I have just stumbled across youtube.com/burningman. Sure, there have always been plenty of YouTube videos about Burning Man – earning revenue for Google whenever they play. This seems to be something more co-ordinated, though. Many of the videos have an intro that says “From the Burning Man Archives”. This is accompanied by old fashioned World War 2 propaganda film music, a thematic resonance with Caveat Magister’s “not official” Burning Man Minute series…
24 videos have been added in the past week, showcasing Regionals as well as ancient history. Another 6 were added a month ago from the 2015 Global Leadership Conference.
Some of the videos on the channel are showing ads. We may never know whether this revenue is being donated to the Burning Man Project, or channelled into Decommodification, LLC. Whoever gets it, someone is Commodifying Burning Man here:
Is this return to the old being simultaneously accompanied by an attack on the new?
And is the “really really BIG RAD thing” we were promised was “coming soon” last November? A bunch of video content released from the archives, and a bunch more created from the Founders’ philosophical discussions?
They seem to be kicking off with Larry Harvey interviewing Denis Kucinich at this year’s Global Leadership Conference.
Here’s the full interview from YTBM, if time is limited skip down to the next clip which is the main highlight I want to discuss.
DK: “What I saw at Burning Man is, there’s a new matrix being built“…
DK: “What Burning Man does is to create a space, that no other organization has created in quite this way, to creatively explore the human potential for an evolutionary response to the challenges of our times. The world today is beset by so much conflict, people are yearning for an opportunity to get past it and find a way to come together”
Larry: “Meaningful political dialogue is in many ways increasingly inhibited by both money and aspects of the media. I’m not anti media, books are media , media implies communication and that’s a good thing“
DK: “The politics that you describe…Burning Man creates a platform for a whole new discussion about everything, for a whole new relationship we have with each other, with our government, and that’s what I think is so valuable. When I see a space for a new discussion, I’m exhilirated. I think wow! We can actually have a real discussion about what the implications are without anybody worried about “well, what’s the party going to think about this” or “what are my supporters going to think about it”. Burning Man is in a position to go very deep in the implications of the current system and to have a discussion which has the potential to produce solutions that otherwise couldn’t be brought forward because existing structures are so hidebound, in tradition and in political practice, that there’s a limitation in the dialogue that occurs and they can’t really get to any kind of a synthesis outside the box that they’re in. Burning Man begins outside…Burning Man is not in a box, and that’s the beauty of it”.
So Larry’s a talk show host now?
While the politicians are being inspired by the creativity of Burning Man, BMOrg themselves seem to keep coming up with rules, bans, and punishments – all things notorious for stifling creativity.
Although only 45 seconds long, the clip above may give us some insight into the collective Borg mindset these days. It is interesting that they chose to create this as a highlight of the entire interview.
“We don’t prescribe content, we design context”.
Perhaps this philosophy explains some of the recent EDM war battles like Dancetronauts, Opulent Temple, and now Mayan Warrior.
Mayan Warrior, a popular art car with more than 22,000 Likes, said “we’re bringing these DJs”:
…then got publicly slammed (and threatened) in the wee hours of Friday morning by the Burning Man CEO.
Why did they get slammed? Because of the content they published. Of course, Burning man doesn’t prescribe content.
No matter that the policy hasn’t even been created yet. Nobody has been told the rules, all we have is a story in BRC Weekly from last year, publicly shaming White Ocean:
They’re doing it for the Burners. So we can all have more chance to win tickets in the OMG sale. Right. 80,000 Burners missed out on the general sale. The majority of Burners who tried to get tickets, didn’t. There don’t seem to be many STEP successes. So we already have 79,000 Burners who are going to miss out on the remaining 1,000 tickets. There is already a 99% chance you’re not going to get a ticket in the OMG. So what if more people hear about Burning Man and want to go? And on that point, what about Grover, Denis, Diddy, and all the other celebs who have been commodifying Burning Man by talking about it to non-Burner audiences? Is their crowd OK, but Mayan Warrior’s isn’t? Whatever happened to radical inclusion?
For the sin of publishing unprescribed content, Mayan Warrior couldn’t just get a personal message alerting them that they’d broken an unwritten rule, asking kindly if they could please make it right. No, they had to get a public statement against them, a shaming. Then, even when they fixed the problem and apologized, the statement remains. And, 2 days later, there is still no policy or description of what rules were broken.
Prescribing content is just fine in this post from BMOrg telling us which art projects they selected to receive our money this year. Decommodification is no problem when it comes to soliciting money for a select few of those (I wonder if BMOrg get a percentage?).
“Music is not art, and people dancing to a DJ are not interacting with the music” seems to be the new party line.
The vision behind the Mayan Warrior is amazing. A crew from Mexico, passionate about music, wanted to make an art car and bring it to Burning Man with local DJs playing. They could showcase the modern day sounds of Mexico to Burners from all around the world! They could share their culture with us as a gift.
