Coachella 2020 Indefinite Postponement

Coachella 2020 was postponed three times before being outright cancelled, with the promised Frank Ocean headline slot disappearing entirely. Ticket holders battled Goldenvoice for refunds for over a year, with many paying $599 per pass and then waiting 14 months for their money back. Compared to Reading Festival 2007, which offered no compensation for lost camping gear, Coachella’s delayed refunds felt almost as punitive. The indefinite postponement affected 125,000 ticketholders, making it slower to resolve than the typical large festival cancellation and causing greater frustration due to broken promises.