SOLD OUT

[KickerConspiracy]

got our tickets this morning just before they added the shuttle thingy. which would have made no sense for us given we are renting a house walking distance from the place

LOL. Me too. I've had my place booked since September but was going to wait until the 27th or so to buy tix because thats when my AMEX statement billing period ends (e.g. then giving me 60 instead of 30 days to pay for the tix).

Only because of the panic on the boards and finding that there was no extra fee for layaway did I pick them up on Saturday.

[SFtoLA]

I'm betting scalpers went after all the GA after the camping sports became so valuable.

[thedude15]

Rosemont17 is right about waiting closer to event time for ticket prices. I learned my lesson the hard way. When Coachella sold out in 2007 thanks to RATM, I immediately panicked and looked on eBay, where market price was just around double. I snatched a 3-day from there. When the week of the event finally rolled around, I saw a ton of tickets being dumped on CL for face value or less.

In summary, if the tickets sell out on you, don't bother looking for them until early April at the earliest. That is because most of the stuff on eBay right now is obviously from greedy scalpers, while last minute auctions/posts are most likely from actual concert-goers who had to drop out last minute. Sure, there may still be inflated prices in the final week, but there ARE also normal folk who just wanna recover their money without any hassle or haggling. For instance, while camping ticket prices were still through the roof last year, a friend of mine still managed to find a girl on CL who sold her extra car camping for face value.

If you are local playing the waiting game can be beneficial. I do this all the time for LA concerts. Wait until the day before and then get discounted ticket on criaglist.

But the problem is Coachella is more than just a ticket
a.) you need a place to stay for what a min of 2 nights (Fri, Sat)
b.) it is not a one night thing it is a three day thing (ie need to plan this around work schedule)

thus many people can not wait until the last second.

What I would recommend is
a.) Wait a few weeks (this removes the panic buyers from the market- these buyers increase the price).
b.) Have a set # you are willing to pay and look for it from mid February to mid march.

[CellarOwl]

Once VIP and camping both sold out within days of the general onsale, it became pretty evident that tickets would go really early this year.

[knotted_donuts]

I'm betting scalpers went after all the GA after the camping sports became so valuable.

Or you can quit blaming the scalpers and "blame" the popularity of Coachella. We're talking about 75,000 tickets here - any scalping, no matter how aggressive, is hardly going to cause a dent against those numbers.

[WhyTheLongFace]

Once VIP and camping both sold out within hours of the general onsale, it became pretty evident that tickets would go really early this year.

fixed

[greenbored]

back when there were single day tickets, you could roll up to the venue the day of and pay face or a little less. last year, the first year of only 3 day passes, was an epic shit show if you were trying to buy near the venue the day of.

[tessalasset]

Or you can quit blaming the scalpers and "blame" the popularity of Coachella. We're talking about 75,000 tickets here - any scalping, no matter how aggressive, is hardly going to cause a dent against those numbers.

QFT

[The Shaf]

Lets blame everything on the scalpers and not take any responsibility for ourselves!

[heart cooks brain]

is overnight parking available at the Indian Wells Tennis Club, or must you move your car every night?

[Voodoo Hipster]

is overnight parking available at the Indian Wells Tennis Club, or must you move your car every night?

I am going to take a educated guess and say you must move your car every night...this is not companian parking or advertised as overnight parking, so yes I would say you probably have to move out by 3am.

[TheClares]

Assuming they are selling 75K tickets again, and 60K regular GA passes sold out, there is no way there is even close to 15K shuttle/GA passes left. If 10% or people bought shuttle passes with there tickets, then 6K are gone. If 20% did, 12K sold, and there might have only been 3K left. This doesn't even take into account the panic buying going on today. Nor the possibility that Goldenvoice is selling less than 75K, although I think that the shuttles, new wristband distribution, square mile restriction, acquisition of additional space, no RV camping (and I suspect less tent camping), and the elimination of volunteers are the actions that Paul Tollett was ultimately talking about when he spoke about addressing the clusterfuck and attendance issues from last year.

I do car camping, but I can tell you for sure, especially after hearing about the parking lot clusterfucks of last year, there isn't a chance in hell I would buy a ticket without a shuttle pass if I weren't camping. I suspect many people stuck in those lines in and out thought the same thing.

If these tickets don't sell out today, then I can hardly imagine them lasting through tomorrow.

[heart cooks brain]

I thought so too, just wanted another opinion.

