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AP Dhillon Drops Out of Coachella Weekend 2 After Guitar-Smashing Backlash

AP Dhillon backs out of Coachella weekend 2 after he was criticized in Indian press & on social media for his weekend 1 guitar smash.

While Dhillon’s first-weekend performance was well-received by the Coachella crowd and many of his supporters, he’s also had some backlash due to how he closed his set, which has been widely covered by media in India. Some fans have invoked India’s cultural reverence for musical instruments, criticizing Dhillon’s rock-star move as a sign of disrespect and arrogance. “The guitar that has provided you with life, love, peace, success and respect- you end up breaking it!” reads one popular comment on Dhillon’s post featuring footage of the smash.

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