Burning Man

Interesting idea. - Stephen Mack

"For all the frustration, anxiety, stress, and heartache this year’s ticket lottery has caused, please accept another humble apology. Photo by John Curley This is no time for issuing statements or putting a spin on anything. The system may have worked, but the cultural outcome sure didn’t, and even though some of you saw that coming and said so, we didn’t, and for that we are sorry. The current trajectory is not acceptable. Even people who did get tickets aren’t cheering right now, since so many of their camps and friends are standing out in the cold. Entire groups are worried they’ll have to scrap all their plans. Burning Man is a participatory and collaborative event, and many collaborations are perilously close to falling apart. Clearly we must reevaluate, but first we want to say more about what we’ve heard, how we got here, and what our next steps will be." - joey from Bookmarklet

The burning man would look beautiful sitting on ice! :) - Rachel Lea Fox

From the blog post: "The Burning Man organization recognizes that the ticket registration and random drawing process has caused many participants frustration and concern over whether they can attend the event this year." ... "We believe we need two weeks to let the dust settle to see how much redistribution happens. Even with that redistribution we know that key people and projects may not get confirmations in time to move forward with their plans. We are looking at options to keep that from happening." ... "Not everyone who wants a ticket this year will get one, that is clear — the demand clearly exceeds supply. But we are going to do everything we can in the coming days to ensure that we preserve and respect the community that supports and creates this event both in the short term and long term. We will be reaching out to you and working with you to make that happen. We recognize that we have work to do to repair the faith in the organization. We are very sorry for the frustration, anxiety and deep disappointment this year’s ticketing experience has caused for so many citizens of Black Rock City." - Stephen Mack from Bookmarklet

Also, there have been competing events (4th of Juplaya and Burning Bush come to mind) that attempt to recreate some of what Burning Man is and was. The BLM is catching on though, and implementing special closures and controls to fight the proliferation of them. - Brian Johns

I think I know 2 sets of people out of probably 40 friends across various camps I've talked to who *did* get tickets. - joey

"people are VERY EAGER to go to Burning Man this year. So much so, in fact, that they found creative ways to increase their odds of getting tickets in the Main Sale." - chaz2b from Bookmarklet

(imma still scared even though imma so many miles & months removed, :o) - chaz2b

(so i watch it again, ;) - chaz2b

(i'd be that alright, wow guy) - chaz2b

My New Year's resolution is not to go to Burning Man. - Cristo

(thanks, Stephen) - Michael W. May

Burning Man: Rites Of Passage - Day http://vimeo.com/31687016 - chaz2b from Bookmarklet

Yeah, I cried. And grinned. - joey

it was supposed to help cheer you up silly j, ;) - chaz2b

Still thinking about it. - Brian Johns

It's complicated. Two rounds of random draw, then an open sale. - Stephen Mack from Bookmarklet

whats a 'scholarship ticket'? - chaz2b

(jk, but there's an app for that, Path https://path.com/) - chaz2b

I. PRE-SALE TICKETS -- 3,000 TICKETS SOLD VIA RANDOM SELECTION NOV/DEC 2011 -- $420 + s/h -- LIMIT 4 PER PERSON A Pre-Sale round will be conducted in November/December 2011: Participants seeking early access to full price tickets can register on http://tickets.burningman.com for the Pre-Sale during a two-week period from November 28 (at 12 noon PST) until December 11, 2011 (at 11:59pm PST). Entrants will need to provide a valid credit or debit card number at the time of registration. On or before December 19, a random drawing from the pool of entrants will be conducted to award 3,000 tickets at a Pre-Sale price of $420. If you are awarded tickets, your credit card will be charged for the total amount of your tickets at that time. Those who are awarded tickets will receive notification via email that their credit cards have been charged for their tickets, along with a gift certificate suitable for printing. Any entrants who do not receive one of these Pre-Sale Tickets will automatically be entered into the Main Sale. - Stephen Mack from Bookmarklet

I signed up. $420 x 3 + $1 + $18 + $12 = $1291. That's an awful lot for camping in the desert. - Stephen Mack

Are later rounds more or less money? Edit: n/m. I just read the other post with the details. - Brian Johns

ePlaya has been blowing up since this announcement. There are about 100854398574 better ways they could have done this. Ugh. - joey

Jump, monkeys. Jump! - Brian Johns

Wow, what will that do for people who build projects all year long for Burning Man? - Andrew C (✓)

They haven't said it isn't, but to me it just invites scalpers to get in even earlier in the game because all tickets are now perceived as scarce, not just tickets remaining closer to the event. I'm trying to be open-minded about this but it sounds like complete chaos for a participatory event. Especially since they announced it so suddenly so comparatively late. I guess you 'bid' on... more... - joey

ePlaya post with the official word from Jack Rabbit Speaks. I don't like this lottery proposal one bit. - Stephen Mack from Bookmarklet

Yeah, not happy either Stephen... - Georgia

Info dump: "MPORTANT 2012 BURNING MAN TICKET INFORMATION Changes and improvements are afoot for ticket sales to Burning Man 2012! Here's a first look at what to expect -- stand by for more complete information soon, but for now (we know, you're wondering!) here's a quick overview: 2011 provided two compelling reasons to change how tickets are sold: a challenging ticket launch day, and... more... - Stephen Mack