EDC festival in Las Vegas has come under fire for charging attendees $150 (£120) for a pack of beer and thousands for bottles of spirits and champagne, with social media users outraged by the prices
Drink prices at the EDC festival in Las Vegas have shocked people online – with festival-goers paying $150 (£120) for a pack of beer.
The festival ran from May 17 to May 19 and eye-watering prices have since been posted to social media. Outrage soon followed as Twitter/X users spotted $1,700 (£1,300) bottles of vodka and $150 six-packs of Heineken.
The festival prices left thousands online fuming, with $90 (£70) six-packs of water also listed on the menu. More insane still, a 6L bottle of Armand de Brignac ‘Ace of Spades’ Rose Champagne would have set you back $63,000 (£50,000).
Tickets for the Electric Daisy Carnival event were also expensive with some reports indicating a single ticket would cost anywhere between $343 (£270) to an eye-watering $909 (£716).
Some Twitter/X users questioned how the drink prices could be real, while others joked the expensive drinks should have healing powers. One wrote: “That 6 pack of water better hydrate me for a month per bottle lmao.” A second added: “That water better be the water Jesus walked on.” Other outraged social media members suggested they would rather be left “dying of thirst” than pay $90 for a six pack of Smart Water.
Attendees of the EDC festival have claimed the prices seen in the screenshot were for a VIP area and not for regular festival-goers. A comment read: “This is for the sky deck ultra VIP area.” Package deals were also on offer including a “Perfect 10” deal for $14,700 (£11,600), which was 10 bottles of 750ml Dom Pérignon Brut. Purchasing the same 10 bottles from Fortnum and Mason would cost $2,600 (£2,050).
A TikTok post showing a $277,519.39 (£218,000) service charge at the festival has also circulated. The receipt showed a water bucket sold for $2,700 (£2,100) and a Redbull bucket for $300 (£230). Also included were four Ace of Spades 1.5L Rose for $38,000 (£30,000). TikTokers were as infuriated as Twitter users, with one asking if EDC had “gone too far” with their pricing. Another comment read: “People will literally die at this event cause they can’t afford water.”
EDC festival has been contacted for comment.
