Are you attending Coachella 2024?

I'm curious if anyone changed their vote post lineup?

yes it does, just unselect your vote and then vote again.

it looks like the majority of "maybe" has switched to no. I wish I grabbed a screenshot before the lineup came out though!

2017 was my last bothchella. I honestly don't know if I have it in me anymore. Lol

I we are going to have to catch Chappell Roan together. 

yassssss

Potentially looking for a ticket, but probably going to wait until they are cheap if anyone is selling

Hi. This is my first time in Coachella.
Can someone explain me why lot of people are saying that W2 will be more cheaper?
It has the same sets and bands, isn't it?

Tentative yes after exploring the line up and ticket options. Seems like it’s gonna be a great year for resale, so if I can swoop up a deal, I’ll be there Weekend 2.

It's the less popular weekend, even though IMO it is by far the better weekend.

The same bands playing more or less the same times (sometimes there are small schedule tweaks but nothing major).

If a band is bringing a big surprise guest, that guest will often only play one weekend. There was a time back when Coach first did the two weekend thing (2012) where all the special guests would come W1 and so that fueled the demand, now they are pretty evenly split between the two weekends, even the huge guests.

W1 - everything is "fresh", the grounds and special shows aren't spoiled, the grass is super green and lush, but sometimes the logistics (especially Friday) are a fucking mess. If you are about this sort of thing, the huge famous afterparties (that usually mean you have to miss the headliner or last few hours of the festival anyway) are usually only W1 and there are more celebrities. You won't meet the celebrities unless you have a Guest/Artist pass and you won't be invited to those afterparties anyway, but for some it's more exciting.

W2 - the grass is usually beat to shit, although somehow last year it was still super green until Sunday or so, but the logistics are flawless and any issues re: tech, lines, shuttles, etc from W1 are fixed. The stereotype is that the crowd energy is better because there are less influencer and industry types, which is something I do find to be true and many artists have commented on from onstage, but this is a big dispute amongst W1 and W2 loyalists. No big afterparties, not many celebrities. There is some degree of spoilers however I think it's a positive thing too, since you will hear about which acts had the can't miss show and which whiffed it and my schedule changes based on this every year.

Should be noted that I met a connected GV insider last year who said that W2 is actually MORE crowded despite the common perception - fewer people attend W2, but they tend to arrive earlier and stay later, vs W1 where people arrive later and leave earlier on average. Probably because there are a lot more industry types who come for a few hours. Anyway the data shows that there are more people on the fields W2 on average than W1 at any given time even though fewer tickets are sold.

I agree with everything you said. Also it's really interesting to hear about the GV insider saying W2 was more crowded, because I went both weekends and that was exactly how I felt. To some degree I chalked it up to my scheduling (I went to more "bigger" sets W2 cause I was with more friends) but there were points where I was crossing certain areas at the same time a week later and definitely felt like there were significantly more people. It seemed nonsensical to me so it's nice to have some external confirmation.

if any of you weekend 1 folk know what's good for you, you'll feed menik. He's a solid dude and he's practically a Coachella museum and great conversationalist. We've been camp mates for like 10 years at many different festivals.