“Prepare to Be Shocked: Coachella’s Drink Prices Hit New Heights—Can You Afford to Party?”
Added on April 12, 2025 inMusic News Cards
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Ah, the celestial stars are aligning, and what do you know? It’s Coachella weekend! Get ready for your social media feeds to explode with blurry concert clips and influencers flaunting their meticulously curated festival attire—because, apparently, comfort is soooo last season. You might find yourself wondering: Is Mercury retrograde influencing our choices in footwear? Set against the stunning backdrop of the Coachella Valley, near Indio, California, this festival is a magnet for music aficionados, party lovers, and social media enthusiasts eager to showcase their experiences. With a staggering 125,000 attendees daily, it’s a whirlwind adventure with headlining acts like Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone, and Travis Scott. But hold your astrological horses—this year’s ticket price of at least $599 (£457) raises the question: Is the universe conspiring against our wallets as well? Want to find out what festival food prices look like this time around? Buckle up and brace yourself for the outrageous costs that come with this musical pilgrimage! LEARN MORE.
It’s finally the weekend of Coachella, which means you’re about to have your timelines filled with grainy footage of headline acts and influencers showing off their unique festival looks.
Because apparently dressing comfortably for spending hours on your feet isn’t the done thing anymore.
Taking place over a series of weekends in the Coachella Valley, near the city of Indio, California, the festival is a haven for music lovers, party-goers and people who want to boast about their experience on social media.
With around 125,000 passing though its gates each day, the festival will have plenty acts lined up, with the likes of Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott all headlining this year.
And it’s a good job there’s a stacked roster of musicians scheduled to perform, because attending Coachella is not cheap — and we’re not talking about the $599 (£457) minimum ticket price.
Festivities at 2025’s Coachella are already underway (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Coachella)
Once you’ve shelled out for your tickets, outfits, essentials and made your way over to the festival site you may find yourself feeling a little peckish or dehydrated.
So you head over to the nearest food or drink stand and discover that, like every other festival, concert, train station or airport, everything is grossly inflated in price.
A photo of a drinks menu from Coachella this year shared on X user @MYFriendGavin is already doing the rounds and at first glance things don’t look too bad, with the stand charging a reasonable $2 (£1.50) for water.
But it’s when you notice items such as an alcohol free beer for $10 (£7.64) or a vodka Redbull costing an eye-watering $23 (£17) that you begin to wonder if anyone is actually paying for these items or if the whole thing is one big wind up.
Just make sure you’ve budgeted for food and drink (X/@MYFriendGavin)
It would seem like food prices aren’t that much better either, with posters on a recent Reddit thread sharing that a slice of pepperoni pizza would set you back around $11 (£8) while a full meal costs as much as $30 (£23).
I guess that’s the price you pay for being at one of the most popular festivals on the planet.
When looking at the prices last year, a few festivalgoers documented their food spending on social media, with one person forking out as much as $25 (£19) for a salad or $64 (£48) for a couple of burritos and cucumber water, Indy100 reported.
For those prices, I better be sampling the freshest salad or most refreshing water ever to exist on the planet.
LADbible has contacted Coachella for comment.
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