This year's California-based music festival saw a string of influencers such as Maura Higgins, Millie Court and Saffron Barker flown out to take pictures of themselves in the desert.
It was once the hottest ticket in the summer festival calendar, but Coachella is now being shunned by music lovers after becoming overrun with Gen Z influencers who don't even recognise the acts performing on stage.
He has been given sympathy by a member of Paul Weller's touring band who told of similar indifference from crowds at Coachella - and branded it 'not a music festival'.
Iconic Britpop band Blur played a 13-song set at the California-based music festival, including 90s classics like Girls & Boys, Popscene and Song 2. The crowd appeared to be comprised mostly of young Gen Z festivalgoers, while Blur hit its musical peak in the 90s. Famous influencers who posed up for Coachella also included YouTuber Saffron Barker, who was in partnership with White Fox boutique.
She added: 'They'll go out to the desert, get like an Airbnb, stay with someone, get their outfits, get their hair, get their makeup and they don't go to the festival.' READ MORE: Blur's Damon Albarn blasts apathetic Coachella crowd and vows not to return as fans call audience a 'disgrace' for staying silent during their set: 'You're never seeing us again, so you might as well f****** sing it' Advertisement The Pearl Jam gig at the Empire Polo Club in November 25 was attended by about 25,000 people, after the band refused to play a gig in nearby Los Angeles during a dispute with Ticketmaster over added service fees.
Clips of the toe-curling moment were soon circulated on social media, with many fans slamming the Coachella crowd as having the 'worst vibes' and declaring they 'did not deserve to be graced by the presence of Blur'. 'most of these ppl at coachella don't even know how lucky they are to see blur THAT SHOULD BE MEE; Thanks to every coachella goer who went to blur and probably ruined the chances of any more america shows for our american blur lovers'.
And Brighton-based rock duo Royal Blood came under fire after a bizarre on-stage meltdown at BBC Radio One's Big Weekend in Dundee last May, during which they openly swore and mocked 'pathetic fans'. As the set came to a close, Kerr then slammed his guitar on stage and walked off with his middle fingers in the air to the audience.
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