A Coachella Weekend Is So Expensive That More Than Half of Attendees Used a Payment Plan

Woman says she spent nearly $1K on meal at music festival

How much does a meal cost at Coachella? For one attendee, dinner for two cost her almost $1K.

Of All The Things To Go Into Debt For, These Americans Chose The Dumbest Possible Thing

By Mary Rooke, Daily Caller News Foundation | April 14, 2025 Sometimes, I worry that American society is so far gone that it will never return. Case in point: Coachella festival goers have reportedly been financing their tickets to attend. Coachella, officially the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, put on by Goldenvoice. The festival typically showcas…

Would you use a payment plan to afford expensive concert tickets? Gen Z says yes.

It's no secret ticket prices for concerts and music festivals are expensive. What you may not know is how popular payment plans have become.

The Coachella payment plan is financially smart, actually

Many people seem to be mistaking this option for some high-interest, Afterpay-style loan, where fans are YOLO-ing themselves into terminal debt. They’re wrong.

60% Coachella Tickets Paid For In Installments

 In today's episode of India Global, In 2025, the sound of music comes with a new price, and it's being paid in installments. With general admission tickets topping $600, over 60% of Coachella attendees this weekend didn't pay upfront. They paid in installments-a trend once reserved for college loans, now being used to finance fun. A $50 down payment secures entry to the desert dream. Travel, hotels, and food? That's thousands more. The marketin…

Majority of Coachella attendees paid for their tickets this way

The first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is in the books, but people who went this past weekend are probably still paying for their ticket. More than 60% of concertgoers used an installment plan to break up the cost of the $649 General Admission ticket into separate payments, according to Billboard. […]