A Coachella Weekend Is So Expensive That More Than Half of Attendees Used a Payment Plan

“If you can’t afford to buy the tickets outright, the answer is that you shouldn’t be attending festivals yet,” one critic said.

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Above & Beyond performs at the Outdoor Theatre at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 12, 2025 at Indio, California. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

Move over KMart, layaway plans are growing in popularity for the concert industry as costs for festivals like Coachella continue to soar.

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