As Coachella comes to an end, Frank Ocean’s alleged ice rink continues to be the subject of major scrutiny. Ocean, who previously canceled his Week Two set due to an injury suffered on festival grounds, was allegedly supposed to include an elevated ice rink as a part of his performance. Earlier in the week, two hockey players, Chris and Dan Powers, revealed in a podcast that they had allegedly auditioned to be performers in the production containing approximately 120 skaters and were not informed of the cancellation until hours before Ocean’s set, despite having gone through several rehearsals. Despite both claiming that they thought highly of Ocean throughout the process, fans’ disappointment in the sudden cancellation and lack of video coverage of his first set has caused ongoing controversy.
According to a new article by Stereogum, Coachella promoter Goldenvoice had already spent several million dollars building and maintaining the rink prior to the set’s cancellation, including $4 million for construction and energy costs, and were allegedly going to deduct the costs from Ocean’s festival paycheck. Instead, part of Ocean’s $8 million paycheck went to Blink-182, who replaced him as the headliner for the…
