Kanye West Pulls Out Of Coachella Because The 60×40 Foot Stage They Had Was “Artistically Limiting”

COS- Coachella is scrambling for a last-minute headliner to replace Kanye West on its 2019 lineup. Kanye was in line to headline the Indio, CA festival, with a lineup announcement anticipated on Wednesday. However, negotiations between the rapper and festival organizers fell apart over a disagreement relating to the stage setup. TMZ was the first to report on Kanye’s cancelation, which has been independently confirmed by Consequence of Sound. According to TMZ, Kanye did not want to perform on the festival’s traditional 40×60 foot stage because it was “artistically limiting.” A source close to Kanye told TMZ, “These 40×60 stages are so archaic. It’s the same type of stage on which Shakespeare’s works were performed hundreds of years ago.”

When Coachella organizers Goldenvoice said they were unwilling to accommodate Kanye’s request, the two sides mutually agreed to part ways. On Kanye’s most recent “Saint Pablo Tour”, he performed on a floating platform that moved freely above the audience. Last month, while making their live debut as Kids See Ghosts at Camp Flog Gnaw, Kanye and Kid Cudi performed inside a rectangular glass box that floated above the stage. Interestingly enough, Camp Flog Gnaw was produced by Goldenvoice.

You know what? Fine. Fine, Kanye. If he doesn’t want to perform in front of a bunch of weed-smoking , molly-popping, Vince-Carter-Raptors-jersey-wearing millennials because he’s doesn’t want to perform on a stage that’s like the one Shakespeare used, fine. I’m not gonna argue with him. I’m done arguing with Kanye West and how he operates his life.

I will say though, I reallllllllllllly miss the days where Kanye made headlines for his music. That seems like a pretty common #take but it also happens to be true. It’s truer than ever. When we talk about Kanye these days his music is like the 5th or 6th or 7th thing that gets brought up. We talk about his politics, what hat he’s wearing, what he tweeted, what his wife tweeted about what he tweeted, who follows his wife on Instagram and now, what kind of stage he wanted at Coachella but wasn’t allowed to so he pulled out. Like I get that he’s super polarizing but at some point I’d like him to get back to making good music because that’s why we all cared about him in the first place. I’m not talking about YE music either because YE stunk out loud. He doesn’t even have to go all the way back to College Dropout. Just make something that’s good and I’ll be more inclined to put up with the circus constantly surrounding him.

Here’s the Coachella lineup for people who are much much cooler than me