The Mayan Warrior art car has just released some of the first names who will play at Black Rock City this year. The Mayan Warrior was originally created to showcase the music of Mexican electronic artists at Burning Man. Pablo Gonzalez Vargas, the executive producer of the interactive mobile and sound system since 2011, explained that the car was inspired by the playa’s limitless creativity, and the Mayan visual concept comes from ancient Mayan culture, crop circles, and principles of sacred geometry.
[Source: Dancing Astronaut]
Of course, if the Mayan Warrior didn’t tell us that their vision was to bring Mexican DJs, we would not get a fundamental point of the gift. The first time I saw the art car, I didn’t even realize that its face was Mayan. Sometimes, to get the context of art, you need some sort of description of the content. I would much rather they let us know which DJs will be playing in a flyer, than by getting on the mic every 10 minutes to say “this is DJ So and So, how you feeling BURRRRNNNNNINNNNNGGGG MANNNNNNNNN!!!!”
Meanwhile, the geniuses at Burning Man HQ spend decades in the lab “designing context” – that is to say:
- “CARgo Cult”, “CARavansary”, and “CARnival of Mirrors”
- A UFO with the Man on top, a plain Man but giant on top of a market, a plain Man but giant on top of a circus.
- Words from A-L that are supposed to be connected with the theme (like “geek” and “carnival”).
What Larry’s saying is that’s what made Burning Man great and brought the population up to 70,000: those 3 designs (which did what the 17 themes before them couldn’t) and the street names. Not the content: the music, the dancing, the art, the Burners, the beautiful people and the sex and drugs: no, the themes. The “context” for “our” self-expression. Because of the inspiration designed into these themes, we now have Google, Tesla, SpaceX, and Solar City.
(Side note: in 1998, when Google famously launched themselves with Burning Man’s logo on their home page, the theme was Nebulous Entity. Given the revelations that have since come out of Google’s relationship with spy agencies, hey, perhaps this theme did actually inspire them!)
Or am I missing something: does BMOrg “design context” and socially engineer us in other ways?
Personally, I think Larry has it all wrong. Burning Man takes place in the desert in Nevada, not an ivory tower in the Mission. Burners supply the creativity and inspiration. Burners have the ideas. Most Burner art and activities have nothing to do with the themes – many Burners don’t even know (or care) what the theme is. We give money to artists to create the art. We give money to Burning Man’s charity – they take most of it for their own expenses, and pass a small percentage of it on to the artists to create the art. All the art projects they choose to redistribute our money to still need further support from the community to make it out to the temporary city and back. We give money to BMOrg to buy our tickets. They use it to rent portapotties and pay the cops and buy ice creams for the Federales.
I am not convinced by this “Burning Man TV” 2.0 philosophy. Burners can change the world, and the first step to do this is banning things and making more rules. Err, what?
I’m still on the side of the Burners. Burning Man is awesome because of everything all of us contribute to it, not the theme or the First Camp guest list.
BMOrg are Commodifying the culture we create for each other, when they use it to promote the politicians they want to curry favor with, the commercial tour package vendors that are their mates, the artists they choose to receive the funds we’ve given them, and the vendors that they choose to give monopolies to. We’re supposed to just accept that all of that is fine, but if your camp wants to bring musicians, and tell people who you’re bringing? You must be punished. We’re gonna ban your art car and shame you to the community. Because, Decommodification – the alleged Principle, not the ironically named LLC.
They are trying to create a gravitas around themselves. “We mingle with politicians! The Google guys and Elon Musk go and get technology ideas there! VCs network and do deals!” They want to re-shape the event in their own image, to support their importance in cultural history.
Meanwhile, many Burners love music, and appreciate it as art just as much – maybe even more – than taint washes and polyamory workshops. These Burners want to lose it on the dancefloor to their favorite DJs. They want to hear amazing new music that draws them in from a distance and keeps them for hours, in a crowd who are all sharing a special moment together, united by the beats. They want to discover new artists to become fans of. Camps who are gifting those DJs are getting excited about it, and want to share the good news so Burners can get excited too.
They must be banned. All that fun is getting in the way of a pie-in-the-sky vision for “what Burning Man could become”, that politicians who went once and went to bed early are now espousing. Crack down on doof. Implement more rules, more policies, more restrictions on Burners’ freedom. Jack ticket prices sky high, to price out the dirty hippie freaks. Bring in more cops so you can try to promote it as family friendly. Favor rich new tourists over hard-working veterans. Promote it in the mainstream media, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Inc, The Simpsons. Bring politicians who will recruit more politicians, maybe they can get this apathetic disillusioned bloc of Burners escaping from the Default World to get off their disgruntled asses and vote – for them, natch.
How will human potential evolve, by banning more and more cool stuff that Burners gift? If communication is a good thing, why can’t BMOrg communicate what the rules are to everyone at the same time? Why can’t camps communicate what art they’re bringing? Because, scalpers? Because, EDM fans are bad but politicians are desirable?
Is this the new new thing? Is this what we jumped over the shark for?
There’s some fierce debate on the Interwebz already about this issue, with some who are not EDM fans saying “good riddance” and wishing for a return to the past. You can’t go backwards, people. I don’t like seeing so many people on smart phones on the Playa, but the answer isn’t “ban smartphones”.
