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Despite Prince, Coachella Crowds Slimmer This Year

Tuesday, May 20, 2008
by  presnikoff

Attendance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival dropped by roughly 30,000 this year, according to figures surfacing Monday.  AEG-controlled Goldenvoice pointed to a tally of 270,000 in a discussion with Palm Springs-based Desert Sun, a local paper.

The reduced audience could be attributable to a cooling economy, soaring gas prices, and shrinking disposable cash.  The out-of-the-way festival is also a scorcher, potentially an added reason for potential concertgoers to beat the heat indoors.  Other factors may also be in play, though the last-minute addition of Prince failed to boost attendance levels past previous totals.



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