Coachella 2022: 3 last-minute tips to know before you go to the festival, including that it’s cashless (2024)

FAQs

What items are banned at Coachella? ›

Guns, Ammo, Pocket Knives, Tasers, Pepper Spray/Mace, etc. Including off-duty law enforcement or concealed carry permits.

It looks like there have been two in the festival's 16 year history: Coachella Sees Second Death In Its Entire History . I'm surprised the number is that low. If you get half a million attendees in one place for a weekend with alcohol, drugs, and youthful stupidity, I'd expect higher.

When is No Doubt at Coachella 2024? The members of No Doubt—singer Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal and drummer Adrian Young—will take to the festival's Coachella Stage during the second weekend on Saturday, April 20 (they already performed during the first weekend, as well on April 13).

Coachella is cashless for 2022

The FAQ also notes that there will be a place for a cash exchange on-site marked on the map. (As of publication time Thursday morning, the map wasn't yet posted on the festival's website or in the app.)

The Indio Police Department's detention and citation figures for Friday morning to Sunday night at the fest showed a total 81 arrests. That compares to 102 during the event's first weekend in 2023.

Single-use minis (a.k.a. cig-a-likes) are okay. Mid-sized e-cigs and vape pens are okay. However, no liquid refills will be allowed into the Venue.

But one unexpected piece of news from the festival was that the estimated 125,000 attendees were surprisingly well behaved. A report shared with SFGATE by the Indio Police Department shows that there were only 81 arrests throughout the weekend, along with 47 parking citations.

It's "Coachella cough" and "festival flu" season. Why it matters: Music lovers may experience cold- and flu-like symptoms, including coughs, irritated throats, sneezing and running noses after attending large outdoor festivals this spring.

There are real bathrooms for the plebes

The future is now! Goldenvoice installed 324 indoor, permanent bathroom stalls on the fest's Terrace section that are accessible to every lowly general admission ticket holder. They'll probably look like that scene in “Trainspotting” by 5 p.m. Friday. But, hey, progress.

DAY 0. Coachella car camping begins on the Thursday before the official Day 1 of the festival. It's an eager day for everyone who is car camping at Coachella. The week leading to this day usually goes by extremely slow.

Does Coachella stop at night? ›

Venue curfew is Friday/Saturday @ 1:00am & Sunday @ Midnight. General parking closes Sundays (Monday 2am). Review more parking related details here. Any Line Shuttle return service will end 60 minutes after the music ends each night.

What time does the festival end? 1am-ish on Fri/Sat and 12am on Sun - give or take a few. Subject to change. Check festival hours here.

Stay hydrated. Bring an empty plastic refillable water bottle to fill at any number of our free water refill stations. Find locations on maps (posted closer to festival dates). Coachella welcomes all people with disabilities.

There is no age limit on who can attend Coachella.

FAQs: Are there age restrictions for Coachella? Coachella is open to all ages, but children under the age of 6 are not allowed in the festival grounds. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Coachella allows you to bring "medium" backpacks, as well as fanny packs, hip bags, purses, and handbags. (Check the festival's official rules for exact measurements.) If your bag looks too big, security guards will have you place the bag inside a small box, like a carry-on suitcase at an airport.

W2'ers: Do NOT take a hydro flask into the festival!

3) Meth, Cocaine, Ecstasy, and LSD

Possession of any of these drugs will result in arrest and a felony charge, including possible jail time. That said, there is a vast difference between simple possession (for personal use only) and possession for sale or actual sales.