Last year a camp (White Ocean) and this year an art car (Mayan Warrior) were publicly scolded by Burning Man, despite not breaking any actual rules. They committed pre-crime, like in Minority Report. The policy is still, as I write this, unwritten and “coming soon”. How hard can it be to write a paragraph? Is this some holocracy thing we’re waiting on, establishing consensus within BMHQ?
The BMOrg supporters echo Maid Marian’s argument that publishing your events in advance might lead to people wanting to come to Burning Man who we don’t want there. These people might think that the whole thing is a festival, because there are certain events on at pre-set times.
Well, take a look at this, Burners. Here are some of the 2015 Burning Man events that have already been published. Apparently every single one of these is fine, including those that feature named stars, because this is at burningman.org. It is just EDM events they have a problem with. #radicalinclusion #gratitude
Note: these are just the events on Monday August 31.
From burningman.org:
- Carnival of Mirrors Dye with Dignity Style
- Spanky’s Wine Bar; The New Home of LazerDome!
- Banana Bunch Phone Charging Station
- Garden Croquet
- Skittles on the Playa!
- Celestial Massage
- Cartoon Commune Green Reflections’ Eco Camp Tour
- Drama Dump
- Ladies: Eros Tangeré Erotic 1-on-1 Sensation
- Bounce House Fun!
- Hookah Lounge
- Socially Appropriate Burp Day
- Floydism meets Joyism!
- All the news that’s fit to print
- Sherpa Underground Railroad
- Sunset Lounge and Bar
- Unofficial Play Civil Unions
- Missed Connections Board
- Cinematic Automatic-Recall Wall
- Celestial Bodies Lounge
- ARRGH BAR – GALLAVANT
- Coloring Book Chill Lounge
- Blue Velvet Dungeon at Comfort & Joy Village
- Mist’R Cool Camp’s Carnival of Delights
- Coloring Book Chill Lounge
- Flatulence Amplification Research Team (F.A.R.T.)
- Beauty Bar
- The Gypsy Tent @ Paradise Motel
- Madam FiFi’s Esoteric Divination
- Polegasms, Get Yours!
- Healing Foot Wash
- Miso Horny Soup and Sake Lounge
- Temporary Tattoo Station (Rubber Stamps)
- Orgy Dome – Celebrating 22 Years
- The Game!
- Adopt a Mutant Monkey at BLC Boardwalk
- Spirit Animal Readings.
- Jittery Jester Arcade, BLC Boardwalk
- Jittery Jester Arcade, BLC Boardwalk
- Camp Awesomeness – Carnival Games
- Bring a Pheromone
- Plug & Play Board: Play’n with Plugs
- Worries Bee Gone @ the BuzzInn
- Full Circle Tea House
- Strangers With Candy
- Free Photography Zone, Portraits on the Playa
- Burner Bike Bellhop Service for Burner Express Bus
- Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow wants YOUR magic act!
- Paper Mache Sculptures by Lucky
- 12-Step Meetings
- WTS Pink Lemonade Dive Bar with Games aplenty
- Open Kwoon and Dojo
- MATRIX
- LOVE ILLUMINARIUM
- Party Naked and Get Lei’d
- Shop and Swap Clothing Rack
- The Red Tent
- The Buffer Zone
- bad Accent Heckling
- Partner Dance Party!
- Open Temple Space & Art
- VW BUS OR BUST!?!
- Man-to-Man Play 24/7
- Re-Booty Station
- Ali Bar-Bar
- Bad Idea Bar
- Celestial Superscope
- PLAYA 54 – An Afternoon Delight – 5th Anniversary!
- Secret Society
- Zen Garden
- Disc Golf!
- Sybian O’s Young sluts…
- Sunset Drum Circe, Blacklight Body Painting
- Playa Playground BRCMA
- Face and Body Painting
- Black Rock City Self-Service Abortion Clinic
- Join the Magic Lantern Society!
- Pink Heart Water Bar
- Get Your Warm Celestial Hug
- Ride the Wave
- Tighty- Whitey Take-Out
- Zendo Project
- The BeaverDome
- BookCrossing Zone
- Kiss and Tell
- Shadow Play Box
- Video Portal to your Future Self
- Castle Blocks
- Schoolyard and Mutoscopes
- What are your Party Snack Secrets? – Share Board
- Pink Gym @ C&J – Workout in our fabulous pink gym
- Open Relaxation
- Volleyball Fun At Sin City Volleyball Rec Center
- Condom Dispensers
- Create your own Spinning Poi
- The Dusty Bumm
- Come Play with the PlayaNauts!
- Pink Heart Carnival
- Ploetry I & II
- Slut Your Stuff Catwalk Runway
- PlayaRPG: Be the Hero You Were Meant To Be
- Photo Collab Project
- The Magic Lantern awaits you
- Celestial Bodies Magnisizer
- DEAR Camp Survey and Experimentation Research
- The Shiva Huts and Bindi Parlour
- Bad Idea Bingo!
