Calvin Harris praised for breaking golden Coachella rule which will reportedly cost them a fortune (2024)
We're officially smack bang in the middle of Coachella season, and people are still raving about last weekend's performances.
One of the main events in the desert this year was Calvin Harris' closing set on Sunday night which, according to festival-goers, broke curfew.
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The DJ and music producer put on an incredible show, playing his biggest hits from 'One Kiss' to 'Slide' to 'What You Came For', and even bringing out his most recent collaborator Ellie Goulding for a special performance of their new song 'Miracle'.
Fans were particularly impressed when Calvin apparently didn't stop at the strict curfew and played tune after tune - especially since he was about 30 minutes late starting his set.
Sharing a video from the set to TikTok, one fan wrote: "Apparently artists at Coachella get charged $1000/minute if they go past 1am because of the curfew...
Yep, according to a TMZ report, the city of Indio charges Coachella a bomb for every minute that they go over curfew.
City officials told the publication that, as part of its agreement with Goldenvoice, the festival is charged a daily fine of $20,000 for the first five minutes past curfew, and an additional $1,000 every minute after that.
Still, fans were thrilled to see Calvin willing to lose some cash to make sure his audience had a good time.
"Oh how I love to be European," commented one TikToker.
"Calvin Harris raised us and is still going strong," wrote a second.
"There's a certain sense of dopamine when you experience an artist who truly cares about their art and guest experiences instead of profit," doted a third.
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But Calvin wasn't the only one to reportedly break the curfew rule.
On Friday, the festival apparently went 25 minutes past curfew, and on Saturday, it went over by 22 minutes.
All in all, the festival was reportedly charged an eye-watering $117,000 in fines across the weekend.
According to city officials, that money will go straight into the city for public works, police and fire departments, and other operating costs.
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Bad Bunny and Frank Ocean also apparently went past curfew with their sets on their respective headline slots.
Closing his rather controversial set on Sunday night, which started almost an hour late, Frank told fans: "Guys I’m being told it’s curfew, so that’s the end of the show."
Fans who had waited six years and travelled from far and wide to see Frank couldn't help but admit that they were a little disappointed by the set.
Here's hoping everything runs a little smoother next weekend!
But Calvin wasn't the only one to reportedly break the curfew rule. On Friday, the festival apparently went 25 minutes past curfew, and on Saturday, it went over by 22 minutes.
The operator of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is feeling a bit of "Summertime Sadness" as it was fined $28,000 by the City of Indio for going past curfew during Weekend 2.
Looks like Calvin will be forking up $22,000 for going hard in the paint deep into the night. Fans, of course, frothed that the DJ was willing to pay out of his own wallet to ensure they had a good time (and pointed out he can most definitely afford the fine).
Coachella implements a 1:00 a.m. curfew on Friday and Saturday and a midnight curfew on Sunday. KTLA 5 has contacted the City of Indio and is awaiting a response. There have been reports that this year's festival suffered from low ticket sales.
In an interview with Billboard, Harris said that, "I thought I'd exhausted every avenue [on the two albums] and it takes a long time to make me sound good, which is why I stopped singing live as well. I'd like to think of someone who's better-looking, a better singer, better dancer to be the frontperson for the song."
This isn't the first time Coachella had to pay a fine for going past the cutoff, which is 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday and midnight on Sunday. Last year, the two-weekend event had about $117,000 in fines levied, media outlets reported.
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In 1999 an estimated 17,000-20,000 people attended the festival each day. Tickets cost $50, which included parking and a complimentary bottle of water. Coachella 2022 drew in crowds of around 125,000 per day, meaning that approximately 750,000 people attended the festival over six days.
He recorded his debut album 'I Created Disco' in his bedroom, after uploading a number of the tracks to MySpace. He was scouted by a record company and signed before officially releasing the album which included hits 'Acceptable in the 80s' and 'The Girls' in 2007.
Calvin Harris Claps Back at Twitter User Who Questioned How He Makes Money. "I write, produce, mix, play every instrument and sometimes vocal," Harris explained.
Calvin Harris started DJing in his teens when he was drawn towards electronic music and started recording bedroom demos in 1999. He released his first songs through the Prima Facie label in 2002.
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Paul Tollett is an American music promoter. He is the president and CEO of Goldenvoice, a Los Angeles-based concert production company, and the co-founder of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
The DJ has finally released a statement on the matter
Harris was named as one of the event's biggest acts, as he rocked up the stage to takeover the decks in front of a crowd buzzing with more than 100,000 people.
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