Coachella's Do LaB dance stage closes after falling light reportedly injures crowd member

Coachella’s Do LaB Stage was forced to close on Friday night (April 10), with attendees at the festival reporting that a light fell on a woman, “badly” injuring the crowd member.

The incident reportedly happened during a surprise set from John Summit.

Photos posted on Reddit show a mechanical light on the ground with multiple commenters sharing accounts of the incident.

One Reddit user commented: "I was there, one [of] the speakers fell on someone during [John Summit's] set. She was badly injured I think".

Another, who posted a photo of the light on the ground, wrote: “Hit a couple people. Stayed on the ground for the rest of John’s set no one came to assist. Wild”.

A video posted on X shows a large light in the crowd and someone attempting to drag it along the ground.

On a separate Reddit thread, a user claimed: “the rumors are very true, i was inches away from the poor girls, prayers out to them!!”, while another writes: “there was definitely some blood, but she was awake and a group of people were able to carry her out of the area”.

A video posted on TikTok shows the stage cordoned off on Friday night, with scheduled sets from the likes of Andy C cancelled.

The news follows strong winds causing disruption at the festival, with headliner Anyma cancelling his set on the same night citing safety concerns.

It is unclear if the reported Do Lab incident is weather related.

No official statement has been published by Coachella or Do LaB regarding the stage closure.

Mixmag has reached out to Coachella and Do LaB for comment.

Patrick Hinton is Mixmag's Editor & Digital Director, follow him on Twitter