House Info
Four rooms, four stages, noon to 10 PM. Everything about the house, nothing about where it is.
COUCHELLA MAINSTAGE
Living Room
The big room. Couches, the widest sightlines, and the highest chance of someone standing directly in front of you. This is where the day starts at noon.
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THE BASSMENT
Den
Small room, big low end. You are inside the sound down here. Earplugs are not a joke and the floor does a thing.
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AFTERGLOW
Bedroom
Low light, lower BPM, horizontal seating options. Naps happen here and nobody is going to wake you unless you asked them to.
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THE SIDE QUEST
Playroom
The wildcard. Nobody can explain it in advance, everybody loses two hours in it. If you have to ask, you're going.
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Bathrooms
- There are three bathrooms. One of them is kind of broken.
- The broken one is Bathroom #3. Bathroom #3 receives no promises.
- Do not linger, do not do a full routine while people wait, and if something goes wrong tell someone immediately instead of walking away whistling.
- Everything else you've read about the bathrooms in the feed is speculation by people who have strong feelings and no data.
Couches & seating
- Seating is finite and emotionally significant.
- Community consensus so far: a blanket on a cushion is a claim, a jacket is a soft claim, saying it out loud is nothing, and sitting in it is the only claim nobody argues with.
- Claims lapse if you leave the room for more than a song or two. This remains under active debate in the feed.
- If someone is asleep in a spot, you can wake them. You cannot take the spot while they're up.
Naps & sleeping
- Music runs noon to 10 PM. This is a daytime festival and the working assumption is that everyone goes home.
- No sleeping arrangements are promised to anyone. Don't plan around getting a bed.
- If you want a guaranteed bed and a shower with no queue, sort your own arrangements. Plenty of people in the feed are doing exactly that and plenty are not.
- Nap etiquette: pick a low-traffic corner, say something to a friend so nobody panics, and bring your own blanket if you're serious about it.
Shoes, socks and floors
- Shoes off at the door. It's a house, not a field.
- Plan the fit around socks. Grip socks are not a joke — socks on hard floors plus four stages of enthusiasm has consequences.
- Backup socks are the most underrated thing you can pack.
Charging
- Outlets are finite and never where the couch is. Bring a long cable.
- A multi-port brick makes you popular instantly.
- Label your cable with tape. Do not unplug someone else's phone.
Room transitions
- Moving between stages means walking through someone's moment. Take the side of the room, not the middle.
- Don't stand in a doorway. Doorways are already spoken for by people dancing in them.
- The walk from the Living Room to the Den is short and will nevertheless feel like a pilgrimage by hour four.
Getting there
- No address, no directions, no neighbourhood and no venue details are posted in this community, ever. You get those privately from whoever invited you.
- Carpooling gets organized in the feed. Post whether you're driving, have seats, or need one — nothing more specific than that.
- If you're driving, decide how your day is going before it starts, not at 10 PM.
about
r/Couchella is the community for a private at-home electronic music festival on 9.26.26. Four stages, three bathrooms, one couch hierarchy. Daytime event.
More about Couchella →doors in
Sat Sep 26, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET · first set, COUCHELLA MAINSTAGE
house rules
- 1.Respect the house and the people in it.
- 2.Clean up after yourself — cups have a home.
- 3.Do not monopolize a bathroom.
- 4.Bathroom #3 receives no promises.
- 5.Ask before rearranging furniture, lighting, or anyone's blanket.