Selling festival passes and wristbands

A festival pass is not an arena ticket. It is often a wristband with your name in the festival’s records, and the festival decides how it can change hands. Start with the festival’s own resale channel.

Coachella

Coachella sends sellers to AXS Official Resale (“2027 Sell Your Pass Visit AXS Official Resale”). It warns that only passes bought through its official partners can be guaranteed valid, and that “scalped passes are subject to cancellation at any time without warning.” If you hand a pass to a friend instead, Coachella asks that they register their own wristband.

Front Gate festivals and CashorTrade

Front Gate Tickets sells passes for festivals such as Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits. TicketNews reported in November 2026 that CashorTrade now checks resale listings for those festivals against Front Gate’s records, with prices “capped at the original checkout amount, including the fees paid to the primary ticketing company.” The cap applies at the festivals that take part.

Before you list a pass

• Find the festival’s official resale page first. It is the only route it supports.
• Don’t sell a wristband you already registered unless the festival allows a transfer.
• Ship physical wristbands with tracking, and keep the receipt.
• Expect a face value cap where the festival uses one. A higher price elsewhere can cost the buyer their entry.

The same checks apply to any ticket with strict terms; see tickets you can’t resell.