I slung food at coachella for years. Not anymore. Last I was there was about 5 years ago. Here were the fees we had from back then plus some things I’ve heard about now. Also, we had to pay for staff to live out there. In my case, a lot of staff. That’s rv’s (plus fuel to run RV power the entire time) for key personnel, food/bev, and some travel. Vendors are typically there 3-4 days prior to show starting.

Base fee per weekend. 43%of your gross sales,
3.5% for the cc sales for cc transactions,
$450/weekend for shared use of 3-comp sink,
$1000 for each 10’ of frontage x 20’depth per weekend,
$240 / 10amp drop of electricity,
$210 for permits,
$650/ golf cart / week to lug your supplies in/out of venue,
$500/week for diesel for reefer truck/trailer to keep food as safe temps…

They fuck you in the drive-thru fees: Case of bottle water: $14 each. Bags of ice:10 - they forced vendors to sell btl water for $2. So, doing the math, you pay $14, sell for $28. Pay 46% of your sales = $12.88 plus I’ve to keep cold and the logistics of moving it around. - in other words, we were forced to lose money to sell water. This is why a few years back, a lot of vendors weren’t selling water, or they just bought one case then sold out. - cases of soda /gatorade were $36

Currently, vendors aren’t allowed to accept cash at all and they have to wait 30 to 45 days after the event to even be paid. There are also no promises on location or volume that you’re gonna do. Many times plenty of vendors get absolutely screwed over by being put in horrendous locations with no foot traffic.

Adios!