Back in April, Tone Deaf did some investigative work and discovered, much to our readers’ surprise, that Australian festival tickets are actually some of the cheapest in the world.

While they may seem costly when you whip out your credit card, compared to festival tickets overseas and adjusting for the average minimum wage and cost of living, they’re a steal.

It was good news to us, because, if you haven’t noticed, we kind of have a thing about ensuring our readers get to see live music for the best price possible, whether we’re giving you tips on how to get cheap concert tickets or giving you an FYI on all the best local gigs for under $15 happening in your town.

That’s why, dear readers, we almost feel conflicted about reporting on the uber-VIP package recently unveiled by the organisers of Secret Solstice, an annual music festival held in Reykjavik, Iceland, who are proudly touting it as “the world’s most expensive festival ticket”.

Any guesses how much? No, higher than that. No, even higher than that. Still higher. Give up? According to Consequence of Sound, Secret Solstice recently sent out a press release detailing a $200,000 VIP package. Yes, for the mere cost of a mortgage, you can buy their “Ultimate Festival Passes”.

Now, we’ve seen some pretty extravagant VIP packages in our time, such as Parklife’s infamous ‘Ridiculously Expensive Ticket’ to their 2011 event, which ran punters $7,000 and included such perks as a personal drinks caddie and slip-and-slide festival entry.

However, the “Ultimate Festival Passes” to Secret Solstice is really something else. As organisers tell it, they were “on a mission to create the most exclusive and unique festival ticket on the planet, over-and-above their ‘Óðinn’ super-VIP offering which sells for 89,900 Icelandic krona (approx. US$684)”.

The list of inclusions reads like a millionaire playboy’s daily itinerary, such as lunch inside of a volcano:

– First class return flights from anywhere on the planet for two people

– A luxury five bedroom villa in Reykjavík for five nights

– Helicopter transfers almost everywhere, including to a private experience at the famed Blue Lagoon

– Personal assistants

– A private car service and driver on-call 24/7

– Private 100ft yacht party (including skeet shooting and golf)

– Private chefs every night

– Lunch inside the magma chamber of a dormant volcano

– Aerial tours of Iceland

There’s more, apparently, but we can’t even begin to imagine what it might be. It does beg the question, however, of just when one is meant to fit in the actual music festival. After all, it would be all too easy to get caught up skeet shooting on your 100ft yacht.

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Well, according to Consequence of Sound, festival organisers have you covered, because your tickets also include a private performance from one of the festival’s headlining acts, as well as “the world-first music performance inside a glacier for only 70 guests”.

The “Ultimate Festival Passes” are available to purchase now and limited to just one pair. If you don’t have a couple of Black Cards handy, general admission tickets are also available, and will run you a comparatively meagre USD$151 to see Wu-Tang Clan, FKA twigs, Kelis, MØ, Hercule, and more.

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