Wristband ACTIVATION

[bribrii]

activating the wristband will let you know it is still valid at the time you activate it. the original purchaser can still have it cancelled after activation by saying it was stolen. in that case you wouldn't find out until you get to indio. if you buy from stubhub they apparently will replace wristbands that don't work via a pop up office in a hotel in indio the days prior to the fest.

Thanks! This is the info ive been looking for. This would have been my 6th year getting a wristband from craigslist, but it seems like the scams are getting worse every year. I will be buying one from stubhub this year.

[psychic friend]

2014 Mobile App - will it be ready this year?

yes it will but most of the app is stuff like maps, set times, and me putting a pin on the map for every single effing thing in the festival so you can find it. so you know what that means? I need to wait for the maps to be done and get every single department in the entire company to tell me where things are. that is super fun. also got to manually type in the set times for every single band into the back end of the app. thats just a couple of things. but since the maps are still being worked on and things are still moving around and set times are NEVER done until the last minute, the app wont really be ready until then either. it may get to the store before then but it wont have all the cool stuff I work on, until im done.

[gswhooper]

activating the wristband will let you know it is still valid at the time you activate it. the original purchaser can still have it cancelled after activation by saying it was stolen. in that case you wouldn't find out until you get to indio. if you buy from stubhub they apparently will replace wristbands that don't work via a pop up office in a hotel in indio the days prior to the fest.

Dafuq. Dunno about all that.

[Cinnamonflower]

I'm wondering the same thing. The website says, "All guests will be required to activate their wristband through your Coachella account to attend the 2014 festival."
Does my husband have to start his own account to activate his wristband, or do we need to activate them both under one umbrella account? I'm confused.

[mikey1313666]

yes it will but most of the app is stuff like maps, set times, and me putting a pin on the map for every single effing thing in the festival so you can find it. so you know what that means? I need to wait for the maps to be done and get every single department in the entire company to tell me where things are. that is super fun. also got to manually type in the set times for every single band into the back end of the app. thats just a couple of things. but since the maps are still being worked on and things are still moving around and set times are NEVER done until the last minute, the app wont really be ready until then either. it may get to the store before then but it wont have all the cool stuff I work on, until im done.

And we all love you for it.

However, our love typically comes in the form of complaints.

[mach99]

I'm wondering the same thing. The website says, "All guests will be required to activate their wristband through your Coachella account to attend the 2014 festival."
Does my husband have to start his own account to activate his wristband, or do we need to activate them both under one umbrella account? I'm confused.

I hear you on this one...here is the full quote from the website...

"All guests will be required to activate their wristband through YOUR Coachella account to attend the 2014 festival.

The wristband must be activated by the person attending, unless that person is under 13 years old. You can activate one wristband per account per weekend."

Ok so my coachella account has 2 wristbands purchased....so how is my guests wristband being activated through my account when it says you can only activate 1 wristband/account/weekend??

Not a big deal if my other wristband has to get an account made for it to get activated but its not that clear, unless i am in that coachella fog where everything else is seeming less and less relevant...

peace out all

[itsjustjj86]

You have to make an account for each wristband that needs activating. This gives that person their own personal account for when tickets go on sale for 2015. Goldenvoice and Coachella are making sure everyone is involved and allowing them to get the full experience.

i mean.. i think that sounds legit...right?

[heart cooks brain]

that's legit. one wristband per coachella.com account. this has nothing to do with the account that the passes were purchased with, which is a front gate account. i always forget my +1's coachella.com account and password so she has 3 accounts now.

[dancefreak]

I can understand why the "your" is confusing some people because your +1 may not have an account ...but it works the exact same way the last couple years. Whoever is wearing the wristband creates a separate account if they don't have one and registers it there. You register yours. They register theirs. This allows that person to also do the coachooser, check in, etc. It also gives goldenvoice their email address. Such is life.

[heart cooks brain]

quote more posts telling them to read your post on page one of this thread.

[arsgunner]

Its stupid ass posts like this that kill the forums. My intentions were to help, not to be annoying. Fuck off.

this forum was killed years ago bro

[Miroir Noir]

conners, can we skip this bullshit and just get to the part where you have a meltdown and start ranting about Jews again?

