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Skrillex, Four Tet And Fred Again.. To Close Coachella After Blink-182

21 April 2023 | 5:57 pm | Jessie Lynch

The trio are replacing headliner Frank Ocean after he pulled out of Coachella Weekend Two.

Following Frank Ocean pulling out of Coachella Weekend Two, it's now been revealed that Skrillex, Four Tet and Fred Again.. will now be closing out the festival following Blink-182.

ICYMI: After a nightmarish Weekend One performance - Ocean's highly-anticipated return to the stage was marred by the singer and rapper deciding to cancel the live stream of his set on Coachella's YouTube, his performance running late and then being cut short due to curfew. 

He also performed behind a screen and later revealed that he had suffered an ankle injury before a rep confirmed he would no longer be performing as Weekend Two's closing act.

A representative for Ocean said in a statement to Variety: “Frank Ocean will not be performing at weekend 2 of Coachella. 

“After suffering an injury to his leg on festival grounds in the week leading up to weekend 1. Frank Ocean was unable to perform the intended show but was still intent on performing, and in 72 hours, the show was reworked out of necessity. 

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While rumours swirled that Blink-182 would be replacing Ocean, it was announced on Friday that the electronic artists will play at 10:25 p.m. following a 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. set from the Dammit rockers, where they'll perform in the round on the satellite stage of the main Coachella Stage.

The trio are sure to be a crowd-pleaser, having recently all played a five-hour set at Madison Square Garden in conjunction with Skrillex’s recent albums Quest for Fire and Don’t Get Too Close.

 Check out their recent set at Madison Square Garden below,