Capitol Groove 2024 Ticket Prices Unpacked: Bleachers & Khruangbin Lineup Guide
Just what we needed: Capitol Groove Festival’s 2024 ticket tiers are out, and your bank account might file for bankruptcy soon. If you’ve been itching to bob along to Bleachers’ anthems and drift away with Khruangbin’s cosmic grooves on the DC waterfront, here’s the reluctant breakdown of what you’ll actually fork over.
Look, I don’t want to be the bearer of bad news, but general admission single-day passes start at $125, and those weekend-wide GA wristbands will set you back $325 before fees (thanks, processing charges). I told you so when you thought “affordable festival.” For VIP perks—think dedicated viewing areas, shaded lounges, premium bars—expect to shell out $200 per day or $475 for the full three-day extravaganza. Then there’s the platinum package, which throws in backstage access, artist meet-and-greets (blink and you’ll miss them), and exclusive merch. That one’s a cool $750, if you’re feeling flush.
Fees and taxes sneak up like gatecrashers at every checkout. Ticketmaster’s service charge tacks on roughly 9-12% per order. Add parking ($20 per day) and early-entry passes (around $50) if you refuse to queue like the rest of us. Don’t say I didn’t warn you when your final total starts reading like a rent payment.
Lineup highlights? Bleachers headlines on Friday, Japanese Breakfast takes over Saturday, and Khruangbin closes out Sunday. Expect support from Black Pumas, L’Impératrice, Mac DeMarco and more. All solid acts, sure—just don’t pretend you weren’t expecting somewhere between $400 and $1,000 in sticker shock.
Tickets hit the public sale on April 5 at 10 a.m. ET via official Ticketmaster channels and the Capitol Groove website. Fan club and presale codes went out March 28, because apparently some people still think they can game the system. Spoiler: you can’t.
If you’re weighing whether three days of live music offset three days of ramen noodle dinners at home, I’ll let you come to your own miserable conclusion. Keep an eye on resale markets if you prefer getting gouged by strangers instead of festival organizers. Did anyone expect a different outcome? No? Thought so.
And that, dear reader, is why we can’t have nice things. I told you so—and now you’re armed with the cold, hard costs. Let the scrolling begin.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and Official Capitol Groove Festival website, Ticketmaster, New York Post Entertainment Feed
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