Coachella 2011: Cee Lo Green got a major "... You" for his lateness
Showing up late to your own gig at Coachella only gets you so far. For Cee Lo Green, it got him nothing but grief.
Restlessness and anger quickly spread through the swarm of fans that had convened to see the singer on the main stage Friday afternoon. With the sweltering heat beaming down on the crowd, it wasn’t long before profanity-laced queries of when he’d show started to ring out.
And then came the boos.
“If we’re coming to your show and you don’t even show I’m like ... you!” a shirtless fan sang to the tune of Cee Lo's breakout hit.
After nearly half an hour, and plenty of walkouts later –- he arrived.
“Sorry guys I just landed. Y’all still gonna party with me? I only have 20 minutes,” Green said. “It ain’t my fault. They should have ... given me a better time slot.”
The statement got him nowhere, as people piled out and flipped him the bird through a now drastically abbreviated set -– he was able to tackle five songs including hits “Crazy” and his signature tune, which took on a new meaning.
“It’s all my fault. Blame me,” and then his sound was cut, leaving the audience -– and a confused band -– to attempt to finish what was thought to be an encore (a cover of “Don’t Stop Believin’”). Green exited the stage amid boos as the band played on -– though no one could hear a note.
-- Gerrick D. Kennedy
Twitter.com/gerrickkennedy
Photo: Cee Lo Green on stage at Coachella. Credit: Brian van der Brug, Los Angeles Times
Dude dont miss many all you can eat buffets does he??? Guess some sweating in the desert would do this homey some good.
Posted by: Cosmo Kramer | April 16, 2011 at 12:06 PM
was la times there? five shows? more like 2.5... and dude asked if the crowd supported him to put up a finger. so they weren't flipping cee lo off at all. and we boo-ed at the end because he was about to cover one of the best bar songs ever and got cut off.. come on la times. get your facts before you push the publish button on your blog site.
Posted by: i was there too | April 16, 2011 at 02:00 PM
You seemed to miss the part where he TOLD everyone in the audience to stick up their middle fingers.
Posted by: John | April 16, 2011 at 10:42 PM
It's not the end of the world(lol). Nothing in life is perfect and I'm sure he was NOT trying to be late for his own show. Give him a break! :)
Posted by: Victoria Mary Stong | April 17, 2011 at 01:45 PM