It's not too late to decide to go to Coachella 2023: What you need to know

Brian Blueskye, Palm Springs Desert Sun
·2 min read
A person takes a selfie at dusk near the Ferris wheel during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on Sunday, April 16, 2023.
A person takes a selfie at dusk near the Ferris wheel during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on Sunday, April 16, 2023.

Looking to get into the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival for Weekend 2? You're in luck, general admission and VIP wristbands are still available for this weekend's festivities.

For the first time since 2012 when the festival extended to two weekends, passes didn't sell out for Weekend 2 after going on sale last February.

General admission passes are $549 and are also available with a shuttle pass add-on for $599. For those looking to go in-style, VIP passes are $1,069. Car and tent camping are sold out, but luxury camping bundles are available from $2,798 to $15,000.

For more information or to purchase passes, visit coachella.com. You could also try the secondary market, but it's not recommended. On Stubhub, for example, general admission passes are going for $809, much more than they are on the Coachella website.

Headliner Frank Ocean pulled out of the festival on Wednesday due to an ankle injury last weekend. Variety reported that pop-punk band Blink-182 will replace him as the Sunday headliner, which Goldenvoice has yet to announce on its go-to announcement platform: social media.

There are also several hotel rooms still available throughout the Coachella Valley for this weekend, including a plethora of Standard King, Standard King Plus and King Lounge rooms (starting at $431 a night) at the Ace Hotel & Swim Club, one of the most popular places to stay in Palm Springs among festivalgoers. The Ace has a special 25% off festival rate for those who book before April 30.

Other hotels with openings from Thursday to Monday:

  • Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage (starting at $694 per night)

  • Motel 6 in Palm Springs (starting at $267 per night)

  • Days Inn Wyndham Indio (starting at $485)

  • Avalon Hotel in Palm Springs (starting at $279 per night)

  • Embassy Suites La Quinta Hotel & Spa in La Quinta (starting at $607 per night)

  • Mahala Resort in Palm Springs (starting at $689 per night)

  • Motel 6 Palm Desert (starting at $293 per night)

  • La Quinta Resort & Club in La Quinta (starting at $612 per night)

Desert Sun reporter Brian Blueskye covers arts and entertainment. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter at @bblueskye.

This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: It's not too late to decide to go to Coachella: What you need to know

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