Cribs Cancel Coachella Set Due to Volcanic Ash

Posted on Apr 16th 2010 10:30AM by Emily Tan
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Indie rockers the Cribs have canceled their Coachella appearance because they can't get out of the UK. No, it's not a visa issue; it's volcanic ash.

Airports all over Europe, including Heathrow Airport, have been grounding all flights after a volcanic eruption in Iceland on Thursday spread heavy clouds of ash over northern Europe. The British band tried driving 16 hours to Amsterdam to get a flight out of the city, but unfortunately, they wouldn't get to California in time for their scheduled set.

As previously reported, Frightened Rabbit and Bernard Sumner's Bad Lieutenant are also in the same predicament. While the Cribs can't make it to Coachella, Muse, Gorillaz, Thom Yorke, Florence and the Machine, Little Boots, the Specials, La Roux and Erol Alkan are in the clear and will still be performing at the festival, as they are already in the US.