Overpriced, inedible concessions at Coachella have outraged critics who’re calling out the music pageant for being a “money trap” as lots of of 1000’s descended on the Southern California desert.
One influencer claimed she spent over $100 for her meal consisting of tacos and lemonade on the primary night time of Coachella on Friday, which pop megastar Woman Gaga headlined on the pageant’s foremost stage.
Ruth Viveros, who has chronicled her expertise in Coachella Valley since Friday, shared a glimpse into the meals on the well-known music pageant.
In her TikTok video, Viveros raved in regards to the lemonade regardless of the $17 pricetag for the principally iced beverage.
She admitted it was her second cup of the citrusy drink, totaling $34 spent that day.
Viveros and her buddy additionally ordered tacos — consisting of 5 tortilla shells crammed with steak, onions and salsa — and a plate of nachos.
The whole unfold of two orders of tacos, nachos and two cups of lemonade value Viveros $102.
Viveros was not thrilled with the standard of the nachos.
“They’re not good, not good at all,” she mentioned. “The tortillas are like freezing cold.”
TikTok customers shared an identical opinion for the music pageant fare calling out the pricing for the meals.
“These prices are diabolical,” one remark learn.
“Coachella seems like a miserable money trap that everyone falls for,” one other consumer mentioned.
“It’s literally the worst festival ever. Omg,” a 3rd individual wrote.
Different revelers fumed over the expensive concession gadgets after paying a premium to entry the pageant grounds and parking charges.
“The fact that GENERAL ADMISSION is $600 and you still have to pay that much for mid food is making me irrationally angry,” one other remark learn.
The associated fee to attend Coachella varies by weekend. Normal admission tickets which permit attendees to entry the venue for all three days on opening weekend value $649 and $599 for its second weekend.
A Reddit consumer shared the excessive costs for a wide range of alcoholic drinks inside one of many pageant’s VIP tents.
The menu, shared to the Coachella subreddit, displayed a $23 cost for a Crimson Bull Vodka, $17 for laborious liquors together with Absolut Vodka, Jameson Irish Whiskey and Malibu Rum.
A White Claw Laborious Seltzer would set again a buyer $16 whereas beer was price $15.
Sodas have been priced at $7 and as a current custom for Coachella, water was being served for $2.
One consumer known as Coachella meals “expensive” as decrease priced gadgets are round $15 whereas “meals” common round $20 to $30.
Excessive meals costs aren’t the one downside revelers have skilled at Coachella this yr.
On the pageant’s first day, 1000’s have been caught in “literal hell” when automobiles touring to the world become a big car parking zone, creating 12 hours of site visitors whereas struggling in near-record warmth blazed down on them.
“This is the worst organization I have ever seen at a festival and this is Coachella for god sakes [sic],” one individual posted on Reddit.
Final yr, a festival-goer went viral after she spent $64 for cucumber water and two breakfast burritos.
“Capitalism is crazy and I am part of the problem,” TikTok consumer Jackie Tanti mentioned.
