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I'm told that much of the offsite glamping is positioned in a way so as to be to recipient of the brunt of the late night sound. I haven't looked at a map to confirm this, but it's interesting to consider.

*Bronze Gate for Hospitality Parking.

Are those within the pyramid production area or elsewhere?

It's like that with all the big festivals. They agree on a certain number of passes for guests. They advance the crew lists and the number of passes they need for the crew. They also advance the separate stage wristbands the crew need to access the Pyramid or Other Stage production areas. They have a separate list for the viewing areas that their guests can use to see the performance, and this isn't tied to their wristband list. I also believe that the larger crews don't actually receive festival passes for the touring crew, but instead just have the stage wristband and never leave the Pyramid or Other Stage Production areas.

Spent at least part of very night at the Park this year. Both in the Rabbit's Hole and their adjoining space, where the dj's played until 4 or 5am, and next door in the piano bar where the sing alongs went until around 1 or 2.

They’ll be there. Long travel day, but they’re landing Friday morning.

Hospitality bands don't get you into the Pyramid or Other stage compounds, the closest you'll get is the gate off production road. In order to get through that gate, you need a separate stage appropriate wristband. To get on stage, you need yet another band specific credential.

Yes, there is a guest list pickup spot. You'll receive full instructions from them/the festival. It's a separate cabin or their Tour Manager will pick them up and distribute depending on the tour.

For sleeping I like the wax covered cotton earplugs. Most comfortable for me, I'm a bit particular. For shows, I use either custom molded ones or Etymotic Research ER20's. Sleep masks, I like the contoured eyemasks with a velcro strap instead of the free flat ones that they give you you on the plane. My eyelashes don't brush up against the ones with "cups" like they do on the flat masks. See above about me being a bit particular.

That's not Coachella. Offsite party for Revolve. A bunch of people drive out just for the day parties and events that pop up around the festival.

Artist and Guest viewing pit. Unlike most US festivals, Coachella doesn't sell a golden circle, platinum pit, or VIP viewing area up close to the stage. They just have GA and then a small pit to the side for the artists and their guests to watch from. The VIP tickets that Coachella sells allow access to three areas, only one of which has any view of the stage, but plenty of bars. They were added as a nod to the LA club kids that wanted to come out and party at night before going to the after parties. You can see the main stage VIP area off all the way house left/stage right.

That's just not true. It is a trek to leave the festival and go back to camp, taking at least an hour round trip, but you can exit and reenter and many people do this just before sunset, when the wind usually picks up and the temperature drops 30 degrees.

The 'Ego Strip' is reserved for the headliner each day. The festival will modify the thrust each day based on the headliner's needs/request. The crowd is small early on because of the logistics and reality of it. It's 100 degrees and dusty out there in the desert. If you're camping, you may wander in to the festival, but it's insanely hot and dusty and was really windy this year, so sandstorms etc. If you're not camping, it takes at least 90 minutes to drive or shuttle in, walk from the parking lot/shuttle drop off, and get through security checkpoints.

That's odd to me - I read the Sun's Haim comment as being Swift's besties as foreshadowing an announcement that she would headline.

Glastonbury used QR codes on a tag on the EPO Wristbands in 2019. They were checked by stewards with handheld scanners at various entry points. I've seen similar systems used at other festivals with NFC wireless chip based systems that serve the same function. They query a database and return info including name associates with the tag, access level, and last entry / exit scan. There's little reason that they couldn't use the same system for initial entry. It's much easier from a technology and bandwith standpoint if they just require identification at the gate to match the name on the ticket. Reduces network traffic and complexity immensely.