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Coachella: Stagehand Dies On Site; Solange Pulls Out
L-Acoustics – Coachella Main Stage in Indio, California, USA
Worker Dies In Fall While Setting Up Coachella Festival
INDIO, California (AP) — A Coachella worker has died while setting up for the music and arts festival in the Southern California desert.
Goldenvoice, which puts Coachella in Indio each year, said in a statement the man was a lead rigger who died in a fall while working on a stage on festival grounds at the Empire Polo Club. The statement did not identify him by name but said he had been on the Coachella team for 20 years.
The six-day festival, spread over two long weekends, is scheduled to begin Friday.
The statement said all at Coachella are “grieving this loss.” It said the worker was “doing what he loved.”
Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino and Janelle Monae are among numerous acts to take to the Coachella stages this year.
Solange Set Canceled After ‘Major Production Delays’
NEW YORK (AP) — Solange is no longer performing at Coachella.
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Due to major production delays, Solange will unfortunately no longer be performing at this year's festival. She sends her sincerest apologies, and looks forward to performing at Coachella in the future.</p>— Coachella (@coachella) <a href=”https://twitter.com/coachella/status/1115041622297694208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 8, 2019</a></blockquote>
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The festival’s official Twitter account posted the news Sunday, writing: “Due to major production delays, Solange will unfortunately no longer be performing at this year’s festival.”
Amy Harris / Invision / AP – Solange
Solange, Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival, Sunshine Grove, Okeechobee, Fla., Mar. 4, 2017
Amy Harris / Invision / AP – Solange
Solange, Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival, Sunshine Grove, Okeechobee, Fla., Mar. 4, 2017
The announcement comes a week before the two-weekend festival in Southern California is set to begin. Performers at the popular event, from April 12 to April 14 and from April 19 to April 21, include Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino, Tame Impala and Janelle Monae.
Last year, Solange’s big sister Beyonce headlined Coachella, giving a historic performance.
Other performers this year include 1975, DJ Snake, Diplo and Weezer.