Travis Scott Coachella Efficiency Results in Curfew Wonderful for Organizer

Goldenvoice should pay a $20,000 high quality to the Metropolis of Indio for going previous curfew for a number of minutes throughout Travis Scott‘s set through the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts competition, in accordance with an announcement from metropolis officers.

On Saturday, April 12, Scott closed out his headlining set three minutes previous 1 a.m., ensuing within the high quality. Goldenvoice has a longstanding settlement with officers from town that the competition finish at 1 a.m. every Friday and Saturday evening and at 12 a.m. on Sundays. In line with the settlement, Coachella is fined $20,000 for the primary 5 minutes it exceeds the curfew restrict.

Scott went over his allotted time because of his set beginning late. In an announcement to Billboard, the Metropolis of Indio stated Saturday’s high quality was the one curfew high quality issued throughout all three competition weekends, together with each Coachella weekends and the Stagecoach competition, which ended on Sunday (April 27).

Goldenvoice has been hit with curfew-related fines previously. In 2009, Goldenvoice paid a $54,000 high quality after singer Paul McCartney went 54 minutes over his allotted time. Two years in the past, Goldenvoice racked up greater than $168,000 in fines after six performers — Dangerous Bunny, Frank Ocean, the Weeknd, Skrillex, Fred Once more and 4 Tet — blew previous their curfew instances. Final yr, a late efficiency by Lana del Rey price the competition $17,000.

Whereas Goldenvoice officers have usually taken a hands-off strategy to curfews and fines, different festivals have developed a fame for chopping the facility the minute an act goes previous their allotted time. In 2021, competition organizers with BottleRock minimize the facility to the stage after a rollicky model of “Paradise Metropolis” sung by Weapons N’ Roses and Dave Grohl went previous the time restrict. And in 2012, London police minimize Bruce Springsteen‘s microphone and sound after he invited McCartney on stage — a full half-hour after his curfew had handed.