Coachella 2013 on sale next week!!! Maybe Stagecoach Soon?

[WLW]

INDIO (CBS) — The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will again be held over two consecutive weekends next year, organizers announced Monday.

Passes will go on sale Thursday through May 24.

Advance passes will go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday for the festival, which is scheduled for April 12-14 and April 19-21, 2013, according to organizer Goldenvoice.



“The price you see is what you pay — prices reflect all fees included,” according to a statement on Coachella’s Facebook page.

The rest of the passes will go on sale early next year, organizers said.

The festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio was held over two weekends for the first time this year, and sold out quickly.

[JNPatton]

Wow, 11 months early. With the layaway plan and 7 payments it makes the high cost pretty bearable. Did some quick figures, GA Pass $349 + Car Camping $85 + Companion Parking $30 = $53/monthly payments for 7 months. Good thinking, it'll create a buzz all year too. Wonder if they'll do that for Stagecoach?

The only concern is that a year is a long time to trust someone like FrontGate with your money, what if they go out of business or something crazy before then? Their handling of the tickets for 2012 was pretty poor. Maybe this will spread out the rush enough to make it manageable?

[Chevgirl357]

Wow, 11 months early. With the layaway plan and 7 payments it makes the high cost pretty bearable. Did some quick figures, GA Pass $349 + Car Camping $85 + Companion Parking $30 = $53/monthly payments for 7 months. Good thinking, it'll create a buzz all year too. Wonder if they'll do that for Stagecoach?

The only concern is that a year is a long time to trust someone like FrontGate with your money, what if they go out of business or something crazy before then? Their handling of the tickets for 2012 was pretty poor. Maybe this will spread out the rush enough to make it manageable?

I think 11 months is WAAAAY too early. A lot of their audience (AND Stagecoach) have to budget and plan for the festival weekend. With people only a few weeks out of possible spending debts from their Coachella weekend, it sucks to have to shell out more $ for something that's a year away! And I don't think they neeed to create a buzz, they've sold out TWO weekends in record time. Did I hear you right, they're in fact using Frontgate again? I hope that company had a huge Lessons Learned meeting. Their silence about their screw-ups this year makes me think not...

[Raquellita]

I think 11 months is WAAAAY too early. A lot of their audience (AND Stagecoach) have to budget and plan for the festival weekend. With people only a few weeks out of possible spending debts from their Coachella weekend, it sucks to have to shell out more $ for something that's a year away! And I don't think they neeed to create a buzz, they've sold out TWO weekends in record time. Did I hear you right, they're in fact using Frontgate again? I hope that company had a huge Lessons Learned meeting. Their silence about their screw-ups this year makes me think not...

Ditto to EVERYTHING she just wrote.

[Cooter]

I think 11 months is WAAAAY too early. A lot of their audience (AND Stagecoach) have to budget and plan for the festival weekend. With people only a few weeks out of possible spending debts from their Coachella weekend, it sucks to have to shell out more $ for something that's a year away! And I don't think they neeed to create a buzz, they've sold out TWO weekends in record time. Did I hear you right, they're in fact using Frontgate again? I hope that company had a huge Lessons Learned meeting. Their silence about their screw-ups this year makes me think not...

no one is forced to buy presale, though. that's why they have the payment plan, so it is a lot easier on the wallet. this is for the people who have no doubt they are going and coming up with under $100 up front is hardly a ton of money...and if you don't have it you can take your chances next january.

[Cooter]

also, tickets are on sale this thursaday, not the 24th.

[dunefreak91910]

So Stagecoach 2013 should be April 26-28? If they go three days again?

[KUZN EDY]

I wish they did this for stagecoach. Ive already got plans for next year.

Heck... I would even buy a timeshare in ED1 if they sold them! Five days a year for the next 50 years, as long as they have a festival... Anything to not deal with the ticket frenzy again!

[Raquellita]

I wish they did this for stagecoach. Ive already got plans for next year.

Heck... I would even buy a timeshare in ED1 if they sold them! Five days a year for the next 50 years, as long as they have a festival... Anything to not deal with the ticket frenzy again!

Ohhhh wouldn't that be great?

[annie]

I wish they did this for stagecoach. Ive already got plans for next year.

Heck... I would even buy a timeshare in ED1 if they sold them! Five days a year for the next 50 years, as long as they have a festival... Anything to not deal with the ticket frenzy again!

haha! I would definitely buy a time share if they offered it - trying to get a spot was so stressful in that "waiting room" back in November.

[Rose]

Just think about it

Coachella has such a reputation that they can just about sell out a 85k person per day festival for 3 days and two SEPERATE weekends BEFORE they announce the artists.

Stagecoach may not be far behind.

[caligirlUCR]

Wow this is super early . . . . I wonder if they will do this for stagecoach. I just wish they would be consistent with these things. and please o please dont use front gate again!!!

[Cooter]

presale is only a couple weeks earlier than last year. and yes, it's through frontgate.

[Raquellita]

Waiting room...no bueno!

[ant8er]

Waiting room...no bueno!

I'm already developing a strategy for that: Taking the day off, borrowing as many laptops I can get my hands on, and using them all to simultaneously log into the dreaded Waiting Room.

Strength in numbers

[Raquellita]

I'm already developing a strategy for that: Taking the day off, borrowing as many laptops I can get my hands on, and using them all to simultaneously log into the dreaded Waiting Room.

Strength in numbers

Luckily for me, I work in IT and have multiple laptops around AND I handle the telephones as well, so I have like 3 phones around me most of the time. It was so funny last year because I'd hit redial one at a time in a row on all 3 phones, then I would spin in my chair to start all over again from the first one. I looked like a freak! I could've gotten dizzy and missed my chance all together.

[KUZN EDY]

I'm already developing a strategy for that: Taking the day off, borrowing as many laptops I can get my hands on, and using them all to simultaneously log into the dreaded Waiting Room.

Strength in numbers

Think about how much worse it will be this year because everyone will be doing the same thing! Not only will I have as many computers as i get my hands on, I will aslo be networking with all my friends to get on thier computers too and first one in gives me a call. I bet there will be at least 5 times as many "computers" trying to get in at the first few minutes than last year. I really hope they change something. Pre-sale right now would be a great idea!

[WLW]

I'm already developing a strategy for that: Taking the day off, borrowing as many laptops I can get my hands on, and using them all to simultaneously log into the dreaded Waiting Room.

Strength in numbers

That nice. Overload the system worse than last year.

[Raquellita]

That nice. Overload the system worse than last year.

The Devil (goldenvoice) made us do it!

[ant8er]

That nice. Overload the system worse than last year.

LOL.... as long as I get my tickets

I just bought Coachella Week #2 with car camping. Needless to say, the Front Gate process was MUCH better than last year's SC2012. Don't know if there was a waiting room cuz it felt like Ticketmaster's system where you get updates every minute (e.g., "there's many people ahead of you", "you're almost there", etc.). Too bad it wasn't exactly like TM, where you get an estimated wait time, but at least it was an improvement!