From ICU nurses to broke college students and a lady who won VIP passes for life, people tell us how they managed to afford their Coachella trips this year.
I went to Bonnaroo from 2009-2016 and this makes me sad… i wanna say ticket prices for at least the first 4 i went to were around $300 for 4 days. We went as a group so several cars packed of people and even though the drive was like 11 hours the split cost of gas to get there and back was not even $40 a person. Camping was included and even cars, which i think you have to pay for now. Bringing supplies was maybe $100 and we wouldnt really drink inside just drink at camp. Food i would really only eat breakfast and dinner and anything inbetween was snacks at camp. Food was like $10-$15 a meal so max $30 a day so add another hundred for the weekend. I only purchased 1 item a year and always went for the blanket since it was shockingly cheap at $40.
So altogether maybe $600-$700 for a 5 day trip seeing all the bands I ever wanted to see and more, while having the best times with friends. It will be some of the funnest times I ever had in my life and never had anything but an incredible time every year. With that said I couldnt imagine paying over 1k just for a ticket these days… It’s so sad seeing these events getting worse and worse every year pricing people out.
I went to Bonnaroo from 2009-2016 and this makes me sad… i wanna say ticket prices for at least the first 4 i went to were around $300 for 4 days. We went as a group so several cars packed of people and even though the drive was like 11 hours the split cost of gas to get there and back was not even $40 a person. Camping was included and even cars, which i think you have to pay for now. Bringing supplies was maybe $100 and we wouldnt really drink inside just drink at camp. Food i would really only eat breakfast and dinner and anything inbetween was snacks at camp. Food was like $10-$15 a meal so max $30 a day so add another hundred for the weekend. I only purchased 1 item a year and always went for the blanket since it was shockingly cheap at $40.
So altogether maybe $600-$700 for a 5 day trip seeing all the bands I ever wanted to see and more, while having the best times with friends. It will be some of the funnest times I ever had in my life and never had anything but an incredible time every year. With that said I couldnt imagine paying over 1k just for a ticket these days… It’s so sad seeing these events getting worse and worse every year pricing people out.