Tantrums of the rich and famous: nine acts that turned on their audience – from Elton to Bieber to Blur

This week, Damon Albarn took umbrage at a Coachella crowd who did not sing alongside. But he is far from the worst offender

When Coachella 2024 comes to be remembered by future generations, the abiding image can be that of Damon Albarn trying to interact the gang in a recreation of call and response, and then failing, and then having a bit of a go at them.

In equity to Albarn, it was a weird booking. Blur have all the time fared poorly in the US. Is this the band’s fault for writing all those songs about how a lot they dislike America? We might by no means know. Either means, by berating the gang for their ambivalence – yelling “You’ll never see us again so you could as nicely fucking sing it” – Blur have joined the ranks of acts who have turned towards their audiences.