[psychic friend]

about wristband activation/

[orion75]

whoa. So, this means an activated wristband can still be de-activated later?

[heart cooks brain]

correct. this information is in nearly every thread asking about buying from stubhub or ebay, getting ripped off, and buying from 3rd parties safely. the reason a wristband can be deactivated by the original purchaser is in case of theft.now, you bought your tickets from stubhub, or some friend of a friend, and that's cool, but if that friend of a friend wants $400 and a ticket to coachella, all he has to do is call and report your wristband stolen. it will be deeactivated, and you likely won't know until you get to indio.

stubhub has buyer protections that include having extra passes on hand nearby to replace your non-working wristband.

[taravierra]

It would be really stupid for someone to sell it through stubhub/paypal and then cancel it. I think you only need to worry if you paid cash! And you basically won't know until you get to the festival (although someone last year said they got an email saying the wristband they had activated was reported as lost/stolen and was no longer valid)

[shan05]

Hi,
can anyone help in regards to picking up two coachella tickets at will call! will my husband need to create his own profile on coachella.com to activate his wristband even though i purchased the both of them with my account?

is will call open any days prior to the 11th of April? to pick up and activate our tickets?

thanks

[superfan]

http://www.coachella.com/festival-passes/

go read what it says...

[shan05]

read it thanks

[theStank]

Dafuq. Dunno about all that.

Than don't answer the fuckin question with your declaration of idiocracy! Die of Desert AIDS

[irthesteve]

Do I actually have to register/activate this year? All previous years I have ignored it and had no problems at all... I didn't see this question answered anywhere in here yet

[heart cooks brain]

it's been ''mandatory'' each of the last 3 years. if it ever actually becomes mandatory, you'll probably get on a smartphone, register, and enter as usual.

[irthesteve]

it's been ''mandatory'' each of the last 3 years. if it ever actually becomes mandatory, you'll probably get on a smartphone, register, and enter as usual.

Good point. Will just stick with the usual approach, thanks

[dancefreak]

They've never called it mandatory before. Not sure why they'd say that for the first time if it wasn't true. But why risk it at all? Why wouldn't you save yourself a possible hassle at the gate and just spend the 30 seconds to register it? What if the app crashes? What if you can't get a cell signal? What if there's a massive line at the kiosk that will be there for those who don't sort their shit in advance? You could already be done with it in the time it took to read this post.

[superfan]

it's been ''mandatory'' each of the last 3 years. if it ever actually becomes mandatory, you'll probably get on a smartphone, register, and enter as usual.

Show us where it has been mandatory prior to this year, please. Enlighten me. I never activated mine the last 2 years since its been an option. Do you see me having had something go down at the festival where I wasnt let in due to a non activated wristband?


2 reasons why theyre making everyone do it this year.

1. to account for every wristband sold. If all of em arent turned on, theyll know, and can account for them in their post festival stats.

2. Data gathering purposes inside the festival. Whats the higher likelihood of people doing the whole ''check in'' bs at every stage when all wristbands had to be activated? Pretty likely. Theyll have an even better sample size of crowd flow, and what acts had large crowds, and which ones didnt. Theyll use all the data to make things better for next year.

[psychic friend]

or some other reason for the future that you cant even imagine yet. but for now, you just need to activate your wristband.

[The_Den]

or some other reason for the future that you cant even imagine yet. but for now, you just need to activate your wristband.

This may have been mentioned in the other "funny emails" thread but I'm curious. I activated me wristband. Do you receive a confirmation e-mail after that or not? It said it was "activated successfully" but of course it would be nice to know it gets confirmed through e-mail so if there is an issue I can refer to documents. Just saying. If I'm beating a dead horse I apologize.

[psychic friend]

"activated successfully" is correct. there is no follow up email.

[The_Den]

"activated successfully" is correct. there is no follow up email.

Thank you! It's very much appreciated. Please excuse my horrible grammatical errors on that post. Enjoy the Fest PF! You have been great help over the lurker times of my past years! Cheers to you in the new Terrace and Beer Gardens!

[donpoppa]

The wristband must be activated by the person attending, unless that person is under 13 years old.

i dont think they really have to be activated to get in.