Coachella's Popularity Is Falling

Newsweak ^ | 4/06/24 | Shannon Power

[Libloather]

Coachella, the iconic music festival held in the California desert has raised eyebrows this year for all the wrong reasons, leading some to question long-term viability. But experts have reflected on Coachella's poor performance and spoke to Newsweek about the wider state of the music festival industry.

In 2023, it was the first time in 11 years that the festival did not sell out both its weekends and this year it has taken one whole month to sell out the first weekend. Considering over the past few years tickets sold out anywhere between 40 minutes to four hours, some have begun to wonder what has made Coachella less popular than ever.

Not even rumors of Taylor Swift attending this year's festival in April with new beau Travis Kelce have been able to bolster sales.

Some fans slammed the line-up which includes headliners, Lana Del Rey, Tyler the Creator and Doja Cat, and even a reunion by 1990s mega-band, No Doubt, and blamed that for the low sales.

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He attributes issues such as the cost of living crisis as a huge factor that forces people to be more discerning about how they spend their money.

"Coachella is not a cheap festival," he says of the entry-level price of $599 for general admission. That does not factor in the cost of accommodation, as there's no on-site camping and travel to Coachella's remote site at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.

[gibsonguy]

“The same is true of live music. An album or video is simply no match for a live show.“

Studio and live are very different contexts. Each have very real characteristics that the other does not and cannot have. This is especially true with complex high production works.

[cnsmom]

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[DoodleBob]

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