• COVID-19: Burning Man 2020 Festival Canceled

    Organizers of Burning Man announced last Friday that the 2020 festival, which is scheduled from August 30th to September 7th, in Nevada has been canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

  • US Government is Hiring a Burning Man Project Manager

    If your dream job involves preserving the planet's natural resources while helping the annual Nevada desert arts, culture and music festival known as Burning Man persevere with as small a carbon footprint as possible, you might want to get in touch with Uncle Sam. The Bureau of Land Management, part of the United States government's Department of the Interior, is currently hiring a Burning Man project manager.

  • Diplo Mixes Old School Hip-Hip, House In Burning Man 2015 Set

    Diplo has released his set from the Iguana car at the 2015 edition of Burning Man. The superstar DJ, producer is not one who you would normally associate with the outsider and non-mainstream ethos of the gathering, but he has been a regular there and this past year he spun a 70 plus mix of old school hip-hop and house tracks while riding around The Playa.

  • Tycho Death Cab For Cutie Remix, Burning Man Set Shared

    Ben Hansen, better known as Tycho, is not known for his remix work, but the American ambient electronic artist has unveiled a brand new remix of a rather unusual suspect. The Awake producer has remixed Death Cab For Cutie's single "The Ghosts of Beverly Drive." The track is taken from the band's eight studio album Kintsugi.

  • Most Popular Drugs At Music Festivals Study: What People Take At EDC, Burning Man, Ultra & More

    Drugs and music go hand in hand. Drugs at music festivals are ubiquitous and available in all shapes and sizes. A new study attempted to quantify the levels of drug use going on 15 of the major festivals in the United States and Europe. Drugabuse.com looked at 3,622,365 Instagram posts mentioning festivals and linked them to possible language relating to drug use and the results aren't that surprising. Some of the major EDM festivals like EDC and Ultra Music Festival reference Molly/ MDMA the most, while Marley Fest has the highest total for marijuana. Burning Man features the best variation of drugs including DMT, mushrooms and LSD.

  • Hackers Caught Cheating the Burning Man Ticketing System

    In the past few years Burning Man has transformed from the mysterious and outcast desert festival attended by an incredibly loyal group of followers, to a pop culture reference that is now attended by celebrities and CEOs as a place to be seen like at Coachella. As a result of the festivals rise in popularity, tickets have become a hot commodity and with its "first come, first serve" that leaves many fans in the dark looking for passes. Some silocon valley engineers found a way around the system through a hole in the ticketing service, Ticketfly's defences and put themselves first in line.

  • Burning Man '15 Will Have Boeing 747 Installation, Courtesy of Big Imagination

    Burning Man is known for doing things differently. It has a culture entirely its own and is a festival that others have tried to replicate, but the culture and spirituality that exists at Burning Man cannot be found anywhere else. This year, one of the massive installations that will be coming to Burning is none other then a Boeing 747. The Big Imagination foundation is a nonprofit that is trying to make this happen with a fleet of volunteers and a lot of willpower. The 747 Project will bring the largest art installation to Burning Man that the event has ever seen. It is a real 747, not a replica or something manufactured. According to the website, it will be a moveable, interactive experience for Burning Man 2015 and years to come. "The project invokes all of the elements of a journey. It's a destination, transportation and an adventure. Our goal is to move participants in many ways, to take them on a trip not only from Point A to Point B, but also from the outer self to the inner self." Some burners complain that the festival is being co-opted by celebrities and is becoming too commercial, but the essence still remains. It has become an increasingly popular destination for artists and festivalgoers alike who want to experience the spiritual trip of Burning Man.
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