As weekend 2 of the Coachella festivities hits Indio, one of the most anticipated performances of the weekend belonged to a unique B2B performance featuring deadmau5‘s alias ‘Testpilot‘ and ZHU atop the Quasar stage. However, the one of a kind performance did not exactly go as planned as producer behind the iconic mouse head mask, Joel Zimmerman, had a slightly bit too much to drink before he took the stage. The set would abruptly come to a close Friday night with Zimmerman being helped off the stage.
Videos of the awkward performance began surfacing online showing some strange mixing throughout the set with Zimmerman slurring his words as he grabbed the mic. Following the aftermath of the evening, deadmau5 proceeded to post a photo of a water bottle to his social media with the caption “I dont remember a thing. But I don’t think I had a cig? So… that’s good I guess? Going back to bed. Wake me up around Thursday ish.” After a few hours, Zimmerman posted a follow up post featuring a photo of his cat captioned with a lighthearted apology along with a shoutout to ZHU for carrying the performance.
To be fair, this happens to the best of us especially in the nightlife scene. deadmau5’s posts were flooded with unconcerned and supportive comments from his fans who saw the humor in the situation. Hopefully we get a second chance at seeing this duo take the stage at another event in the future so we can experience the full potential of their musical talents.