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Wk1 secondary market is really dumping. Wristband for $332 before fees on Stubhub now, meaning seller is probably netting $250 and buyer is prob paying less than face.
Kanye hasn't had much effect on Wk2, as they're at $375 before fees and will probably dump further if this Sunday Service is a separately ticketed event.
Kanye hasn't had much effect on Wk2, as they're at $375 before fees and will probably dump further if this Sunday Service is a separately ticketed event.
The price for W2 VIP is up $130 since Saturday. I checked for a friend who prefers VIP Saturday morning and they were at $665 before fees. Within an hour of the Coachella tweet the price was up to $750 and now it's at $794.
Wk1 secondary market is really dumping. Wristband for $332 before fees on Stubhub now, meaning seller is probably netting $250 and buyer is prob paying less than face.
Kanye hasn't had much effect on Wk2, as they're at $375 before fees and will probably dump further if this Sunday Service is a separately ticketed event.
That's actually pretty crazy that the first weekend is cheaper right now. I don't W1 went below $500 last year.
I know there are typos but would love everyone's thoughts on this
Since weekend 2 hasn't sold out yet, they may be doing this just too move the remaining tickets they have before they give them away to companies and radio stations for promo.
Wow W2 must REALLY have sold poorly. Wonder if they go back to one weekend next year.
Btw, for all of you who doubted that Lyte and W2 still being available on AmEx meant it sold really poorly.....here's your proof. They are literally doing another on-sale.
Wow W2 must REALLY have sold poorly. Wonder if they go back to one weekend next year.
Btw, for all of you who doubted that Lyte and W2 still being available on AmEx meant it sold really poorly.....here's your proof. They are literally doing another on-sale.
Honestly I'm fine with wk2 selling poorly if it means the crowd is smaller lol.
Wow W2 must REALLY have sold poorly. Wonder if they go back to one weekend next year.
Btw, for all of you who doubted that Lyte and W2 still being available on AmEx meant it sold really poorly.....here's your proof. They are literally doing another on-sale.
1 weekend won't happen again anytime soon. When weekend one doesn't sell out, then that's a possibility. Now back to your hole launchpad.
Wow W2 must REALLY have sold poorly. Wonder if they go back to one weekend next year.
Btw, for all of you who doubted that Lyte and W2 still being available on AmEx meant it sold really poorly.....here's your proof. They are literally doing another on-sale.
1 weekend won't happen again anytime soon. When weekend one doesn't sell out, then that's a possibility. Now back to your hole launchpad.
Yep, they'd drop back down to 100k before going to 1 weekend. If the fest were still capped at 100k they'd have no problem moving the tickets. Even still, it's hard to know where to pin the blame for slower sales - certainly the slowing festival scene is part of it, but it doesn't help that their biggest headliner already had three LA arena scheduled shows less than a month after the festival, their second biggest had two less than a month before the lineup came out, and their third will likely be playing a set much like the one they've been playing for years. That's a perfect storm of reduced demand.
Post by Delicious Meatball Sub on Apr 2, 2019 14:02:08 GMT -5
Clearly the lack of rock music is why Weekend 2 didn’t sell well. Bumblebee and company were very clear about that and (somehow) this proves them right.
The main issue with W2 is that to the general populace, there is a perception it is far less desirable, and while I love Coachella, the reason why this fest sells so well is the perceived exclusivity compared to other fests, so of course the "exclusive" weekend is going to have way more demand even if the value add is really only better grass. I've been to both many times and far prefer W2 for smoother logistics, but all the publicity is from W1 so the general perception is "W1 or bust". I've said this a trillion times on here, but vendors were told last year to prep for a wildly different number of attendees (think it was full capacity for W1 and 80K for W2) and that was a year with Beyonce at the helm of the ship. I can only imagine that disparity is greater this year.
When they announced they were streaming both weekends, it immediately seemed like a way to start to push both weekends as equally desirable events. I really would not be surprised at all to see some special sets (some headliners, for example) to be reserved for the W2 streaming to try to start to promote them as equally desirable weekends. And in theory it shouldn't be hard...one as the excitement of opening weekend, one as the grand finale. There's a great marketing angle for both, but up until this year due to lack of streaming, W1 gets all the press even if some artists (Dre, Kanye, NWA, Usher, etc) have saved their guest appearances for W2 in recent years. Because if you are an act that wants to use Coachella to bump up your stature, of course you save your most special guests and surprises for the weekend with streaming and publicists roaming the fields.
If Kanye is really only W2, then that should certainly help demand for next year.
Clearly the lack of rock music is why Weekend 2 didn’t sell well. Bumblebee and company were very clear about that and (somehow) this proves them right.
Precisely. Just look at how quickly they sold out only one day of Just Like Heaven at a much much smaller venue. Such incredible demand they’re missing out on here.
The main issue with W2 is that to the general populace, there is a perception it is far less desirable, and while I love Coachella, the reason why this fest sells so well is the perceived exclusivity compared to other fests, so of course the "exclusive" weekend is going to have way more demand even if the value add is really only better grass.
You are absolutely right here. I'm so tired of telling people I'm going wk2, only to hear "why?!" Even people who have no connection to the fest and will never attend ever (i.e. my coworkers/manager) have internalized the "wk1 is cooler" thing. And I live in Colorado!
I've been to both weekends equally and honestly can barely even tell the difference. I now choose wk2 purely for work scheduling purposes, and so I never experience technical difficulties like the depressing cultural travesty that was Radiohead walking offstage, ever again. This is just speculation but I can imagine this stigma has an impact on wk2 sales.
Clearly the lack of rock music is why Weekend 2 didn’t sell well. Bumblebee and company were very clear about that and (somehow) this proves them right.
Precisely. Just look at how quickly they sold out only one day of Just Like Heaven at a much much smaller venue. Such incredible demand they’re missing out on here.
I mean this is still one of my favorite lineups of the year, but I don't think it's so far fetched to say that these weak top lines might have taken away from sells. The headliners and second lines are probably my least favorite in the festival's history. Get that this trend is happening everywhere else (for the most part) too though.
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