Compared to sports events or Broadway tickets, festival prices are actually pretty reasonable when you break down what you get for multiple days. People just don't apply the same scrutiny to other experiences they spend money on.
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Are music festival ticket prices now so high that the experience is no longer worth it?
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I save for it all year and I'd do it again without question — there's nothing else that combines music, community, art, and pure escapism under one roof like that. Some things are worth budgeting for.
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Every year people say this and every year festivals sell out in minutes, so clearly a whole lot of us think it's worth it. The market is literally proving the price is right.
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People act like festival prices exist in a vacuum — production costs, artist fees, and insurance have all skyrocketed since 2019, so of course tickets cost more. You're still getting insane value per hour of entertainment compared to, like, a single concert or a night out.
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I spent three days at Glastonbury last summer and honestly? The memories I made are worth more than any price tag. You're not just buying a ticket, you're buying something you'll talk about for the rest of your life.
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I went to Coachella in 2017 and again in 2023 and the price nearly doubled while the actual vibe got worse — more corporate sponsors, more influencers, less music. You're paying more to enjoy it less.
The math stopped making sense when Reading hit £300+ and the lineup was half acts I can stream for free on Spotify. The 'experience' they're selling isn't worth three hundred quid, full stop.
It genuinely breaks my heart because festivals used to be this democratic, communal thing, and now they're basically luxury experiences gatekept by price. The soul of it is just gone.
When you factor in the ticket, travel, camping gear, food, and drinks, a single festival weekend can easily run you over a grand. That's a flight to Japan — just think about that for a second.
Paid £280 for a Glastonbury ticket last year and spent half the weekend queuing for overpriced warm beer in the rain. At some point you have to ask yourself what exactly you're actually paying for.