Coachella campers face festival traffic nightmare
Coachella campers arrived ahead of the start of the famed festival only to face massive traffic lines.
Canadian DJ Deadmau5 is apologizing after a set at the recent Coachella music festival turned into a drunken episode.
The electronic music artist, whose real name is Thomas Zimmerman, cut his performance short Saturday after festivalgoers saw and heard him taking shots, slurring his words and falling before being escorted off-stage, according to People and Variety.
In an Instagram post the following morning, Zimmerman, who was slated to perform under the techno-alias Testpilot, wrote: “I don’t remember a thing. But I don’t think I had a cig? So… that’s good, I guess? Going back to bed. Wake me up around Thursdayish.”
“Probably my last Coachella show,” he added in a comment below the photo posted of a water bottle. Zimmerman, 44, was scheduled to perform a multi-hour set alongside fellow electronic artist Zhu, who could also be seen drinking during the show, according to videos posted to social media.
A rep for Zimmerman denied reports that he had left the stage early. “Testpilot and Zhu were contracted to play” from 7- 10 p.m., rep Alexandra Greenberg told USA TODAY on Tuesday, “and that is exactly what they did.”
Zhu commented on Zimmerman’s post in jest, writing: “Blackout at Blacklizt.”
In a follow-up to his original post, Zimmerman doubled down on his apology, writing in another caption Sunday, “Man, even my cat is disappointed in me. Tho, it could be argued that she always has been. sorry about last night. Lol.
“TO BE FAIR, I felt the first 3/4 was great! Huge shout out to @Zhu for introducing me to whisky and carrying my dumb (self) till the bitter end,” he continued. “Lemme quit smoking, do some … personal resetting here at home, find my spirit animal, work on some new music, and come back better.”
Coachella, the high-profile two-weekend music festival that arrives in the California desert each year, wrapped up Sunday after blockbuster performances from Charli XCX, Lady Gaga and others.
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