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What VIP festival tickets really buy you

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Paying triple the general admission price rarely actually gets you closer to the band. The highly coveted VIP wristband usually just secures you a spot in a slightly less trampled, gently shaded patch of grass that happens to have a slightly shorter line for the overpriced beverages. It is a massive premium paid purely for breathing room.

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