As the weather begins to warm up, music festivals begin to sprout up around the world. In the U.S, arguably the most notable festival, Coachella, has begun, along with many others. The main purpose of music events is to bring people with common interests to a singular place to enjoy the thing that they are interested in. Though many accomplish this goal, the comfort of the patrons is often forgotten. The viewers enjoyment should be a company’s goal when planning an event and making things hard or inaccessible to the patrons does not accomplish it.

Though they often achieve this goal, many unexpected accidents occur. For example, on Nov. 6, 2021, artist Travis Scott hosted a festival named Astroworld. During the performance, the crowd surged to the front, causing people to be so compacted that eight people were killed in the chaos. That may be an extreme example of irresponsibility within festivals, but lesser inconsiderations often occur.

Many venues do not take into account the weather, as many attendees at Coachella pass out due to the heat related illnesses. The area where Coachella is hosted has very little shade and water has to be paid for, though it is cheap.

Coachella should be able to provide these things to people with no restrictions as well as areas where people can sit so they don’t spend the whole day on their feet.

The area around Coachella, where the majority of the hotels that people stay out, are expensive, leaving many to camp out of Coachella’s venue.

At the end of 2022, Taylor Swift announced that she would be touring the United States in which she would be singing songs from all of her discography. When tickets first went up for sale, prices ranged from $400 to $22,000.

Even though Taylor Swift is a big artist and has many fans, prices should not have been that high, especially for seats close to the stage. Everyone who bought tickets should be on an equal playing field when choosing where to sit.

Overall, big name concerts and festivals should be aware and should try to make everything accessible to patrons. The viewers enjoyment should be a company’s goal when planning an event and making things hard or inaccessible to the patrons does not accomplish it.