Lana Del Rey blasts former tour manager who 'quit for no reason after 15 years' ... trends now
Lana Del Rey has hit out at a former tour manager following her first weekend headlining the 2024 Coachella Music Festival.
The Ultraviolence hitmaker, 38, penned a lengthy Instagram note on Tuesday, thanking her team for contributing to the successful first week, before blasting former collaborator Pete, seemingly in reference to her tour manager Peter Abbott.
The New York native — born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant — claimed that Pete, who was her tour manager of 15 years, suddenly quit just over a month before the festival.
In her caption, she thanked a teammate named Emily 'for stepping up as tour manager when Pete quit for no reason after 15 years.'
Lana claimed he left 'because he was butt hurt that I got 10 comped bikes for free from Wally [Crowder] and randomly decided he was more of a stage designer than a tour manager...'
Lana Del Rey, 38, has hit out at a former tour manager following her first weekend headlining the 2024 Coachella Music Festival
Wally helped the Video Games singer choreograph her iconic motorcycle entrance and exit at the event.
Lana added that Pete's exit came with no warning, writing, 'Never got a phone call probably never will.'
The star continued to vent: 'Still grateful for the 15 years though. No worries – 37 days was more than enough time to put together an entire headlining set all by ourselves. Not stressful at all.'
She then praised Emily, writing, 'Way to go Emily you f*****g killed it with grace.'
In the post she thanked her fans, the band, Crowder, as well as special guests Billie Eilish, Jon Batiste and Jack Antonoff, and shared a number of behind-the-scenes shots of her team.
Among the photos was rehearsal footage, some of her background singers and dancers, and a snap of Del Rey, Batiste and Antonoff.
'Thank you guys. For f*****g everything, Jack and John and Billie for showing up for me - and the band for just killing it and spending months in Sylmar in a 40° warehouse.'
She added that the cold temperatures caused her to catch 'laryngitis that literally left just a few hours before I hit the stage because Tessa DiPietro spent two hours lifting that cough remotely through her body intuitive skills just minutes before showtime.'
