Frank Ocean is seen on the show display screen throughout his headlining set on the Coachella stage Sunday throughout the competition’s opening weekend.

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Frank Ocean is seen on the show display screen throughout his headlining set on the Coachella stage Sunday throughout the competition’s opening weekend.

Andy Abeyta/The Desert Sun/USA TODAY Network through Reuters

The elusive R&B star Frank Ocean, identified for avoiding the highlight, carried out on the biggest stage at Coachella on Sunday night time.

Ocean was a headliner this weekend alongside Bad Bunny and BLACKPINK — forming some of the various line-ups within the music competition’s historical past.

In his set, Ocean carried out reworked variations of a few of his most iconic songs like his debut hit “Novacane,” “White Ferrari,” and “Bad Religion” — giving a rock or digital spin to fan favorites.

Ocean’s present was long-anticipated — partially as a result of the singer-songwriter was scheduled to headline at Coachella in 2020 when the music competition was postponed resulting from COVID.

There was additionally some suspense that Ocean might use the platform to debut new music like some artists have prior to now. While that was not the case, Ocean did trace at the potential of a brand new album.

“I want to talk about why we’re here because it’s not because of a new album, it’s because — not that there’s not a new album,” Ocean mentioned.

As the gang cheered in pleasure, he clarified: “But it’s not right now.”

Fans had different disappointments within the set — which closed out the opening weekend of Coachella. Ocean, who performs dwell sparingly, got here onto the stage late and needed to reduce his efficiency quick due to “curfew,” he informed the viewers. His present was additionally not streamed on-line, not like different performances.

Still, the mounting hype over a doable new album reveals Ocean followers nonetheless have an urge for food for extra music — whatever the wait.

The singer-songwriter has not launched new songs since his singles “Dear April” and “Cayendo” in 2020. His final album, referred to as Blonde, dates again even additional, to 2016. That album was an instantaneous hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart within the week it was launched.

On the largest stage that Coachella has to supply, Ocean additionally used the chance to pay homage to his youthful brother, Ryan Breaux, who died in a automotive accident in 2020.

“My brother and I came to this festival a lot,” he mentioned on Sunday night time. “I know he would have been so excited to be here with all of us.”