Coachella 2025 is officially underway, but before you start getting FOMO from the livestream — just know that a lot of festivalgoers out in the desert are already running on low vibes and high bills.
A new survey of 2,000 festival attendees shows just how brutal events like Coachella can be on your body — and your bank account. According to the data:
- 78% leave feeling dehydrated and exhausted
- 62% admit they barely eat real meals
- 49% regret their food and drink choices
- 58% think festival food is overpriced
And this year? It’s even worse.
Temperatures at Coachella are expected to hit 103 degrees today — which, for the record, is not the kind of heat that makes dancing cute.
Now let’s talk $$$. Tickets for this weekend started at $649 (if you could even get one), while Weekend 2 passes were a chill $599. And that’s just for admission. Once you factor in parking, flights, hotels, shuttle passes, and those $18 lemonades, the real cost hits different.
According to Billboard, 60% of attendees used the payment plan to afford general admission this year. Because what’s more rock ‘n’ roll than budgeting in installments?
So if you’re chilling on your couch, watching the livestream, eating snacks that didn’t cost $40 — you might just be living the real VIP life. 🌵🎶💸
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