What Happened To Kid Cudi? The Rapper Got Injured At Coachella

Kid Cudi’s performance at the Sahara tent during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 21, was notable not just for his music, but also for an unfortunate incident.

Scheduled to perform between 5:10 pm and 5:50 pm as part of the Weekend Two lineup, the rapper suffered a twisted ankle while attempting to jump off the stage.

Despite the injury, his show continued, and the moment has since gone viral online, with videos capturing the incident being widely shared.

On April 22, X user @doofinc_ shared a video capturing a dramatic moment from Kid Cudi’s Coachella performance.

In the video, the 40-year-old rapper is seen attempting to jump off the stage, but the jump goes wrong, resulting in him tumbling and rolling onto the ground. Kid Cudi is momentarily seen wincing in pain following the fall.

The video quickly spread across social media, with fans expressing their concern for his well-being and discussing the unexpected moment from his set at the festival.

Videos of Kid Cudi tripping off the Coachella stage have garnered millions of views online.

Following the mishap, the singer—whose real name is Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi—was seen being escorted away by two men, unable to put weight on his injured leg.

Despite the injury, Cudi’s set was brought to a close with his biggest hit, “Pursuit of Happiness.”

Fans in the crowd, unaware of his injury and removal from the stage, were left cheering as the iconic track played, not realizing that the rapper had already been taken away for medical attention.

Kid Cudi still had one and a half songs left to perform before the unexpected end to his set.

On April 22, the rapper took to X to announce that he broke his foot during his Coachella set. He added:

“Just leavin the hospital. Never broken a bone before so this is all a bit crazy. I wanna thank u all for ur concerns and well wishes!!

I love yall man. I heard yall still ragin when I was offstage. Made me smile big.”