As the dust settled on the second weekend of Coachella and bills were being finalized, it was reported that theSay Yes To Heavensinger cost the festival an estimated $28,000 for not following the rules.
The rules state that Coachella, one of the world’s biggest money-making festivals, held in Indio,California, will have to pay a fine to the city if they go beyond the stipulated curfew.
Lana’s set on April 19 led to Coachella being presented with a heavy fine of $28,000 because her show went on for about 13 minutes after the curfew, according toTMZ.
Lana Del Rey broke the golden rule at Coachella, one of the world’s biggest money-making festivals held in the Californian city of Indio
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For her weekend 2 set, the queen of dreamy, melancholic tunes sang a total of 19 songs, which included a surprise performance from Camila Cabello. The former Fifth Harmony member sang her new single,I LUV IT, as she took the stage next toLana.
If the festival goes over the curfew, organizers are expected to cough up $20,000 for the first five minutes each day. An additional $1,000 per minute has to be paid on top of the initial $20,000 from the sixth minute onward.
TheSay Yes To Heavensinger went on for an extra 13 minutes over the curfew, costing the festival organizers a hefty penalty
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Lana’s set on April 19 cost an extra $28,000 in fines for the 13 minutes she served to her audience on top of the curfew time. However, this amount may not seem like much to the organizers, as they were charged a fine of $117,000 for last year’s curfew violations during weekend 1.
Weekend 2 at Coachella in 2022, along with weekend 1 of Stagecoach, led to the city charging a fine of about $61,000.
Coachella was charged a penalty of $28,000 for Lana Del Rey’s extra 13 minutes as the festival winded down
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“The music is supposed to end every night at midnight,” Indio Police Cmdr. Ben Guitronsaidin 2009 in light of the curfew violations.
“How Goldenvoice addresses our concerns is up to them,” Ben added and noted at the time that the police department was not physically involved in ensuring the curtains fell on the show.
Lana Del Rey is just one of many stars, including Paul McCartney, Calvin Harris, The Killers, and others, who have performed past the curfew
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Coming back to Lana’s history with Coachella, theUltraviolencealbum maker took to the stage at the festival in 2014 as well.
“Get the f–k out of my face,” theBad Guysinger laughed andtoldLana as the two award-winning singers looked at each other with awe after their performance together at Coachella.
“Yep, that’s the voice of your generation, the voice of our generation,” Lana told the crowd. “I’m so f—ing grateful she’s standing next to me right now.”
Camila Cabello and Jon Batiste made guest appearances during Lana Del Rey’s Coachella performance on April 19
“I hope you are so proud of yourself!” one fan commented after the singer shared snaps of herself from the music festival on social media
“We are all very proud of you and the huge team that accompanies you … Thank you Lana for never giving up despite adversity, you’re our living legend and you’ve always been admirable, from the time you sang in bars to now atCoachella,” one fan wrote, while another said, “Out of all that chaos…emerged one of the most iconic Coachella performance.”
“You looked and sounded INCREDIBLE!!!!! i hope you are so proud of yourself!” another wrote.
One said, “Performance of a lifetime! what u gave to that stage was pure magic.”
Fans who read the news about the $28,000 fine for Lana Del Rey’s extra 13 minutes joked that she must be dealing with some “summertime sadness”
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