Festival Fiascos: Burning Man, Electric Zoo, & Fyre Fest II

Sara and Danny bid a sweaty farewell to summer with a roundup of some recent festival fiascos and one coming down the pipeline. First up is Burning Man, the week-long festival in the Nevada desert, where each year participants erect (and fully dismantle) Black Rock City. This year, an unexpected rainfall of extreme proportions created a disastrous level of mud, and 70,000 people were subsequently trapped there and forced to shelter in place. Next, NYC's Electric Zoo festival became a massive organizational nightmare, leaving thousands of ticket holders stuck in never ending lines. And finally, Billy McFarland is trying his hand at Fyre Fest once more, with tickets already selling out for the December 6, 2024 event at an as-of-yet undisclosed Caribbean destination.

SOURCES:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/04/us/burning-man-storms-shelter-monday/index.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/electric-zoo-attendees-frustrated-chaos-disorganized-three-day-festiva-rcna103258

https://www.insider.com/fyre-festival-2-tickets-lineup-location-billy-mcfarland-2023-8

https://www.curbed.com/2023/08/whats-going-on-at-the-brooklyn-mirage.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/mayor-eric-adams-says-city-will-take-action-against-electric-zoo-festival-organizers/

https://www.billboard.com/pro/electric-zoo-festival-canceled-friday-didnt-have-permits/

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