Frank Ocean’s highly-anticipated Coachella performance was unavailable to at-home viewers

If you weren’t able to score tickets to Coachella’s first weekend April 14-16, then you probably tuned into the music festival’s livestream on YouTube. Fans who waited in anticipation to watch Frank Ocean’s headlining performance on Sunday from home were disappointed, however, as it was not part of the livestream lineup.

After speculation when fans didn’t see Ocean’s set on the livestream schedule, YouTube confirmed the news on Twitter. “Frank Ocean is not scheduled to appear on the Coachella livestream. The current schedule is in the description,” tweeted the video-sharing platform.

Neither YouTube or Ocean, himself, have spoken as to why the performance wasn’t available online, but it doesn’t seem to have gone as planned. The artist – who hasn’t performed live since 2016 – was an hour late to his set. Rolling Stone reports that this was due to a last minute adjustment made to the production to account for an ankle injury sustained by the singer.

Ocean’s set wasn’t the only one that wasn’t livestreamed. Bjork’s set on Sunday was not shown either, according to SF Gate. Performances from headliners Blackpink and Bad Bunny were available online for at-home viewers.

As of now, Ocean is still slated to perform during Coachella’s second weekend, starting April 23. It has not been announced yet if the performance will be available to stream.

Roshae Hemmings is an arts and culture magazine journalist from St. Louis, MO. A graduate from the Missouri School of Journalism, Roshae has bylines in the Columbia Missourian, Vox Magazine and 5280 Magazine discussing topics ranging from pop culture, social justice and eat and drink. She is a foodie at heart and enjoys eating food as much as learning about the story behind it. When she’s not working on a story, Roshae enjoys cooking, watching and analyzing reality TV, and spending time with family and friends.