Singer and songwriter d4vd left Coachella followers shocked as a backflip went horribly incorrect – faceplanting the ground because the stunt went awry.
This got here because the musician, 20, took to the stage on the Gobi stage for this weekend’s competition, the place he carried out his hit tune Go away Her.
D4vd (pronounced ‘David’) rose to fame in 2021, making video montages of the favored videogame Fortnite – releasing his personal music through SoundCloud to keep away from infringing copyright.
Making it huge with the viral single Romantic Murder, he was signed onto a report label in 2022, and reached quantity 60 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 together with his subsequent single.
Making his Coachella debut this weekend, the star – who appeared on the quilt of NME Journal in 2023 – was left red-faced after some tried fancy footwork went incorrect.
As a substitute of the attended backflip, d4vd as a substitute landed on his again, writhing in obvious ache as his viewers of hundreds appeared on with shock.
Taking to X afterwards, d4vd shared a video which confirmed the precise moment catastrophe struck – his foot slipping as he makes an attempt the backflip.
Nonetheless, he wasn’t deterred for lengthy – the star climbed again on his ft to complete off the set, even (efficiently) trying extra flips moments later.
He appeared to reference the moment on X afterwards, posting a picture of a reflective-looking canine with the caption: ‘humiliation ritual full… see u subsequent week coachella i really like u’
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Because the moment went viral on social media, followers shared their ideas on d4vd’s tumble.
‘Yikes! That was painful to look at. Surprise if he’s going to rethink maintaining that transfer within the present. 😬’ mentioned JDoza1.
‘😬 I’ve carried out strikes like that just a few occasions in my life. The embarrassment is worse than the ache 😂😂😂🤷♂️ Hope he’s okay 🙏🙏🙏’ wrote oscarwhittierca.
‘😫😫😫😭 I KNOW i might’ve immediately misplaced consciousness, oh my God 😢’ mentioned uThembisa.
‘if i used to be in your state of affairs i might run away from the stage and delete my all social media accounts,’ joked keseipeilish.
Embarrassment or no, the musician can’t afford to shrink back from the general public now – together with his debut album set for launch on April 25.
The artist shared the information in February with an Instagram put up, writing: ‘Thanks all eternally for ready on me. This album means SO a lot to me you haven’t any thought the blood sweat and tears that got here with making an attempt to create this mission over the previous 2 years.
‘Continuously beginning time and again and over till there was nothing left on this audio panorama of a canvas than ideas, melodies, and feelings that had been unequivocally me.’
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