Coachella has now kicked off festival season in the U.S., but ticket buyers and content creators have shared over social media a disappointment in the popular festival.  

Coachella had a lot of controversy, namely: outfits and the music. 

It all brought out the question of is Coachella worth it and from what I saw this year it’s not. From the music point of view it’s good it usually has good performers but if you’re going for the experience of a festival it’s not as worth it. 

The experience doesn’t seem as fun or worth the price people are paying from the perspective of watching influencers post videos online about their festival season. 

Every year, for two back to back weekends in early April, Coachella draws people’s attention to influencers and what they’re wearing and who has the best outfit of the year. This year some people were disappointed because the outfits didn’t match expectations. Whether they were “fashion disasters” or didn’t quite match the vibe, people still had complaints and pinned the outfits against each other. 

The Publication DAZED said, “Though it may be, first and foremost, a music festival, Coachella remains a continued source of intrigue for its fluctuating contributions to fashion.” 

During Benson Boone’s performance on the first day of the festival he did a cover of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen and brought out the lead guitarist of the band, Brian May. 

Publication POPMATTERS says, “The 77-year-old guitarist’s Coachella involvement marked a tearful moment for many Queen fans but received such a lukewarm live reception.” This led to even more controversy for the festival but now on the music side of things. Because fans all around were upset about the lack of reaction from the crowd when the famous guitarist came out. 

With the fashion not meeting expectations and the lack of hype for Brian May being disappointing it brought in a lot of talk around the first weekend of Coachella and what the next weekend would hold for the festival.