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. However he's far from the worst offender

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

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