To keep the prices of the tickets for house and techno festival team service in Breda low in 2026, the organization has come up with a creative idea. She asks visitors to make a down payment for their card. For example, the price must stay at 35 euros and not rise to 75 euros. “People want to, but they can no longer afford it,” says organizer Tijn Kapteijns.
If it appears in January that at least 15,000 people spread over two days to the team service at the Galderse Meren in Breda, then visitors pay a second deposit of 17.50 euros. So a total of 35 euros for a festival card.
“We want to keep the price for a festival low,” says Kapteijns. “You used to spend a hundred euros at a festival. Nowadays you are only in for that amount.”
Where the festival could count on a certain number of visitors a few years ago, this is less stable due to the increasing competition from other festivals and the rising ticket prices. “It is actually crazy for words that you hope for ten thousand men and start building a whole village. If there turns out to be only five thousand people, you will not suddenly finish because we are preparing for a year.”
“People want to, but nowadays have to make choices.”
By having visitors make a down payment, the organization knows how many people they can expect and they can organize the festival more specifically. If there is too little enthusiasm, visitors get their money back. It is also possible that the festival goes to one day instead of two days.
The festival stunted this year with a promotional price on Sunday, because ticket sales were disappointing that day. Visitors were welcome for 15 euros. “Then we saw that people want, but nowadays have to make choices and the expensive tickets can no longer be able to pay,” says Kapteijns.
The tickets are becoming increasingly expensive due to increasing costs for organizers. According to Kapteijns, the reimbursements of artists rise. The costs for the construction of a festival and purchasing at suppliers are also rising considerably. The festival must all pass on that to the visitor, of which they sometimes get the victim.
“Then it is difficult for us to estimate how many people we have to take into account.”
“You notice that visitors buy tickets later. This is also due to platforms such as Ticketswap, which means that often a lot of tickets are still available for lower prices. Then it is difficult for us to estimate how many people we have to take into account,” says the organizer.
“Organizing just starts after the summer and we will continue to go for the same festival experience, but due to the down payment we can make the balance about what the festival will look like,” says Kapteijns. The first responses from visitors are in any case positive. “And the first deposits flow in,” he says.