- FREEING THE GODDESS WITHIN
- Bad Advice Booth
- Tie a Shemagh
- Queer Burners Meditation Quiet Space
- Betty’s Booty Boutique
- Self-Care Station
- Black Rock City Communist Party
- Telescope Viewing
Scheduled Events
- “Blue Room” Comfort Concierge, by Cartoon Commune (midnight – 11:45 p.m.)
- ShangriLounge – Mobile Martini Bar (midnight – 3 a.m.)
- Midnight Chocolatini’s and Bacon Welcome (midnight – 12:30 a.m.)
- 90s Alternative (midnight – 4 a.m.)
- The Alone Dome (midnight – 4 p.m.)
- Heavy Petting Zoo Orientation Party (midnight – 2 a.m.)
- Funhouse After Dark (midnight – 2 a.m.)
- 90s Club Music I (midnight – 4 a.m.)
- Sarongs & Mai Tais (midnight – 1 a.m.)
- Massage Deli Services (midnight – 11:45 p.m.)
- 5:45 am Sunrise Art Tour (5:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.)
- Yoga with an attitude (6 a.m. – 7 a.m.)
- Bike Spray Paint Booth (6 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Ashtanga Yoga (7 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.)
- AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) Meeting (7 a.m. – 8 a.m.)
- Coffee, Tea or Me? (7 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.)
- Coffee & Stroopwafels (7 a.m. – 9 a.m.)
- Morning Meditation (7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.)
- Chameleon Cakes & Coffee (7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.)
- Morning Meditation (7:30 a.m. – 8 a.m.)
- Lip Bombs Hi-Octane Cafe. Coffee & Tea (8 a.m. – 9 a.m.)
- Get your morning coffee and bacon fix! (8 a.m. – 10 a.m.)
- Biodanza: Opening to Life and Love (8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.)
- Models of the Mind (8 a.m. – 10 a.m.)
- Harness the Source Qigong (8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.)
- fairy princess gift tent (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Daily Postal Training at the BRCPO (8 a.m. – 8 a.m.)
- Vinyasa Yoga at Paradise Motel (8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.)
- Morning Calm Meditation with Jhana (8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.)
- Gift Exchange Bazaar (8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.)
- Yoga for Dancers w/Shannon Sahaja @ RhythmWave (8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.)
- Morning Yoga (8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.)
- ABC Alphabet Blocks Spelling Challange (9 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
- ducks on the desert (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Wedding Dress Wednesday Parade (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Dragoncamp Armory (9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
- Recycle Your Aluminum Cans!!! (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Large board games (9 a.m. – noon)
- Morning coffee and cocktails (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Burners Without Matches (9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
- 9:00 am Morning Art Tour (9 a.m. – 11 a.m.)
- damargirl (9 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.)
- Women’s Any-A Meeting (9 a.m. – 10 a.m.)
- Steam Bath Cleaning (9 a.m. – 11 a.m.)
- Head to Toe & Tush To Bush How To Survive on Playa (9 a.m. – 10 a.m.)
- Laughing Buddha Yoga (9 a.m. – 10 a.m.)
- Monkey Wrench Station (9 a.m. – 10 a.m.)
- Polesaw jousting (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Cold Brew (Coffee) in the morning! (9 a.m. – noon)
- Longevity Stick (9 a.m. – 10 a.m.)
- Plastic People Machine (9 a.m. – 11 a.m.)
- OverFuckinRated Walk Off (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Anti M’s Home for Wayward Art (9 a.m. – 7 p.m.)
- Games at the Cubhouse! (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Center Camp Contact Improv Jam (9 a.m. – noon)
- Black Light Painting (9 a.m. – 11 p.m.)
- Black Light Marionette (9 a.m. – 11 p.m.)
- The Monday Night Party (9 a.m. – 4 a.m.)
- Playa Obstacle courses (9 a.m. – 11 a.m.)
- NRG In Motion Yoga with Alex & Alexandria (9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.)
- Blessing the Bamboo @ RhythmWave (9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.)
- STAMP IT! Camp (9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Unlearning that which is Untrue (9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)
- Cocktalks with Dr. Cox Hosted by GlamCocks (10 a.m. – 11 a.m.)
- Naked Espresso for the Buddhist Heart (10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)
- All Levels Acroyoga (10 a.m. – noon)
- Comic Book Reading Room (10 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
- The Nutty Confessor (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Volunteer for the Black Rock Beacon (10 a.m. – 11 a.m.)
- Celestial Chill (10 a.m. – noon)
- Pinhole Project (10 a.m. – noon)
- Dance Aerobics (10 a.m. – 11 a.m.)
- Bad Advice Booth (10 a.m. – noon)
- Find Your Power Animal (10 a.m. – 11 a.m.)
- HeeBeeGeeBee Healing (10 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
- get screwed (10 a.m. – noon)
- Turn your panties into a Playa Dust Mask (10 a.m. – 11 a.m.)
- Shaded Massages (10 a.m. – noon)
- Heart-On! Body Art (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Playa Secret (10 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
- HeeBeeGeeBee Healing (10 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Come cook for us! (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Learn to Hoop with Virgin Hooper Camp (10 a.m. – noon)
- Aerial Silksshare (10 a.m. – 11 a.m.)
