Frank Ocean was arguably the biggest star of Coachella 2023, playing his first live show in six years. He delivered a career-spanning set to close out the festival’s first weekend while also teasing he has a new album in store.
Five songs into his set, Ocean took a breather and addressed the audience.
“It’s been so long, but I have missed you,” Ocean told the crowd before hinting a new album might come soon.
“I wanna talk about why I’m here, ‘cos it’s not because of a new album – not that there’s not a new album – but there’s not right now,” he added.
Ocean went on to say that he decided to make an appearance at the festival since he enjoyed coming to Coachella with his late brother as a visitor.
“We were just dancing in that tent to that music, and I know he would have been so excited to be here with all of us, and I wanted to say thank you for all the support and the love all the years and the time,” he shared.
Ocean’s most recent studio album was 2016’s Blonde. The record was met with widespread acclaim, topping the US Billboard 200 and going No. 1 in several other countries. Since then, Ocean has released a number of singles, with the latest one, “Cayendo,” coming in 2020.
