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Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes plays his guitar on stage at the 2022 When We Were Young festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds.

Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes performs at the 2022 When We Were Young festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. Shy McGrath/WireImage via Getty Images

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Downtown Las Vegas is gearing up for an exciting brand-new live music event this October, as the 2024 Best Friends Forever Festival brings together emo and indie rock fans with an all-star lineup. While time is winding down before the music-filled weekend finally arrives, there are still a few avenues to explore when it comes to how to buy Best Friends Forever Fest tickets.

This fall, the three-day Best Friends Forever Fest takes over the Downtown Las Vegas Event Center between October 11 and 13, 2024. The weekend will be filled with iconic and up-and-coming emo and indie rock acts and celebrations of local food and culture. The 2024 Best Friends Forever Fest’s lineup includes headliners like Bright Eyes, Sunny Day Real Estate, and Cap’n Jazz as 40 acts take the stage over the weekend.

If you’re looking for ways to get tickets to the 2024 Best Friends Forever Fest in Las Vegas, then we’ve got you covered. Here’s a breakdown of the Best Friends Forever Fest schedule, purchasing details and ticket options, and price comparisons between resale and original tickets. You can also browse ticket and musical festival specifics at your convenience on resale sites like StubHub and Vivid Seats.

Best Friends Forever Fest 2024 festival schedule

The Best Friends Forever Fest 2024 takes place on Friday, October 11, Saturday, October 12, and Sunday, October 13, in Downtown Las Vegas. The live music event includes a few different ticket types to attend throughout the weekend, including single-day entry or three-day passes with wristbands. Below, you can find the cheapest available listings on resale sites StubHub and Vivid Seats at the time of writing. The start times listed are when the gates open each day, given in Las Vegas’ local time zone of PDT.

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How to buy tickets for Best Friends Forever Fest 2024

You can buy original 2024 Best Friends Forever Fest tickets directly through the festival’s website. However, original tickets to the October music festival are already sold out for several options, including the 3-Day VIP passes, Friday VIP passes, Saturday VIP passes, and Sunday VIP passes.

Tickets to the 2024 Best Friends Forever Fest are also available through verified ticket resale sites such as StubHub and Vivid Seats. However, the quantity of resale tickets remaining from these vendors is limited. At the time of writing, there are no resale tickets being sold on Vivid Seats for the October 11 single-day passes.

The Best Friends Forever Fest offers its own Fan Marketplace for concertgoers to buy and sell their tickets with more guarantee and oversight from the festival itself. Through the Best Friends Forever Fest’s Fan Marketplace, there are still tickets available to purchase from the 3-Day General Admission, 3-Day General Admission PLUS, and 3-Day VIP pass options, but there are no single-day tickets available through this option at the time of writing.

How much are Best Friends Forever Fest tickets?

The prices for original 2024 Best Friends Forever Fest tickets vary depending on ticket type. Single-day General Admission passes are the cheapest option, with the cost increasing for General Admission PLUS and VIP passes. Of course, these three respective options are all listed at higher prices for 3-day passes.

On the Best Friends Forever Fest website, ticket prices for original Single-Day General Admission passes to the festival start at $159 plus taxes and fees, which applies to Friday, Saturday, or Sunday-only tickets. The starting cost for original Single-Day General Admission PLUS tickets raises slightly to $175 plus taxes and fees for each day, with this option allowing for re-entry into the festival on that day. All original Single-Day VIP tickets are sold out, but were listed at $179 plus taxes and fees through the festival site.

Two options remain for original 3-Day passes to the 2024 festival in Las Vegas. The original 3-Day General Admission ticket prices start at $279 plus fees and taxes on the Best Friends Forever Fest site. Meanwhile, original 3-Day General Admission PLUS passes begin at $329 before fees and taxes. Like the Single-Day tickets, all original 3-Day VIP passes are sold out.

Resale ticket prices through StubHub and Vivid Seats are generally comparable to original tickets, although this varies depending on the ticket type. On StubHub, Single-Day ticket prices start at $165 before taxes and fees, with Single-Day ticket prices starting at $159 on Vivid Seats. The prices for 3-Day Best Friends Forever Fest resale tickets begin at $257 on Vivid Seats and $202 on StubHub.

The best value for resale tickets is through the 2024 Best Friends Forever Fest’s Fan Marketplace. However, the only available resale tickets through this option are 3-Day General Admission, 3-Day General Admission PLUS, and 3-Day VIP passes. They offer cheaper prices for these respective ticket categories than original tickets and those on StubHub and Vivid Seats, starting at $177, $210, and $240 plus taxes and fees, respectively.

Who is performing at the Best Friends Forever Fest?

The 2024 Best Friends Forever Fest has an incredibly exciting lineup for emo and indie rock music fans. The festival’s lineup has been generating plenty of buzz as it reunites the emo band Cap’n Jazz after the group parted ways in 1995.

Here’s a breakdown of the musical artists lined up for the 2024 Best Friends Forever Fest and which day each act will be performing:

  • Friday, October 11:

    • Cap’n Jazz, The Dismemberment Plan, American Football, Pinback, Hot Rod Circuit, Everyone Asked About You, Algernon Cadwallader, Fiddlehead, Foxing, From Indian Lakes, Vs Self, Home Is Where, and Boyfriend Sushi Town

  • Saturday, October 12:

    • Sunny Day Real Estate, Unwound, Built To Spill, Jawbox, Braid, Karate, Mannequin Pussy, La Dispute, Sweet Pill, Form of Rocket, Worlds Worst, Hello Mary, and Phony

  • Sunday, October 13:

    • Bright Eyes, The Jesus Lizard, The Get Up Kids, The Murder City Devils, Rainer Maria, Piebald, The Anniversary, Momma, Drug Church, Pool Kids, Recover, Bug Bath, and Rocket

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Jordan Williams

Freelance Writer

Jordan Williams is a freelance contributor for Insider Reviews. She covers streaming service trends, value comparisons, and content availability. She has been writing about streaming and the entertainment industry since 2021, having published over 1,000 articles to date across different publications. Since 2021, Jordan has been a movie/TV features writer at Screen Rant, where she has also covered industry news, exclusive events, set visits, and reviews. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Oregon in 2020 with a major in Psychology and a minor in Media Studies. When not writing about tech or movies, Jordan enjoys exploring the natural beauties of the Pacific Northwest. She can also be found posting reviews on Letterboxd or rewatching “Schitt’s Creek” for the umpteenth time.

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