New Coachella Passes Go On Sale! (If You Got $975 to Spare for VIP Service)

By Gustavo Turner Tue., Mar. 29 2011 at 5:57 PM

We're in the money! We're in the money! We're in the money and we got what it takes to get to Indiooooo!

While for you, me, and everyone we know Coachella has been sold-out for months, for members of an exclusive VIP website called GiltCity, this might not be the case.

A tipster pointed us to the webpage by GiltCity, a service catering to affluent ~~New Yorkers~~ people around the country who consider the Sex & The City lifestyle a good thing. GiltCity is offering an exclusive package (offer ends 4/4, act now ) to the festival that includes, for a paltry $975, things like:

"As a Gilt City member, you'll have access to all of the festival's exclusive enclaves. Think: the best views of the main stage, a cash bar, increased snack options and restrooms with running water and air conditioning. (!) Since no paper tickets will be issued, you'll score a special wristband that must be worn throughout the concert's entirety."

"Get Psyched: When you're not rocking out to acts like Kings of Leon and Ms. Lauryn Hill, you'll kick back at one of the festival's hottest private parties. (Get this: it's on an 8-acre ranch.) Take a dip in the pool. Enjoy live musical performances. Kick back with an exclusive group of Hollywood's A-listers. There are even three outdoor bars. Insane."

Yup--"insane" is about right. (Also, at what level of high-end does SCALPING become "exclusive VIP service"?)

Feeling Gilt-y already? Check out more of the perks:

...since you're a Gilt City member, you'll hit the concert like a VIP, partying day and night at an exclusive estate just minutes from the concert grounds. (And entrance to this 8-acre estate is super-coveted.) Think: daytime pool parties, nighttime dance parties, volleyball courts and DJs like Roger Sanchez, Rich Rude and Manufactured Superstars.

More? You'll score shuttle service from Palm Springs and Palm Desert to the festival grounds provided by Limos.com--and an awesome digital download compliments of Universal Music Group featuring select Coachella artists. You'll be the envy of everyone there.

The concert's killer lineup is the cherry on top, covering everything from rap and indie to electronic and alternative. You'll see bands like Chromeo, Ellie Goulding and Bright Eyes. Animal Collective, Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa and The Black Keys. Erykah Badu. Cee Lo Green. Arcade Fire.

We've heard it's a pretty crazy time underneath the packed white tents. Our advice?

What happens in Indio stays in Indio.

(Damn right they went there!)

Tags:

Coachella, Coachella 2011, GiltCity, We're the rich and your silly poor people's "sold-outs" apply not to us!

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Robbieg

The next trend is going to be burning man and lightning in a bottle. Everything else has gone down the shitter. Too bad.

nate dion

Why are you guys helping out these scalpers by running this story??

lawmusicmoderator

Don't worry, nathan r. NOBODY who reads West Coast Sound has access to $975 for "fun."

Daisybell18

Total BS - Now i'm kind of glad I couldn't get Coachella tix. Just going to be a bunch of uber rich annoying kids just there to "be seen". RIP Coachella.

Victor Feliz

haha they glamorized a vip pass with a shitty pool party. The part about the limo actually means you'll be shuttling in a crammed limo in lots of traffic.

Scalpersaredouches

Plenty of evidence that a major reason why Coachella sold out this year is because of scalping: both amateur scalpers and back door scalpers (such as Gilt).

la_weakly

Plenty of evidence that real fans obtained tickets: 1) custom cloth wristbands that just shipped as of last Friday and 2) a goddamn fucking layaway that started in December, pre-announcement. BUT BY ALL MEANS blame scalpers selling invisible tickets and creating speculation.

Tony T.

No one is blaming the scalpers, they are blaming Coachella. The legal scalpers are just trying to make a buck. Coachella are doing this shit to inflate the brand, so they can make MORE money next year. Just like lying to people in line for a sold out show that they will get in. Keep that line out there, people drive by and see it they think they're missing something, etc. Basic marketing. In short, they are fucking with you.

Here's what they would do if they gave a shit about people getting screwed by scalpers, or actually cared themselves about music and wanted to share it (which should be the fucking point of this event.): Have people who want tickets register in advance, for free. Send in your info, and a photo, and maybe even a thumbprint... just to have on file. Then, if you have the money and decide to go, you log into the system, and purchase your tickets and they are sent to you, with your attached photo and thumbprint. Done. No scalping. We're not living in the goddamn 40s. This kinda thing is really easy, unless you want it to be a pain in the ass. And they do. If people in this country figured out how to make you pay for breathing, they would.

So, fuck them.

(P.S. I take no credit for this model, the Europeans are already doing it.)

DangerousBri

you do realize that Goldenvoice charges $799 for VIP Coachella tickets if you know some one can actually purchase them right? $175 over face doesn't sound that outrageous when they are throwing in other amenities