Singer Rema showed up to his own Coachella set 30 minutes into his 45-minute set in a performance deemed a “disaster” by fans.
Scheduled to take the Mojave stage from 6:40 – 7:25 p.m. PT, Rema was nowhere to be found when his set began.
A DJ and a handful of musicians took the stage on time. After a few minutes, the DJ told the crowd, “Rema’s about to take the stage!”
But it took the singer about 20 more minutes to make his entrance.
Fans were clearly concerned — and disappointed — by the singer’s tardiness.
“The Rema set at Coachella is a disaster. 20 mins in and Rema Is nowhere to be found. The DJ has been hyping the crowd while the band just stares at each other. It’s the DJ’s set at this point,” one person wrote on X.
“Nahh Rema pulling up late while the DJ & guitarist look around wondering where he’s at is wild,” another said.
“Coachella being my first time seeing rema perform … i thought he had a better artistic direction, stage not that different, not even 3 dancers & a basic ass outfit and i swear so far he has sung 3 lines live,” someone else shared.
“What just happened? Rema has been affected by something that happened backstage. This is not him. But you can tell he is trying,” another wrote.
Fans were hoping Rema would bring out Selena Gomez, with whom the young singer duetted on his 2022 song, “Calm Down.” But Rema only performed a few songs before his time was up.
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