- Sweat Your Prayers w/Huggy Bear @ RhythmWave (10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)
- SNAP 2 Morning & Games (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Baby it ain’t the heat burnin’, it’s my booty! (10 a.m. – 11 a.m.)
- Gift shop (10 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Magic Pancake Project (10 a.m. – 11 a.m.)
- Build a Drum! (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Pope’s Massage and Hair Washing (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Flash Tattoo Parlor (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Group Hands-On Energy Healing (10 a.m. – noon)
- Nothing Butt Art (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Spanky’s Wine Bar (10 a.m. – 4 a.m.)
- Welcome home mimosa social (10 a.m. – noon)
- Soda Fountain (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
- ARRGH BAR – GALLAVANT (10 a.m. – noon)
- BAR Mag & Raised by Wolves Coffee House (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Welcome home mimosa social (10 a.m. – noon)
- Last Beatnik Coffee Shop (10 a.m. – noon)
- Lip Bombs Honey Pot day club (10 a.m. – noon)
- Cool Vibes Orgasms for Goddesses (10:15 a.m. – 7 p.m.)
- Ask a Buddhist (10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)
- The Cool Mist Experience Misting Booth (10:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.)
- Cool Cube Conundrum & Cool Jig Puzzles (10:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Happy Spot Group Hug (10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.)
- Turkish Coffee! (10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
- Alanon/CoDA/CoSA Meeting (10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)
- Black Rock City Airbrush “You Say It We Spray It” (10:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.)
- Yerba Mate Dub (10:30 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.)
- Heavenly Yoga – Divine (10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)
- Wulf Yoga (10:30 a.m. – noon)
- Transformation Station Inundation! (10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
- Tiny-Burner Takeover at Trifucta! (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Tequila Brunch with Pixies (11 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.)
- Manscaping with Sunnyside (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Men’s Circle. Inspired by the ManKind Project (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Astro Lounge (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Settle This Like Men Kinetic Dispute Resolution (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Morning Painjoy Radio – MPR (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Chant Your Way Into the 5th Dimension (11 a.m. – noon)
- Sock Monkey making (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Bucking Duck Lessons! (11 a.m. – noon)
- Never Pull Rebar Again (11 a.m. – noon)
- The Erotic Edge Boutique at the Sexagon (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Science in the Shade (11 a.m. – noon)
- The Olfactorium (11 a.m. – noon)
- The New Modern Café (11 a.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Dye Day at Dye with Dignity (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Shots for Shot! (11 a.m. – 7 p.m.)
- PEDALBUMP Derby Races under the BIG TOP (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Drink for a Kink! (11 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Red Moon Ceremony (11 a.m. – noon)
- Ploetry I & II (11 a.m. – noon)
- Pigmalions’ Legendary Bacon & Bloody Mary Shindig (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Playa Misting/Spa Experience/Bike Repair (11 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Couples Healing Touch Instruction (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Bottoms Up Yoga (11 a.m. – noon)
- Bacon Brunch! (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Pharmakon Apothecary by Liminal Labs (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Love Potions for YOU (and you and you and you) (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Soothing Gong Meditation (11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
- EmergeInSee InTentsIV Care Unit (ICU) (11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.)
- Crash Course in Self Love (11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Chanting of the Lotus Sutra: Nam Myoho Renge Kyo (11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
- Pretty Nails! (noon – 4 p.m.)
- Clues to the Cleu (noon – 4 p.m.)
- ARRGH BAR – GALLAVANT (noon – 3 p.m.)
- Make It Happen Monday Cold Pickle Service (noon – 2 p.m.)
- Ignite Your States (noon – 5 p.m.)
- Alternative Energy Demo Garden (noon – 3 p.m.)
- Ski Patrol Fun ‘n Games (noon – 5 p.m.)
- Exhibitionist Monday (noon – 5 p.m.)
- Burners Without Borders 10-Year Celebration! (noon – 5 p.m.)
- Paradise Motel Concierge Desk! (noon – 4 p.m.)
- MUSIC LISTENING HOURS! (noon – 3 p.m.)
- Body Buffing (noon – 1 p.m.)
- Welcome Home Party (noon – 3 p.m.)
- Bluegrass music lessons at Rootpile camp (noon – 2 p.m.)
- The Orgasamator Experience (noon – 10 p.m.)
- Open Dungeon Play (noon – 3 a.m.)
- REJUVENATION REVELATION (noon – 1 p.m.)
- Stringed Instrument Repair Clinic (noon – 2 p.m.)
- Dan’s World Famous Dark Sparkle Dick Stamps (noon – 6 p.m.)
- Paradise Motel Courtesy “Car” (noon – 4 p.m.)
- Chai and Arabic Delights at Spice N Vice (noon – 4 p.m.)
- Chai and Arabic Delights (noon – 4 p.m.)
- Horn-Making Classes (noon – 4 p.m.)
- Snack-and-Tell snack rating station (noon – 2 p.m.)
- Operation Make a Burner’s Day (noon – 4 p.m.)
