Photo Credit: Travis Scott by Frank Schwichtenberg / CC by 4.0
Goldenvoice, the operator of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, is facing a $20,000 fine issued by the City of Indio for Travis Scott’s performance on Weekend 1, which went past the city’s 1 AM curfew.
A city permit from 2013 outlining the conditions under which Goldenvoice can hold the festival mandates that all performances must conclude by 1 AM on Friday and Saturday, and midnight on Sunday. Each time a performance exceeds curfew, Goldenvoice will be fined $20,000, plus $1,000 each minute starting at the sixth minute after curfew.
This year, only one performance missed the curfew time. Travis Scott closed out both Saturdays of Coachella this year, but on Saturday, April 12, he started his set late and played until approximately 1:03 AM. The second weekend, he started late again, but managed to wrap up his set well before the cut-off.
It’s worth noting that a source familiar with the situation told TMZ that Green Day was running 15 minutes behind due to the “fireworks debacle” during their set, which led to a tree catching fire. This caused Travis Scott’s set to begin five minutes late.
But this is far from the first time Goldenvoice has been fined after Coachella performances went past curfew. In 2009, after Paul McCartney went 54 minutes over, the promoter paid a $54,000 fine due to the $1,000-per-minute fine at the time.
In 2023, the company was hit with a whopping $117,000 fine during Weekend 1 when Bad Bunny, Frank Ocean, and Calvin Harris went past curfew. Then, during Weekend 2, a $51,000 fine was incurred by Bad Bunny, alongside DJs Skrillex, Fred Again, and Four Tet. In 2024, Lana Del Rey played 13 minutes past curfew during Weekend 2, leading to a $28,000 fine.
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Coachella Fined $20,000 Over Travis Scott Performance – Digital Music News
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