[citizenerased]

I thought so too, just wanted another opinion.

off topic, but Tame Impala is playing Friday not Sunday.

[TheClares]

If you want to sell your shuttle passes, wait until Friday late afternoon. Stand near the entrance with a sign... "Don't want to wait in those lines again for the parking lot on Saturday or Sunday... Shuttle Passes... $100".

[knotted_donuts]

... the actions that Paul Tollett was ultimately talking about when he spoke about addressing the clusterfuck and attendance issues from last year.

Does anybody have a link to PT's statement(s)? I apparently missed out on some good info straight from the horse's mouth.

[tikiavenger]

If you are local playing the waiting game can be beneficial. I do this all the time for LA concerts. Wait until the day before and then get discounted ticket on criaglist.

But the problem is Coachella is more than just a ticket
a.) you need a place to stay for what a min of 2 nights (Fri, Sat)
b.) it is not a one night thing it is a three day thing (ie need to plan this around work schedule)

thus many people can not wait until the last second.

What I would recommend is
a.) Wait a few weeks (this removes the panic buyers from the market- these buyers increase the price).
b.) Have a set # you are willing to pay and look for it from mid February to mid march.

This is not just some ordinary concert. Waiting to get a "discounted ticket" on craiglist won't really work. I don't think waiting a few weeks will help at all... 1. more people will have more money to spend and 2. more people will learn about coachella as we get closer to April, thus increasing the demand for tickets. A reasonable set # to pay for a ticket will be close to twice the face value. Last year after tickets sold out, no one I knew was able to obtain a ticket for less than 2 times the face value..so my advice is BUY NOW!

[tessalasset]

Does anybody have a link to PT's statement(s)? I apparently missed out on some good info straight from the horse's mouth.

Not gonna look up the link now but it was an interview with LA Weekly.

[tessalasset]

Another good question, as far as selling shuttle passes, is this:

You have to pick up your shuttle wristband at "will call" = the hotel you bought your pass for. Do the will call people just put the wristband on your hand? Cause if so, that might make it a little trickier to sell to someone.

[Voodoo Hipster]

http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoasts...aul_tollet.php

[Rosemont17]

if your a dumbass that pays 600 for a ticket then thats your business.

you panic, scalpers win

you dont panic and do research, you will win.

just take a old school chill pill and relax people!

[sk8r408]

From Goldenvoice Twitter:

@GoldenvoiceSF
if you’re planning on attending Coachella this year, you best beg, borrow or steal a credti card immediately. Get... http://fb.me/PyVpTQoq

[TomAz]

If you want to sell your shuttle passes, wait until Friday late afternoon. Stand near the entrance with a sign... "Don't want to wait in those lines again for the parking lot on Saturday or Sunday... Shuttle Passes... $100".

yeah so i'm trying to figure this one out. which will be worse -- waiting to exit the parking lot or sitting forever on a slow, crowded shuttle bus?

[Rorschach]

Back in my day, we used to just walk straight up to the ticket booth and buy a single day pass at the grounds.

Win.

[MistaGlitch]

yeah so i'm trying to figure this one out. which will be worse -- waiting to exit the parking lot or sitting forever on a slow, crowded shuttle bus?

rather be in a party bus

[familyguy420]

:-( I don't know what to do, if any buddy has an extra ticket @ face value let me know because I cant afford the 361$ there selling for right now on TM. So I might end up trying to buy my tickets at Coachella.... Please help if you can, if any one of your friends cancels and cant go think of me!!!

[aphrael]

rather be in a party bus

For sure - someone else is driving for you, everyone on the bus is still in a party buzz. Sounds like a hell of a lot more fun than sitting in traffic while driving (and presumably sober enough to drive).

[guedita]

I just walked across campus and heard multiple people on the phone freaking out about trying to buy last minute tickets. And one douchey guy on the phone bragging about how he had offers for up to $300 for a Coachella camping pass. Jesus.

[gimmenow]

:-( I don't know what to do, if any buddy has an extra ticket @ face value let me know because I cant afford the 361$ there selling for right now on TM. So I might end up trying to buy my tickets at Coachella.... Please help if you can, if any one of your friends cancels and cant go think of me!!!

You won't be able to get within 1 mile radius of the festival without a wristband

[Trick Loves The Kids]

I just walked across campus and heard multiple people on the phone freaking out about trying to buy last minute tickets. And one douchey guy on the phone bragging about how he had offers for up to $300 for a Coachella camping pass. Jesus.

did you assault him? if not, why not?