Frank Ocean was first announced as a Coachella headliner for 2020, but the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted those plans. Now, he has made good on his promise to return to the festival for 2023, ending the first weekend of the festival. Wearing a blue jacket with the hood up, he opened with minimalist renditions of “Novacane,” “Come on World, You Can’t Go!,” “Crack Rock,” and “Bad Religion,” before lurching into a modular-synth rework of “White Ferrari.” This story is updating as the set progresses.

Though Frank hasn’t revealed any plans for a follow-up to 2016’s Blonde and Endless, he’s issued a handful of singles over the last couple of years. He shared “DHL” and “In My Room” in 2019, which he followed in 2020 with “Dear April.”

Beyond the music world, Frank Ocean launched his luxury company Homer in 2021, beginning with a line of silk scarves and jewelry. He more recently announced a new program, Homer Radio, with Apple Music. 

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Frank Ocean:

Novacane
Come on World, You Can’t Go!
Crack Rock
Bad Religion