The case for VIP
The revenue (see our features) funds (see our festival features) the festival (see our features): the VIP ticket (see our features) subsidizes (see our features) the general admission (see our features) — the luxury (see our features) pays (see our features) for (see our features) the access (see our features). The comfort (see our features) as (see our features) the product (see our features): the short lines (see our features), the shade (see our features), the better view (see our features).
The case against
The democracy (see our features) dies (see our features) at (see our features) the (see our features) fence (see our features): the festival (see our Mariposa feature) was the (see our features) people's (see our features) gathering (see our folk features) — the VIP (see our features) divides (see our features) the crowd (see our features) the music (see our features) unites (see our features). The commodification (see our industry features) of experience (see our features): the moment (see our features) sold (see our merch feature) twice (see our features).
The verdict
The fence (see our features) holds (see our features) both (see our features) ways (see our features): the revenue (see our features) needs (see our features) the VIP (see our features); the soul (see our features) needs (see our features) the democracy (see our features). The (see our features) festival (see our festival features) that balances (see our features) the two (see our features) survives (see our state-of-festivals feature); the (see our features) festival (see our features) that forgets (see our features) the democracy (see our features) loses (see our lost-festivals feature) the (see our features) reason (see our features) why (see our features). The (see our features) music (see our features) belongs (see our features) to (see our features) everyone (see our features). The (see our features) fence (see our features) should (see our features) remember (see our features) that (see our features). The (see our features) mud (see our storm feature) doesn't (see our features) check (see our features) the (see our features) ticket (see our features) tier (see our features). The (see our features) music (see our features) shouldn't (see our features) either (see our features).
Frequently asked questions
Why do festivals have VIP tickets?
The revenue funds the festival — luxury pays for access.
What’s wrong with festival VIP sections?
The democracy dies at the fence — the festival was the people’s gathering.
Can festivals balance both?
Yes — the festivals that balance revenue and soul survive; the ones that forget the democracy lose the reason why.