Let's Face It: Encores are expensive!

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One of the highlights of this year's Coachella Festival was definitely Sir Paul McCartney's amazing set.  It was so amazing, in fact, that it ran over its scheduled closing timeslot by 54 minutes.  Why is that number important you ask?  Well, a local Indio ordinance, the town that hosts the festival, has a fine incorporated into it for times just like this.  When events continue past their permitted time they can be fined to the tune of $1,000 per minute! On top of that, other headlining acts had violated the same rule on previous nights as well!  The total for potential fines sits just over $100,000!  There's no word yet if the township will actually impose these fines, but if they do tickets may be even more expensive next year.  Ouch!

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