Ye (previously generally known as Kanye West) has pulled out of his scheduled performances on the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Competition, based on reviews on Monday, April 4, leaving the pageant with out its Sunday evening headliner with lower than two weeks to go.
Coachella will return to the Empire Polo Membership in Indio for the primary time since 2019 on April 15-17 and April 22-24. Each weekends are bought out and anticipated to draw 125,000 individuals every.
So who may substitute Ye as Sunday’s headliner? The Southern California Information Group’s pageant mind belief put its, properly, brains collectively and got here up with an inventory that ranges from the intense to the unlikely.
1. Swedish Home Mafia
The Swedish DJ supergroup already is listed on the Coachella poster by itself on the backside with no assigned date. The simplest transfer could be to slide the reunion of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso into the emptiness left by West. Nevertheless, with out somebody new changing West the fest’s star energy might dim.
2. Doja Cat
The rapper is listed straight after Ye on Sunday’s lineup, and he or she simply received a Grammy for finest pop duo/group efficiency for her collaboration with SZA on “Kiss Me Extra.” A rising star, may she shortly recruit others she’s recorded with — along with SZA, the Weeknd, Saweetie, Nicki Minaj, and extra — and ship a headline-worthy set?
3. Tyler the Creator
An enormous favourite of the Coachella crowd, the creative hip-hop artist will wrap his present U.S. tour on April 8, leaving him tuned up and efficiency prepared for 2 extra weekends, if he’s requested. He additionally has labored with Coachella promoter Goldenvoice on his personal pageant, the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival.
4. Silk Sonic
The retro-soul of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, who have been featured on the Grammys on Sunday, with .Paak resplendent in an Ike Turner bowl-cut wig, would go easily on Sunday evening, and might be expanded into one thing particular with every performing a few of their solo work, too. Silk Sonic’s Las Vegas residency has the month of April off, too.
5. Pink Scorching Chili Peppers
They’ve acquired a Coachella historical past, so the connections are there. Plus, their new album “Limitless Love” is simply out. The band’s world tour doesn’t begin till June and the Los Angeles-area date at SoFi Stadium is already bought out, so that they wouldn’t be cannibalizing their viewers. Are they rehearsed up sufficient to headline, although?
6. BTS
Are you able to think about? The resale market would make a complete lot of Kanye-only followers a bit bit wealthy if the Okay-pop celebrity boy band immediately appeared on the invoice.
7. Dangerous Bunny
He’s a preferred draw with the Coachella crowd and has grow to be a celebrity since he performed the fest in 2019. His tour has additionally lately wrapped.
8. Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X simply gave a memorable efficiency on the Grammys and appeared at Coachella’s sister occasion the Stagecoach Nation Music Competition in 2019 as “Previous City Highway” was all over the place. Lil Nas X was initially on the lineup for Coachella and Stagecoach in 2020, however dropped off when the 2022 lineups got here out. So possibly Goldenvoice can name Montero and get him on stage.
9. Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean was one of many unique headliners set to play in 2020, however in a report final yr, Goldenvoice mentioned that Ocean wouldn’t be again till 2023. However possibly they may name in a favor.
10. Rage In opposition to the Machine
Rage In opposition to the Machine performed the primary Coachella and reunited there in 2007. The rock band was alleged to reunite once more on the polo fields in 2020 earlier than the pandemic hit. They have been off the invoice for 2022 and have postponed their different tour dates till subsequent yr, however possibly they’ll rethink and put the band again collectively.