- Graphology with Monk (noon – 2 p.m.)
- Stardust Lounge Chapel: Playa Weddings (noon – 6 p.m.)
- figure drawing at Art Model Camp (noon – 3 p.m.)
- Snow Cones @ Paradise Motel (noon – 4 p.m.)
- Naked Sensual Body Painting (noon – 3 p.m.)
- Chill Spot (noon – 5:30 p.m.)
- Bike Repair Services by The Bike Gods (noon – 4 p.m.)
- Playa Chiropractic (noon – 2 p.m.)
- The Booty Bar (noon – 3 p.m.)
- Mist’R Cool’s Zipper Zip-Line (noon – 6 p.m.)
- Cool drinks at The Cool Cat Cafe (noon – noon)
- Booty Shorts Giveaway (noon – 12:45 p.m.)
- Promote your Camps events on BMIR (noon – 4 p.m.)
- 100 squats! (noon – 12:30 p.m.)
- Twisted Classical Music Time (noon – 4 p.m.)
- Burner Portraits Studio (noon – 2 p.m.)
- Cold Brew Coffeehouse (noon – 2 p.m.)
- Gruvhaus Cold Draft Beer and Cocktails (noon – 4 p.m.)
- Bad Decision Monday Happy Afternoon (noon – 3 p.m.)
- Any-A Meeting (noon – 1 p.m.)
- Camp Awesomeness – Clothing Optional Twister (noon – 3 p.m.)
- Shocktails and Zappy Hour! (noon – 4 p.m.)
- Beard Love (noon – 1 p.m.)
- Paradise Motel Concierge Desk! (noon – 4 p.m.)
- Proper Burner Licensing (noon – 5 p.m.)
- CamelKnuckleToe Party (noon – 1 p.m.)
- Pipe Cleaner Hat Making (noon – 1:30 p.m.)
- Meeting of the Minds: Poets in the Carnival (noon – 1 p.m.)
- Motorboat Monday (noon – 9 p.m.)
- Wig Workshop (noon – 2 p.m.)
- Sridaiva Yoga (12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Black Metal and Black Coffee Hour (1 p.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Contraptionists Afternoon Snowcones. (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Detox/ Retox (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Scotch and Hopping (1 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Carny-tastic (face/body) Painting (1 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Divine Intimacy (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Meat and Greet (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Angels, Aliens and Outlaws: HipHop Watergun Fight (1 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Poly High Tea (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- How to Ask/Give Consent and Saying No (1 p.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Ice Cold Lemonade (1 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Dave’s Floggassage (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Slut Shaming (1 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- FREE HUG FREE FOR ALL (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Collab-Oh-rative Painting Open Canvas (1 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Pussy Day Spa (1 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Hoop Jam (1 p.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Lost Penguin Open Stage Monday (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Button Down Da Hatch! (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Vinyasa Flow (1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.)
- Gigsville Poetry Slam (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Story Hour (1 p.m. – 2 p.m.)
- SIDESHOW’s Big Show (1 p.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Intermediate/Advanced Acroyoga (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Making Fetish Gear from Recycled Rubber (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- LOVE ILLUMINARIUM CREATION (1 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
- Make your own loincloth workshop (1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.)
- Mr. Peepers Closet (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Godzilla Camp Presents: (1 p.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Art Inside Me Discovery Party (1 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Playa Obstacle courses (1 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Space Tofu (1 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- OA/AnyF Meeting (Overeaters Anonymous, FAA…) (1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.)
- Hiney Hygiene Station (1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.)
- Roasted Breauxs & Coffee Heauxs Coffee Camp (1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
- Boba Tea (1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Contact Improvisation Dance (1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Kinky Sex on the Playa – An Intro to BDSM (1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
- Laughter Yoga (2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
- Bismuth or Bust (2 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Customs Party (2 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Postcards to the Default World (2 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Tea Time (2 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Monkey Chant (2 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.)
- Funhouse in The Shade! (2 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Cocksucker Certification! (2 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Foot Washing & Massage (2 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Wheel of Consequences! (2 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Welcome to the Neighborhood Party at STMBar! (2 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Black Rock Burlesque Basics (2 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Siberian SnowCones w/ Cyberia (2 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Kids Face Painting (2 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Kimchi, Kraut and Fermented Treats (2 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- First time Burner safety class (2 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Guerilla Theater Playa-Attack (2 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Turkish Coffee and Prophetic Fortunes (2 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- The Cabana Club Presents: My Dusty Valentine! (2 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Pornival of Queers! (2 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Performance Sign-Ups for ALL ORIGINAL Performers (2 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Burner Bingo (2 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Flower Power – Crowns of Flowers Workshop (2 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Mini Mobile Mojito Monday (2 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Chocolate Tasting Party (2 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Happy Hour at Spank the Monkey Bar (2 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Fat Grapes Juke Joint (2 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
- ChainsawMargaritaGuys Happy Hour (2 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Enchanted Handjobs (2 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Roasted Breaux and Coffee Heaux (2 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Ring Toss Drinky Drinky Game (2 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Talk it out (2 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Positivity Parade (2 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Irrelevant Summer Camp Games (2 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Circus Playtime (2 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- BlueFox Photo Studio in EBB & Glow Village (2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
- Center Camp Cafe Spoken Word Stage Hours (2 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Embark on your Identity Expedition (2 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Brand UR Ass ‘More (2 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Pimp your Cup with WTS (2 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.)
