Deadmau5 apologises for drunken set at Coachella 2025: “I don’t remember a thing”

Deadmau5 has apologised for his performance at Coachella 2025, saying he was so drunk that he “doesn’t remember a thing”.

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The Canadian DJ and producer – real name Joel Zimmerman – was scheduled to play a three and a half hour set under his alter ego Testpilot B2B with ZHU, on the festival’s new Quasar Stage on Friday night (April 18).

However, the set would end up being cut short after Deadmau5 got noticeably intoxicated, drinking shots on stage and making slurred comments into the microphone.

See some fan-captured accounts of the set from the California site below, many of which note that they still enjoyed the show.

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Deadmau5 shortly before getting kicked off stage for being drunk Read More