Oliver Tree was remembered by friends, family and collaborators on Saturday (July 25) at a public “Celebration of Life” held in his native Santa Cruz, California, six weeks after the singer died in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro at 32.
The ceremony, held at Santa Cruz’s Quarry Amphitheater, leaned into the surreal, absurdist sensibility that defined Tree’s career. In front of the stage, three mannequins dressed as the singer — in his signature bright windbreakers, sunglasses, cowboy hats and blunt bowl cuts — were laid out in coffins.
Diplo and Logan Paul were among the speakers. Diplo…