- Bardar & Bardar BBQ – Burgers and Hot Dogs (2 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Happy Hour and Confections at Battlestar Erotica! (2 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Café Sŭrprïsé French Fries (2:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Ladies Massage and Advice (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Root the Body, Release Ego, Ignite Power (3 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- 7 Sins Happy Hour (3 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Discordia (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- CHILLAXATION STATION (3 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Shaven, Not Stirred (3 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
- Happy Hour at the Ali Bar-Bar (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Reality Court (3 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Pink Protein Shakes at the Pink Gym (3 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Contact Improvisation Dance Fundamentals (3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
- British Tombola! (3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
- Scotch Tasting (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Bingo Fiasco (3 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.)
- Block Party (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Craving a Wiener? (3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
- Human Carcass Wash (3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
- Go Fly A Kite! (3 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Tango In the Desert (3 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Mr. Peepers Body Painting (3 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Bourbon & Blues (3 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- HuggWorkshop I – hug ≠ sex (3 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- NA (Narcotics Anonymous) Meeting (3 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Performer Speed Dating Hours (3 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Make-out Monday (3 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Misfit Back to the Future (3 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Coffee and Cookies (3 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- homecoming party (3 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Pi(E) Time (3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
- 80’s Jams Happy Hour (3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- biochemistry of psychedelics and “harm reduction (3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Gin and Tonic Sundowners with Funky Beats (3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.)
- Everywhere Pavilion Opening Celebration (4 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Rocking Blues and Frosty Brews (4 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Pirate Party w/Camp Hot Mayo (4 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Runes and Goddess Cards (4 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Pheromone Dating (4 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Heavenly Yoga – Joy (4 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Go the F*** To Sleep Bar (4 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
- BDSM Educational Series (4 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Opening Intention Ceremony (4 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Shady Lady Saloon Happy Hour (4 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- BDSM Tastings (4 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Build a Drum! (4 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Blues in the Dust (4 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Poi Lessons (4 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Ali Bar-Bar Happy Hour (4 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Fall In Love: 36 question that lead to intimacy (4 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- DANCE, ACTING, TWERKING & ACROYOGA CLASSES (4 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- THE FREE DESIGN (4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.)
- Sketchy the Clown Drinking Contest (4 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Let’s Make a Playa Deal (4 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Black Rock City Beer Mile (4 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Costume Contest (4 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Ecstatic Shaking with Shashi (4 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Tea and Porn (4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.)
- Decentralized Dance Party (open discussion) (4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.)
- Tea Party (& Nipples!) (4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.)
- Any-S Meeting (SLAA, SAA, CoSA…) (4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.)
- STILT BAR COSTUMED COCKTAIL SUNSET PARTY (5 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
- WTS Carnival Games (5 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Spankings and Cookies (5 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Laughter Yoga (5 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Spin Jam (5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.)
- Tenth Burnaversary Celebration (5 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- HAPPY DANCE HAPPY HOUR (5 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- PONTIFICATING PONDERINGS POSSIBILITIES (5 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Be A Lamplighter! (5 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
- Queer Spirit Temple Consecration and Blessing (5 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Augmented flow potluck and playtime (5 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Retour du Trebuchet (5 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Pimp ‘n Wine & Happy Hour @ ShangriLaLa (5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.)
- Meet The Good People At Suspended Animation (5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.)
- Café Sŭrprïsé Dinner Service (5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.)
- Sacred Dust Ritual (5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.)
- Eternal Flame 5:45pm to 6pm. (5:45 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Midway Grand Opening Procession and Extravaganza (5:45 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
- 70s Classic Rock (6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Snack-and-Tell: snack rating station (6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Swarm the dHive Bar @ the BuzzInn! (6 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
- Open Microphone – Silicon Village Stage (6 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
- Earth Party – Greening the Burn/ LNT Cocktails (6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Sundowner at Camp Atlantis (6 p.m. – 10 p.m.)
- 6:00 pm Evening Art Tour (6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
- MOVIE NIGHT (6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Sybian Chamber (6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Sunset cocktails at the Juicebox Bar (6 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
- GREAT GRILLED CHEESE GIVEAWAY (6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Any-A Meeting (6 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
- Kava Tasting (6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.)
- Naked Heart Sunset Silk and Blue Umbrella Dancers (6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Sunset Yoga @ Camp Naughty Bench (6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.)
- S’MORES! (7 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Flying Panda Brigade – Assorted Aerial Shenanigans (7 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
- Henna Body Art (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
- Sorry Soiree (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
- Nightly Labyrinth Walks (7 p.m. – midnight)
- Sunset DJ Journeys (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
- 5Rhythms Dance w/Eugene Hedlund @ RhythmWave (7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.)
- BEER TOSS !!! (7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.)
