"I Had A Bad Feeling Beforehand": Grimes Apologized For Her Coachella Set And Explained Technical Issues

    "I will not let such a thing happen again."

    Last night, Grimes played Coachella — a notable occasion, since the pop star does not perform live too often these days.

    Grimes onstage

    It did not go well.

    Grimes onstage
    Tweet praises Grimes' music, mentions pressure of performing, equates her Coachella show to a nightmare
    Tweet mentioning Grimes' struggle with track tempo while mixing, includes a skull emoji
    Tweet from user 'Lizi' quoting Grimes at Coachella 2024: "You know what, being bad at Math is not a sin" with a crying emoji

    Can somebody go help grimes fix the tempo #grimes #Coachella ???? pic.twitter.com/GIRFyB4CSH

    — … (@HudsonShel51338) April 14, 2024
    @HudsonShel51338 / Cocahella / Via Twitter: @HudsonShel51338

    Obviously, something — some things — went seriously wrong during Grimes's set. And this morning, she took to Twitter (no, I'm not calling it X) to apologize and explain everything.

    Grimes onstage at Coachella

    "I want to apologize for the technical issues with the show tonight," she wrote. "I wanted to come back really strong and usually I always handle every aspect of my show myself."

    I want to apologize for the technical issues with the show tonight. I wanted to come back rly strong and usually I always handle every aspect of my show myself - to save time this was one of the first times I've outsourced essential things like rekordbox bpm's and letting…

    — 𝖦𝗋𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 ⏳ (@Grimezsz) April 14, 2024
    @Grimezsz / Via Twitter: @Grimezsz

    Grimes explained that the technical issues were due to the fact that she outsourced "essential things," like organizing tracks on an SD card and setting BPMs on the DJ software Rekordbox. "I had a bad feeling beforehand not having run everything thru the cdjs myself," she said, "and tho I flagged it I wasn't insistent."

    Closeup of Grimes

    "The big lesson for me was a mix of, 1. if u want it done right, do it yrself, 2. be a cunt even if ppl feel bad, 3. probably pretend it's fine and engage w the crowd rather than spend a whole show slumped over the desk trying to fix software when ur meant to be entertaining."

    Grimes wearing a metallic mask and a sheer gown with a wavy design, holding a sword at Met Gala

    Grimes also promised to "personally organize" her files for Coachella's second weekend and "will not let such a thing happen again." "I've spent months on this show, making music and visuals, and admittedly am not in the best mood atm...Plz forgive me! Love, always."

    Grimes onstage

    OK! We'll see what happens next weekend...