Coachella weekend two fallout
- Weekend two of Coachella saw a rise in arrests and a few notable fines for curfew overruns. - Desert Sun reported 106 arrests in Weekend 2, while organizers fined Anyma $24,000 for running nine minutes late. - Across both weekends, roughly 200 arrests were reported with charges like possession and public intoxication ( ).
Coachella’s second weekend ended with 106 arrests and $44,000 in curfew fines after two late-night sets in Indio. (desertsun.com) Indio police said the April 17-19 weekend produced 52 drug-possession arrests, eight public-intoxication arrests and 13 fake-identification arrests, with 33 other arrests that included driving under the influence, domestic violence, trespassing and battery. Police also issued 85 citations for unlawful use of a disability placard. (ktla.com) That was up from 97 arrests during the festival’s first weekend, when police reported 59 drug-possession arrests, 14 fake-identification arrests, three drug-or-alcohol intoxication arrests, one property-crime arrest and 20 arrests in other categories. (usatoday.com) Across both weekends, police reported 203 arrests, compared with 193 arrests at Coachella in 2024 and 223 in 2025. Sgt. Abe Plata told the Orange County Register that the festival draws more than 100,000 people and that “the vast majority” of attendees caused no trouble. (ktla.com) The fines came from Coachella’s long-running agreement with the city of Indio, which requires music to end by 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday and by midnight on Sunday. The contract sets a $20,000 penalty for the first five minutes over curfew, then adds $1,000 for each minute starting with minute six. (yahoo.com) Anyma’s Friday set ended at 1:09 a.m., which triggered a $24,000 fine. Justin Bieber’s Saturday headlining set ended at 1:02 a.m., which added another $20,000. (billboard.com) Weekend one finished without curfew penalties, so all of this year’s fines came from the festival’s second weekend. Indio city officials confirmed the overages after TMZ first reported them. (yahoo.com) Curfew fines are a recurring cost for Coachella. Billboard reported Goldenvoice paid $54,000 after Paul McCartney ran 54 minutes late in 2009, $20,000 after Travis Scott went three minutes over in 2025, and more than $168,000 after six late sets in 2023. (billboard.com) The polo grounds turn over to Stagecoach on April 24-26, leaving Goldenvoice with the same Indio rulebook and a fresh reminder that even a two-minute encore can carry a five-figure price. (billboard.com)