- Coffee Service (7 p.m. – 11 p.m.)
- Motown Funkalicious, Iron Rose Style (7 p.m. – 10 p.m.)
- Mindwerk (7 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.)
- Na Zdrowie! Michal’s Polish Vodka Bar (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
- Trick or Treat (7:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.)
- Gruvhaus Sunset Soiree (7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.)
- MiniZilla (7:30 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.)
- Chris & Teegan’s Playa Wedding (7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
- See Saturn! (7:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.)
- SHORT ATTENTION SPAN THEATER AT BLUE OASIS (8 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.)
- PlayaRPG Fantasy Kickoff Party (8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.)
- Spanky’s Carnival Midway (8 p.m. – 2 a.m.)
- Depeche Mode Tribute (8 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.)
- Animal House Toga Party! (8 p.m. – 10 p.m.)
- (You’re) Welcome Home Party (8 p.m. – 2 a.m.)
- Nightly “Celluloid” Debauchery – Back Alley Cinema (8 p.m. – 2 a.m.)
- Brickhead EARTH ‘Firelight’ at night. (8 p.m. – 4 a.m.)
- Funhouse After Dark (8 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.)
- Lip Bombs Wasteland Disco (8 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.)
- Rock Like an Egyptian at the ILLUMINUS pyramid (8 p.m. – midnight)
- OFFICIAL Queer Burner Meet & Greet (8 p.m. – 11 p.m.)
- Punk Rock (8 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.)
- Nail Gun Shooting Gallery (8 p.m. – 11 p.m.)
- Gay/Queer Meet & Greet (8 p.m. – 11 p.m.)
- Bucking Duck Evening Sesh! (8 p.m. – 10 p.m.)
- Rockstar Monday Pub Sing (8 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.)
- Darktard Hunting (8 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
- Lip Bombs Hi-Octane Bar & Wasteland Disco (8 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.)
- Center Camp Cafe Performance Stage Opens (8 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
- Mind Melt (8 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
- AA Meeting – Open – SF Style (8 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
- Anti-Zen Meditation (8:15 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.)
- Absurd Art Opening (8:30 p.m. – 4 a.m.)
- Math Lesson by Gregg Fleishman (8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.)
- damargirl (8:30 p.m. – 4 a.m.)
- LightSweeper (8:30 p.m. – 5:30 a.m.)
- Contradancing to live music (8:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.)
- damargirl (8:30 p.m. – 4 a.m.)
- MCC Presents: 4th Annual BRC Hip Hop Ball (9 p.m. – midnight)
- Cubhouse Welcome Party! (9 p.m. – 3 a.m.)
- All Meat, No Tuck (9 p.m. – midnight)
- Side Slip (9 p.m. – 7 a.m.)
- Welcome Home – Homecoming Party with DFT (9 p.m. – 11 p.m.)
- Interstellar Grilled Cheese Therapy (9 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.)
- Opening night at Brûlée (9 p.m. – 4 a.m.)
- Non-Consensual Puppet Karaoke (9 p.m. – 10 p.m.)
- Simon Fire Edition 2.0 (9 p.m. – 11 p.m.)
- 9:00 pm Night Art Tour (9 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.)
- Open Fire Spin! (9 p.m. – 12:45 a.m.)
- Taunt the Man (9 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.)
- CHOCOLATE MARTINI BLUEGRASS PARTY (9 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.)
- Live Painting with Hyena (9 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.)
- Lamplighter DIsco Night (9 p.m. – midnight)
- Black Light Titty Twister (9 p.m. – 10 p.m.)
- RED NOSE DISTRICT presents PEDALBUMP (9 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.)
- It’s a Rap TRap (9 p.m. – 2 a.m.)
- Love (10 p.m. – midnight)
- David Bowie Dance Party (10 p.m. – 1 a.m.)
- Playa Jazz Cafe Jazz jam session (10 p.m. – 2 a.m.)
- AutoSub’s “Thanks for Building the City” Party (10 p.m. – 3 a.m.)
- Sax and Beats with DragonFly (Arnaud Teisseire) (10 p.m. – 11 p.m.)
- The spaceship EMPIRE lands (10 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.)
- Bluegrass Music at Rootpile Camp (10 p.m. – midnight)
- Krewe of the Dusty Playa Parade (10 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.)
- Get Off My Fucking Lawn Megaphone Chorus (10 p.m. – 11 p.m.)
- Live Karaoke + Hand Tossed, Wood Fired Pizza (10 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.)
- Punk 1977 L.E.S. (10 p.m. – 11 p.m.)
- Aerial & Fire Show (10 p.m. – midnight)
- Manplay Monday (10 p.m. – 3 a.m.)
- Night Swim with the DFT Fishes (11 p.m. – 1 a.m.)
- Soup Flavored Blankets (11 p.m. – 5 a.m.)
- Moon Salutations with the Beavers (11 p.m. – midnight)
- Late Night Reggae With RastahMahn (11:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.)
- Goth/Industrial I (11:45 p.m. – 4 a.m.)
- 80s New Wave II (11:45 p.m. – 4 a.m.)
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