«Influencers ruined Coachella»: this is the Post’s reflection on one of the most important and influential music festivals in the world, which has now become above all a very expensive showcase in which music is increasingly less relevant. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival takes place annually over two or three days around mid/late April in the United States of America, on the fields of the Empire Polo Club in Indio, in the Coachella Valley in California. The first edition was held in 1999 but due to the low turnout of the public the following year the festival did not take place. It was revived in 2001 and the event has continued to grow in popularity ever since.
«The Post» explains that «for years Coachella has been a meeting place dreamed of by pop music fans from all over the world, but his reputation has been worsening for some timeand is increasingly known as a place exploited by thousands of influencers or aspiring influencers to produce content and grow their following, without any real interest in the music being played». The latest edition, which concluded last Sunday, peaked at the bottom for a number of reasons including the cost of tickets, the unpreparedness of the stewards, the difficulty of finding parking and to move within the structure hosting the festival.
He also made it clear that the climate has changed Damon Albarn, the lead singer of Blur, who criticized the audience for their lack of involvement during the band’s performance on Sunday. The singer had tried to have the vocal part of “Girls & Boys”, one of the group’s most famous songs, sung, but without getting a response. At that point he blurted out: «You’ll never see us again.”.
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