Coachella attendees reveal what festival is like when you're not famous

Coachella festival-goers have shared a candid look at the realities of attending the three-day concert when “you are not a celebrity”.

The first weekend of the annual music festival in Indio, California, was this past weekend, with thousands of fans pouring into the desert to see performances from a star-studded lineup of artists.

With pricey tickets, and additional fees for camping, accommodation, transportation, and food, Coachella is often not as glamorous as influencers and celebrities make it seem on social media. Thousands of attendees spent a lot of their time at the festival waiting in long lines for bathrooms, showers, food and more.

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[Reia_Shi]

If you’re literally having panic attacks before the festival even starts, you should not be there

[chichilafemme]

Don’t camp at festivals if u aren’t like an outdoor person. I stay at an Airbnb an hour away and I had a blast!

[josemanuelmanrique]

If you're not famous and on a very low budget* I stayed at a reasonable priced hotel nearby and it was an amazing weekend.

[csantoi]

I don't think festivals are for you if you need a shower and have a panic attack before the music even starts on the first day. These people wouldn't have survived the first few bonnaroos.

[MrAlex]

They honestly wouldn’t last 5 minutes at a festival in the U.K.

[johnychrist]

She honestly had it the best it could be, I was only a few cars down from the street she showed at the beginning. Like a 3 minute walk from the portopotties, 7 minute walk from the actual festival, 5 minute walk to the showers. You just need to prepare like you're actually camping and prepare for the DUST. That fucks you up worse than you expect

[rchlletters]

Rule 1 of festival—bring your own portable shower and a bucket filled with kitty litter.

[gigogigoaelo]

Imagine these guys on a full week rave festival.

[geezyla]

I camp every year at Coachella with friends and have some of the best times of my life

[roketynoramallorca]

You shouldnt go to a festival, if you cant take festivals

[sleeptil]

Classic "Independent" click-trash. I've been to Coachella five times and camped three of the last times (which were FAR superior to not) and all five were some of the best weekends of my life, meeting some of the nicest people of my life. And I'm not even your typical concert festival goer. There's a reason #takemeback trends every year after Coachella.

[THEDOORIZCLOSED]

I hear the word coachella and get so turned off. Makes me think ab the “Imagine” pandemic video. Vain, celebrities behaving like celebrities, and theres a class system and ppl do stupid ish there or act higher than thou. Meanwhile, theres a housing crisis in the US and student loans are burying the millineal generation who also wont see their social security money in 30-40 years.

[SFV_Aurora]

Hell nah. I need me some eggs Benedict, my own bathroom and hell nah I’m not sleeping in a car or without my dog 😅😂

[colonelcrackerz]

They have showers?! On one hand get a grip you’re supposed to be camping. But on the other front price of the tickets I’d want a gold lined sleeping bag

[daanjr]

This is what festivals supposed to be....in The Netherlands we dont shower for 3 days ....

[limi.]

If you really want to feel what festival actually feels like you should go to any of the European festivals especially metal oriented... this is luxury compared to that. 😂

[Anna_Czar_nas]

That's why I like smaller festivals.

[I_Am_NiiTA]

I could not do this. It’d piss me off 😭😭

[shoocakadoo]

I'll just listen to music on the phone

[AllenHanPR]

Imagine spending thousand dollars to wait in line to shower and camp in a tent.