Right before the 2024 festival started on April 12, Machine Gun Kelly revealed on X that he’s never actually been to Coachella because he banned him years ago for ‘whatever reason.’
On his recent X post, MGK clarified that he wouldn’t be at Coachella even though he wanted to go this year. He also added that he didn’t know why he was banned from it back in 2012. He wrote:
“Never been to a Coachella, they banned me in 2012 for whatever reason, I was looking forward to finally going this year but my daughters volleyball tournament ended up on the same days so y’all will have to let me know how it is, she comes first.”
Why MGK Might Have Been Banned
MGK isn’t exactly sure why he’s banned, but there’s a chance it could be related to his post back in 2012. In the X post, he criticized Coachella and called it ‘corporate as f*ck’:
“Coachella is a huge joke. It’s corporate as f*ck and they only accept the accepted but fake like they don’t. Sad that music is so trendy now.”
Coachella has not commented on MGK’s words yet.
Coachella will headline Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat and Tyler, The Creator this year. The two-weekend event will also feature a No Doubt reunion with performances from names like Sabrina Carpenter, Blur, Sublime, Bleachers, Grimes and more.
You can see MGK’s posts about Coachella below.
never been to a coachella, they banned me in 2012 for whatever reason, i was looking forward to finally going this year but my daughters volleyball tournament ended up on the same days so yall will have to lmk how it is, she comes first ✌🏼
— mgk (@machinegunkelly) April 12, 2024
Coachella is a huge joke. Its corporate as fuck and they only accept the accepted but fake like they dont. Sad that music is so trendy now
— mgk (@machinegunkelly) April 29, 2012