The most important music festival in the United States may be on the way to decline. Various American media speculated on the fate of Coachella after the flop of ticket sales. The event which takes place in the California desert over two weekends in the month of April (this year the first was from the 12th to the 14th, the second from the 19th to the 21st) seems not to have aroused the same interest as previous editions.
There have been years in which tickets sold out in less than an hour, we read on the Los Angeles Times website, this year there is still availability for the second weekend while for the first it took a month to sell out .
The sensational costs of the event also work against Coachella. The price for a basic ticket is 500 dollars (excluding commissions) while the VIP one is close to 1300 dollars.
Then there are the costs for accommodation, food, drinks and parking. In short, an economic drain. Yahoo News also talks about 'influencer fatigue'. In fact, the public seems to be tired of people who boast about being at the festival showing off expensive brands of clothing, accessories and objects.
Citing a survey, the news site points out that 75% of those interviewed say that influencers are overshadowing the main objective of the festival, which is to have music as the protagonist, while 68% say they have had enough of the presence of these people .
This year's headliners include many female artists, including Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat, Ice Spice, Jhené Aiko. Fedez also participated as a spectator in the '24 edition. The Italian rapper shared a series of photos on Instagram showing him with various celebrities.
Coachella is also known to bring together members of bands that have long since broken up. In 2018, for example, there was Destiny's Child's La Réunion with Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. The following year NSYNC, however without Justin Timberlake. Also performing on the festival stage were Måneskin. The Italian band played in 2022, at the first post-Covid edition. It was a successful performance but not without controversy due to a 'fuck' to Putin over the war in Ukraine.