Coachella 2016: Kanye West's surprise appearance during A$AP Rocky was a total disaster

The rapper jumped on stage - to utter silence, after his microphone had been turned off by festival organisers

Kanye West likely thought he was about to make headlines with his surprise appearance at The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival - though it turned out to be entirely for the wrong reasons.

Yeezy popped up right at the end of A$AP Rocky's blistering set, jumping on stage to land some heavy lines; except the only thing fans heard was complete, and total, silence. Turns out, A$AP's 20-minute delay in starting his performance that evening meant he had run over his allotted time; and, as is procedure, both of the rappers' microphones had been turned off.

The two either didn't realise the mics had been cut off, or didn't care; they kept going with their set for nearly two minutes before giving up with a shrug, and leaving the stage to a rising chorus of "boos" and vented frustration.

It was perhaps at that point Kanye decided to turn his silence into art; later turning up at Diplo and Skrillex's collaborative venture Jack U, without a microphone, merely to smile and wave at the crowd as his track "Power" played.

Coachella runs until 17 April, with the festival now offering non-attendees the chance to experience all the action through the magic of VR.