Coachella 2022 was both fun, a learning experience and a bit annoying based on: lineup, 8 people with 4 camping spots and selling extra ticket drama.
The lineup didn’t have a lot of roll over from the cancelled 2020 and included “Ye” (the a-hole Kanye West) who I was thoroughly excited to get up front and throw water bottles at the asshole but then he CANCELLED and Swedish House Mafia played for half his set and they were WONDERFUL. As was Doja Cat that Sunday. Saturday’s highlight was Danny Elfman and Megan The Stallion. And for Friday we got too high on an edible and missed almost EVERYTHING! Yup… I was one of those girls puking into a trashcan at the venue by 6pm that I’ve mocked all those years.
Our large camping group had a bit of drama that was mostly ignored as we venued in separate groups of 2. But there were things we tried that DID work well. A kiddie pool filled with water to cool off feet was wonderful. Solar lights in the canopies and at the front of the car to find our site was brilliant. Dry ice at the bottom of the cooler under regular ice worked TOO well and we had to ice pick some stuff out!
Extra ticket drama came about because I couldn’t trace confirmation of my 2019 ticket purchase. Obviously the ex bf did it, used my card (as I had proof it was purchased), but used his emails so I didn’t get confirmation and had to hope he didn’t change the delivery address and take the 4 tickets & 2 camping spots I’d purchased. In my panic I bought the tickets again and 2 more as friends wanted to join us with another camping spot. THEN the tickets arrived and suddenly I had 4 to sell! Immediately my companions thought of their roommate and a price was accepted and the tickets & joining us was arranged. Selling the other 2 tickets and 1 camping spot was arduous as I couldn’t do it until I’ve got them in hand and by then the market was flooded. I barely sold them for half of what I paid. Days before the event the girl roommate began to bargain me down because “she could buy them elsewhere for cheaper”. That was also part of the drama at the campsite. And why this year I paid for preferred camping because I’m not dealing with vacationing with unethical people ever again.
After 2 years of NOT going on my favorite vacation I will say it was perfect weather, almost perfect company and I was so glad to finally be festivaling again! I just don’t care WHO plays as long as I can enjoy music in the sun, NOT being Mom, NOT being daughter, NOT being employee! Just being me.
btw… I used to add pix to my posts but as the blog (and I) age the format changed and the older posts pix disappeared so I don’t bother anymore. Too few people read it anyway! lol