- The Coachella Music and Arts Festival 2020 lineup has just been announced: Rage Against the Machine, Frank Ocean, and Travis Scott are headlining.
- Coachella takes place over two weekends in April at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.
- Tickets cost $429 for general admission, but how much Coachella costs depends on what you want from your time. It can cost thousands of dollars for a VIP or luxury experience.
- In addition to admission, there are also costs for travel, transportation, food and drink, and "festival fashion" involved.
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The Coachella Music and Arts Festival 2020 lineup is here.
Rage Against the Machine, Frank Ocean, and Travis Scott are headlining at the annual April festival in Indio, California. Celebrities, influencers, millennials, and music's top talent will all collide at the Empire Polo Club during the festival's two weekends: April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19.
But the cost of attending Coachella is far from cheap. Coachella tickets cost $429 for general admission for the weekend, but how much Coachella really costs depends on the experience you want.
"It wasn't expensive at all," a festivalgoer, who spent more than $1,000 on Coachella, told Russ Espinoza for Forbes. "Once you got in there it was like average LA prices for everything."
But luxury experiences can run up to nearly $1,000 for VIP admission, more than $8,000 for an accommodations package, and almost $10,000 for a safari camping experience, according to the festival's website. And that's not to mention any costs for travel and transportation or food and drink.
And then there's "festival fashion," which can include anything from fringe boots, bikini tops, and sequined jackets to colored hair, glitter make-up, and flash tattoos.
See how much it really costs to attend Coachella.
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Revenue numbers for 2019 and 2018 weren't available, but Coachella grossed a record $114.6 million in 2017.
Source: Billboard
The cost of attending depends on the experience you want. One festivalgoer told Forbes she spent $1,414.47 attending Coachella in 2017, while Money's Megan Leonhardt estimated the typical cost to be $2,347 in 2018.
General admission costs $429 for all three days (including day parking), or $504 with a shuttle pass. VIP admission is $999 for the weekend.
Source: Coachella
There are eight options for camping on-site. At $102, car camping and tent camping are the most affordable.
Source: Coachella
You can also camp in a teepee by Lake Eldorado, which costs anywhere from $2,284 to $5,622, depending on the level of admission and number of people. The price includes a festival pass.
Source: Coachella
For more of a luxury experience, two festivalgoers can pay $9,500 for safari camping, which includes golf-cart transportation, restrooms, showers, an air-conditioned lounge, and admission for two people. Extra guests are $2,500 each.
Source: Coachella
But attendees also need to figure out how to get to and around Coachella. The average airfare to LAX for the weekend in 2018 was about $230 round-trip, according to Leonhardt, citing data from the travel app Hopper. However, that cost can increase depending on where you're flying from and when you book your ticket.
Source: Money
A shuttle to and from LAX or to and from several California cities, such as San Francisco and San Diego, is $70 each way.
Source: Coachella
Festivalgoers can also purchase an "any line shuttle pass" for $75, which allows them to ride between a participating stop and the festival all weekend long.
Source: Coachella
Coachella also offers hotel-travel packages. Festivalgoers can bundle their festival passes with resort accommodations and shuttle transportation. Prices start at $2,799 and cost up to as much as $9,105, depending on the level of entry and number of people.
Source: Coachella
Festivalgoers can also purchase add-ons, such as an "outstanding in the field dinner" for $210 per night. It includes a full-course meal in Coachella's VIP Rose Garden.
Source: Coachella
Otherwise, Leonhardt estimated food, water, and alcohol for the weekend to cost $175. Reported prices for food include $14 egg sandwiches, $11 to $14 corn dogs, and $11 ice-cream tacos.
Meanwhile, alcohol can run $7 to $11 for beers and $10 for mimosas.
Then there's "festival fashion," which can cost as little as $3.99 at H&M. It can also be more expensive — Emily Ratajkowski showed up with a Prada bag worth $2,604, and the fashion blogger Aimee Song wore a $1,308 pair of boots in 2018.
Source: Who What Wear, H&M
Based on expert opinion, Lilian Min for Marie Claire estimated that social media influencers spend $300 on clothes and accessories, $200 on hair coloring and/or styling, $30 on a spray tan, and $50 on beauty accessories such as flash tattoos — a total of $580 on appearance alone.
Source: Marie Claire