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9 Awkward Moments From Coachella 2024

Kid Cudi should have never tried to jump like that.

Like any live event, Coachella 2024 wasn't without awkward moments. From audio issues to onstage mishaps, here are all the embarrassing things that happened during the show.

1. "Queen of Coachella" Vanessa Hudgens didn't come for the second year in a row.

Closeup of Vanessa Hudgens

2. Lana Del Rey's mic kept going out. The Guardian writer Alaina Demopoulos said this caused "awkward stops, starts, and moments where she just motioned for the singing crowd to pick up the slack for her.” It also forced Lana to do a sound check mid-set.

Singer on stage performing wearing a sparkly crop top, skirt, and boots, with backup dancers

3. Grimes experienced "major technical difficulties" during her performance, including songs playing at double the speed. When she couldn't figure out the problem, she screamed and cursed in frustration.

Musician in motion on stage with hair flying, playing a guitar solo, wearing a casual outfit

4. Unfortunately, the sound issues continued when Sabrina Carpenter got on stage. According to NME, she had trouble with her piano pedal and the volume of her mic.

Sabrina Carpenter onstage

5. Kid Cudi hurt himself trying to jump off the stage.

Musician on stage with a microphone, standing before a large black and white statue

6. Tyler, the Creator addressed his viral response to Jerrod Carmichael admitting he had feelings for him, making an already tense situation even more awkward.

Musician in a hat and sunglasses singing into a microphone on stage

7. Nelly Furtado fell while performing "Eat Your Man," leaving her with a nasty finger injury.

Nelly Furtado smiling with a thumbs-up, showing a small blood spot on her finger, text about a performance injury at Coachella

8. Teyana Taylor got "mad" and stormed out of an interview, leaving the host on the verge of tears. Turns out it was a prank.

9. Blur tried to hype up the crowd and was met with silence — not once, but multiple times. Eventually, Damon Albarn said, "You're never seeing us again, so you might as well fucking sing it."

Music artist in a white suit speaks into a megaphone onstage

What do you all make of these clips? Did you see any other awkward moments at Coachella? Tell me in the comments.