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ATVENU INSIGHTS

Food & Beverage

DRINKS PURCHASED

per fan per day

4.2

DOLLARS SPENT

per fan per day

$65

FOOD ITEMS PURCHASED

per fan per day

2.3

TOP 3 BEERS

  • 1. Bud Light
  • 2. Michelob Ultra
  • 3. Budweiser

TOP 3 MIXED DRINKS

  • 1. Whiskey and Coke
  • 2. Vodka Redbull
  • 3. Margarita

ALCOHOL SALES

47%
Beer
29%
Liquor
20%
Seltzer
9%
Wine

AVG. SPEND PER DAY BY GENRE

AVERAGE DRINK PRICES

$10
Beer
$16
Mixed Drinks

TOP SELLING FOODS

  • 1. Fries
  • 2. Tacos
  • 3. Burgers
  • 4. Pizza
  • 5. Sandwiches

BEVERAGE SALES

by hour

FOOD SALES

by hour

CASHLESS PAYMENTS***

wristband (RFID) and Tap to Pay

61%
Wristband
39%
Tap to Pay

PAYMENT METHOD TYPE

all forms of payment

74%
Cashless
17%
Credit Card
9%
Cash

Insight:

-Cashless payments are the most popular form of payment at festivals* making up 3/4 of all transactions with wristbands (RFID) the majority
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- Fan spend at festivals varies by genre, with Rock ranking the highest at $74 and EDM coming in fifth with $55
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- The average fan purchases ~4 drinks and 2 food items per day

- 1 Day ticket holders spend 20% more per day on food and beverage than multi-day**




*this is based on festivals that accepted wristband payments
**this is based on multi-day festivals only and based on digital transactions
***Cashless payments are identified as both wristband (rfid) and Tap to Pay (which includes Apple Pay, Android Pay, and credit card tap)
Merchandise

FESTIVAL MERCHANDISE

% of gross merch sales from festival merch

71%

BUY MERCHANDISE

percentage of fans

13%

SPENT ON MERCHANDISE

average per fan

$58

TOP SELLING MERCH ITEMS

T-Shirt
$35
Hoodie
$64
Longsleeve
$44

Insight:

71% of Gross Merchandise Sales at festivals comes from festival merchandise. This varies by genre with country music festivals averaging 63% and metal music festivals averaging 79%.


Rock and Metal fans have a higher likelihood to purchase multiple items than other genres, averaging about 2 items per order compared to the industry average of 1.2.

MERCH SALES

AVG. SPEND ON MERCHANDISE

by genre

AVG. T-SHIRT PRICE

by genre

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