DJ Anyma’s set at the 2026 Coachella Music & Arts Festival was cancelled nearly 20 minutes after he was scheduled to perform.
“I’m sorry everyone,” Anyma, 37, wrote via Instagram early on Saturday, April 11. “We’ve done everything in our control to build the show I’ve worked an entire year on. Safety always comes first and we’re working on a solution now.”
Anyma (real name Matteo Milleri) was scheduled to perform just after midnight on Saturday.
“Due to strong wind conditions affecting Anyma’s stage build, he is unable to perform tonight,” a social media statement from the Coachella organizers read. “Coachella and Anyma have made this decision together with your safety as the priority.”
Anyma had planned to debut his latest audiovisual project, ÆDEN, during Coachella.
“It’s not just music, what you do; it’s music, visuals, and performance at the highest level,” he told Vogue in an interview published Friday, April 10. “Everything is crafted to perfection… and you need dedication, stubbornness, and really to focus to make this stuff like you do it.”
ÆDEN features the single “Bad Angel,” in which K-pop superstar Lisa stars in the music video.
“When you first showed me the visual of this character, I loved it,” Lisa, 29, told Anyma in their joint Vogue profile. “I didn’t even want to add any input on it because [it was] already perfect and on point. The concept and the song just felt so good.”
Whether he’s working on ÆDEN or other works, Anyma is hands-on with every aspect of the production.
“I spend 50 percent of my time on [the visual] and 50 percent on the music,” he told Inked magazine in 2025 of his take on electronic music. “It has passed through many iterations, starting with the Afterlife (event series) sound, which was more inspired by Berlin techno, and later evolving into more of a disco and dance phase. Now, it’s deeply rooted in electro and progressive sounds.”
According to Anyma, he constantly tries to adapt the techno genre.
“It’s hard to say exactly where it’s going to land, but that’s the beauty of these things. You start with a vision, and maybe someone takes it and brings it somewhere else,” he told Inked. “We’re seeing less emphasis on long breaks and more of a continuous, club-oriented vibe. It’s about evolving the sound while keeping it fresh and dynamic.”
For Coachella and his other festival gigs, Anyma keeps trying to up the ante.
“It’s very challenging because you don’t want to mess up the narrative you’re trying to say both sonically and visually,” the record producer said last year. “You don’t want to overstimulate people. It’s very rewarding when it comes together, but more difficult than people think.”
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