'Locals-Only' Coachella Tickets on Sale Today

Coachella Valley residents Wednesday will get a chance to score passes from a special allotment of tickets made available for locals hoping to attend the sold-out Coachella Music and Arts Festival, which begins Friday.

People will be allowed to line up beginning at 3 p.m. to buy a maximum of two passes from the festival box office, located at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden box office. In all, 1,000 passes will be sold, at a cost of $375 each.

Sales will begin at 5 p.m. and continue until 10 p.m. or while supplies last.

Each of the wristband passes, which are non-transferrable, will be placed on the wrist at the time of purchase.

Coachella Valley resident must show proof of residency with a government- issued identification, and guests must be present at the time of purchase.

To qualify, purchasers must live in zip codes including 92201, 92202, 92203, 92210, 92211, 92230, 92234, 92236, 92240, 92241, 92253, 92254, 92255, 92258, 92260, 92261, 92264, 92270, 92274, 92275, 92276 and 92292.

A similar locals-only sale will be held a week from today, before the festival’s second weekend begins April 17. The festival takes place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio.

For more information, visit the event website at coachella.com.

— City News Service.