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Drunk on stage: Our pick of music’s most legendary under-the-influence performances
Because a little dutch courage before taking to the stage never did anyone any harm. Did it?… I said ‘Did it!?!’
“OMG the cops are shutting us down!”: Lorde’s impromptu New York park gig just got axed by police
Surprise open air gigs are so hot right now. But best make sure you’ve filled in your forms first
Deadmau5 gets drunk at Coachella, falls over, is escorted off stage by security, and apologises
The famously critical DJ and electronic superstar had a new target for his ire the following morning. Himself
“They didn’t like his bikini underwear”: Prince’s support sets for the The Rolling Stones remembered
“Prince got freaked and cut the set short. The rock stations reported that we got booed off the stage, but that wasn’t true,” he says
“Just vibes curated for influencer culture”: Reggie Watts just summed up everyone's Coachella experience
As we head into Coachella 2025’s second weekend the festival's naysayers are only getting louder
Fyre is extinguished: Billy McFarland’s ‘luxury’ festival is postponed indefinitely
‘The Greatest Party That Never Happened’ never happened again
“Almost inhumane and a form of torture": Psytrance festival is cancelled after just 11 complaints
But organisers hadn’t monitored sound levels properly
The Curse of Coachella: Bad sound, bad gigs and even worse audiences
As the big gig in the middle of nowhere wraps with the usual storm of complaints and controversy, we take a look at why it's become the place where gigs go wrong
