The Burning Man festival last year caused an embarrassing mistake for Elon Musk when he raved about the event on X only to discover the video he was commenting on was from Paris Fashion Week . To make matters worse the tech billionaire totally missed the mark as festivalgoers at the time were braving horriffc conditions that saw one 32-year-old attendee die . Sharing a post on X believing it was footage from the festival he wrote: “Burning Man is unique in the world.
Hard to describe how incredible it is for those who have never been. Best art on Earth.” His response featured a quoted post from someone who was claiming to be stuck at the festival at the time.
They wrote: “I’m currently stranded at Burning Man, along with thousands of others. Despite the unexpected challenges, some artists managed to put together an impromptu catwalk show. Trump says he wants Elon Musk in his cabinet as Tesla CEO 'ready to serve' Russian warlord gushes over Elon Musk for Starlink's help in war on Ukraine "The ‘I’m in the mud’ show is a metaphor for trying stuff and always learning.
I’m deeply inspired by the ingenuity and resourcefulness of this community.” The video that accompanied the tweet saw someone wearing a long black dress, black gloves and boots as they trudged through mud. However, a note added to the post by the social media app later clarified: “This is not burning man.
It is from Balenciaga fashion show in Paris,” including a link to the luxury fashion house's “mud bath” show. Unprecedented storms left 70,000 attendees struggling to leave Burning Man in 2023 as they were confined to their camps after muddy conditions brought on by prolonged rain showers halted movement in and out of Nevada 's Black Rock City. The event's organizers urged participants to remain in place and conserve food and water as cooler-than-usual temperatures reached highs of the mid-70s before dropping to the mid-50s by night, with some people claiming they developed hypothermia.
Meanwhile, festivalgoers are facing significant losses as they scramble to offload unwanted tickets for this year's festival. In a surprising turn of events, tickets for the annual desert festival, which usually sell out rapidly, have not done so this year - a first since 2011. For the first time in over ten years, ticket prices for the Nevada-based festival have been halved, with some attendees eager to dispose of their extra passes.
As participants rush to sell their surplus tickets, some have incurred losses amounting to hundreds of dollars. DON'T MISS: Putin's attack dog poses with Musk-gifted Tesla with machine gun bolted to roof Adam Lambert recalls 'taking acid' at Burning Man before American Idol audition Chris Rock made hasty Burning Man exit as he feared he'd be eaten by cannibals Tess C., a regular at the event, has been trying to sell her parents' additional tickets and has encountered numerous difficulties.
She told The San Francisco Standard: "It's been a nightmare. Burning Man tickets are always a s--t show. Usually it's stressful to make sure we have tickets.
This year, it was stressful to get rid of them." Burning Man Festival is a week-long, large-scale desert counterculture event centered on "community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance." This year, it is scheduled to run from August 25 through September 2 in Reno, Nevada.
While tickets start at $575 before taxes and fees on their website, some sellers are only managing to fetch around $300 for their extra passes..
