culture
I got weekend 2 tickets and my friends were so excited to see frank ocean. I wasn’t as big of a fan and I was kind of dreading going to his set (I didn’t wanna seperate from all my friends). I was actually kind of happy to hear that he had dropped out a couple days before leaving. When I saw Fred again, skrillex and four tet were playing ahead I nearly cried. It was such an amazing set to see live
Damn, the ice rink setup looks amazing
This set was nearly a religious experience. First time festival goer at all, and it was absolutely mind blowing.
They played 4 top 40 songs and did the country riddim drop like 3 times. This set was a meme
@@alecreynolds6313 lol k bud. Top 40 10 years ago maybe. Don’t yuck other peoples yum
@@AdmTee My bad. As a big fan of edm, hearing people label this as one of the greatest edm sets of all time has me a bit pressed. Maybe I need to chill
@@alecreynolds6313 I’m a big fan, too. And for me it was. But it’s alright that it isn’t for you. Two different experiences and perspectives. It’s all good my dude, I’m not offended
@@alecreynolds6313Everyone has their own opinion and that’s okay.
this is the best timeline
This is literally the first time I've even heard of this Ocean bloke
greatest night of my life tbh
Was def a epic set!! I was lucky to have been able to see it. Def 1 for the books.
These guys are giving me life
Great vid
Franks true colors showing. How can you act like that bro😂
What he did was truly a jerk move. If I were a fan I'd drop him immediately
great vid
I was there live. I say this to everyone but you just had to be there. The energy was there
Loved watching this ❤
Love the videos man keep it up!
Will do!
One could argue that EDM as it exists today (spectacle / festival / outdoors) started when Daft Punk played Coachella.
Sonny has been planning this 2023 reinvention / comeback for years - and is doing everything right to win back our hearts and kick off a new era.
Frank dropping out had very little to do with it - their MSG show sold out in like 18 seconds. 😂
sonny has been planning the albums and the comeback even since 2021 but covid and other personal issues got in the way:/
EDM is so so meh
Also EDM got a huge boost in 2011 or so when Skrillex blew up the first time. This is just another wave, and he’s somehow at the front of it again
@@cheezewhiz7238 bruh what, its the most diverse genre there is
@@squeezter EDM isn't a genre
This should be the true definition of:
When people need them, they come saving the world.
They reall did
Fred is a wholesome persone hes doing new things, fred is a vibe
I WAS IN THAT CROWD BRO
Literally never heard of Frank Ocean, but thankful for what he did for the EDM scene
That's a lie
Wow grateful to have learned this..one of the best dj sets of all time truly
I was there both weekends and boy do I have some stories. First being while this was definitely a cool thing, I skipped it to see Adam Beyer play two hours of relentless techno on another stage. Caught the finale of party in the USA and then dnb+fireworks and was like "well THAT'S unusual" 😂
I camped at weekend 1... I have a lot of the Frank Ocean set recorded but i haven't uploaded it or shared it yet. It was a really fun weekend but good lord... i wish i was at weekend 2!!
I was at franks set, man I should have gone weekend two.
I only heard of four Tet and Fred again this year when these 3 performed in times Square. That's such a touching thing of Fred to do for four Tet with his video playing on screen before the set..if i was gonna choose to get in to music..and i had to choose hip hop or electro...I'd rather pick electro cuz they just way more chill and laid back. This is an amazing story
the fact that you introduced him as a rapper and musician is.. interesting Lol
thought the same lol
How would you have introduced him? Everything I've seen and all the people I've talked to have referred to him as rapper/singer and musician
@@cultfigureclub1 just because he's black doesn't mean he's a rapper
@@cultfigureclub1 he's more of a singer than a rapper
@@cultfigureclub1 none of the songs most people think for are the ones where he raps. I often forget he raps at all
im dying that ppl were bidding on the no frank merch sign lol
Ohhhh myyyy the bit of info about Country Riddim made this set 1,075,489 times better than I previously thought.
Very good video. Thanks for putting this together. I was reading the comments of the official Coachella set and was wondering more and more of the backstory here.
So beautiful walking that catwalk with the clip playing. Wow
They just put the video of this set on Coachella’s TH-cam channel.
They saved the show, looked like a blast!
And damn, their set was so damn good! Super messy in parts, but a lot of fun.
I had no idea about all this drama that led to it..
This is too good
My friend and I originally were going to just Sunday weekend 2 to see frank and when he pulled out we srill wanted to go; best decision ever
I saw frank ocean at Parklife UK in 2015 or so, he restarted loads of his songs multiple times and seemed like he was getting visibly annoyed. was super weird
Worth mentioning how good the Chris Lake and Fisher set was and how it got more viewers because of Frank’s absence
The video is on the Coachella channel
Man this is an awesome video, thankyou. I saw the full set on here but now it seems to have vanished. I don't suppose you know of anywhere else that's hosting it?
Damn, I didnt realise it was gone until reading u comment, thats a shame, Skrillex put so much effort into repeiring the audio for that, and now its gone :(
I know people have uploaded the audio onto other platforms, and I do have the video recording of it myself, but I dont have any knowledge of any full re-uploads
@@cultfigureclub1 I managed to get a copy from a generous person on Reddit 😀 someone's uploaded it again but not sure how long it will stay up. I'm guessing it might be Taylor Swift lol. Maybe they'll have to strike a deal with her before it goes back up 🤣
The best assistant in Frank Ocean’s life 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Class move by Fred- That was so sweet of him to pull for Four Tet, and to edit that so fast to play at their set is as clutch as it is endearing. And then there's Frank, who couldn't even make it there within the hour to deliver 1/8 of what he promised... On top of that, I've never seen a marketing job so poorly executed that fans are literally trying to outbid one another on the "No Frank Ocean Merchandise" sign... absolutely blooper-reel level failure... good thing dem edm boyce delivered instead!
Frank pulling out his best Kanye bonnaroo 08 impression
honestly the good ending
Good example of the difference in work ethic and professionalism between R&B/Hiphop and EDM generally. Not going to complain about the result!