Coachella Music Festival has been handed a $117K fine for violating the City of Indio’s curfew.
Pitchfork reported that the fines come after the festival ran for over 20 minutes past its approved curfew on each day from April 14 to April 16. The festival ran 25 minutes past its curfew on Friday (April 14), 22 minutes on Saturday (April 15) and 25 minutes on Sunday (April 16).
The penalties are a result of a 2013 agreement between the city of Indio, California, and Coachella organizer Goldenvoice. The agreement states that exceeding the curfew by five minutes will result in a fine of $20,000 for each day, with each additional minute costing $1,000. The city’s General Fund, which is utilized for running costs, public works, and the police and fire departments, is where the penalties are supposedly sent.
Due in part to the singer starting his set an hour later than scheduled, Frank Ocean’s Sunday headlining performance extended 25 minutes past curfew. His performance was marred by a number of controversies, starting with the cancellation of the webcast just hours before it was planned to take place. His set was abruptly ended after being informed that he had run out of time after starting it late. Several last-minute alterations to his set reportedly had to be made when he supposedly hurt his ankle during ground rehearsals, according to later reports.
History was also made during the recent music festival as Bad Bunny became the first Latin artist to headline the festival, and Blackpink became the first K-pop act to headline.