Press Coverage

2022

Two articles from The Sun:
The Sun
The Sun
Daily Mail
Nerdbot

2021

Rat Rod Magazine’s American Rust:

Art Mann:

The Apocalypse Post:

JobbieCrew:
https://jobbiecrew.com/wasteland-weekend/

Nerdbot:
https://nerdbot.com/2021/10/05/wasteland-weekend-2021-party-at-the-end-of-the-world-returns/

2020

Daily Mail UK:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10030839/Thousands-descended-Mojave-Desert-week-five-day-Wasteland-Weekend-Festival.html

2019

THE WASTELANDERS BALL 2019:
Bleeding Cool:
we-witnessed-wastelanders-ball

Popular Mechanics:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a29425838/wasteland-weekend-machines/

Daily Mail UK:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7519879/4-000-Mad-Max-fans-gather-California-desert-Wasteland-Weekend.html

Geek X Girls:
https://geekxgirls.com/article.php?ID=12184

Bored Panda:
https://www.boredpanda.com/mad-max-wasteland-weekend-2019/

Geek X Girls:
A look back at the ten year history of Wasteland Weekend:
https://geekxgirls.com/article.php?ID=12031

2018

LOS ANGELES CHANNEL 11 NEWS:

LA Weekly Wasteland Weekend Rages in the Face of Armageddon (September 2018)

The Guardian UK: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/mar/12/wasteland-weekend-mad-max-post-apocalyptic-festival-photographs

David Knoefler Pronounced Dead after Solo-Car Accident on Smith Avenue [Corona, CA]

Revolver Magazine:
https://www.revolvermag.com/culture/wasteland-weekend-see-insane-photos-epic-mad-max-desert-party?fbclid=IwAR3ueAuoiBnuFNmQ-qGOsZgmlBv-WPWMrkZF4PdHAL8Y_eOLJjJTNVGS_xE

BleedingCool Wasteland Weekend 2018: Witness This Gallery From The Apocalypse (September 2018)

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/09/28/wasteland-weekend-2018-witness-this-gallery-from-the-apocalypse/

Daily Mail (UK) Mad Max meets Burning Man: Thousands of people in hand-crafted costumes gather for post-apocalypse festival ‘beyond the grip of so-called civilization’ in California’s Mojave Desert (September 2018)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6282699/Mad-Max-meets-Burning-Man-Awesome-photos-post-apocalypse-style-Wasteland-Weekend.html

The Sun (UK) GETTING WASTED Inside Weekend Wasteland – the world’s craziest music festival that mixes a Burning Man-style desert party with Mad Max (October 2018)

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7521327/weekend-wasteland-music-festival-burning-man-style-party-mad-max/

Mother Jones At a Desert Festival, Costumed Campers Show Off Their Apocalypse Survival Skills (October 2018)

At a Desert Festival, Costumed Campers Show Off Their Apocalypse Survival Skills

Mirror (UK) Wasteland Weekend festival brings Mad Max to life in post-apocalyptic world (October 2018)

https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/usa-canada/wasteland-weekend-festival-brings-mad-13505887

France 24 (France) Post-apocalypse now: the end of the world at the movies (March 2018)

https://www.france24.com/en/20180703-post-apocalypse-now-end-world-movies

The Mice Time (Asia) Wasteland Weekend: wild-festival in the desert (October 2018)

http://micetimes.asia/wasteland-weekend-wild-festival-in-the-desert-photo/

Style Out There Mad Max Fanatics Have Created a Burning Man of their Own (March 2018)

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/post-apocalyptic-clothing-dystopian-fashion-trend

2017

GeekxGirls Wastelanders Ball – Geek Girls Review (March 2017)

http://geekxgirls.com/article.php?ID=8384

GeekxGirls Wasteland Weekend 2017 – Geek Girls review (October 2017)

http://geekxgirls.com/article.php?ID=9106

Spectrum News Wasteland Temporarily Transforms Desert into World’s End (Sept 2017)

http://spectrumlocalnews.com/ca/antelope-valley/news/2017/09/29/wasteland-temporarily-transforms-desert-into-world-s-end

Digimapps Wasteland Weekend is Basically Mad Max IRL (Oct 2017)

https://www.digimapps.com/wasteland-weekend/

Thrillist This Ridiculous Desert Festival is Basically a Mashup of Burning Man and ‘Mad Max’ (September 2017)

https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/wasteland-weekend-in-mojave-desert-celebrates-post-apocalyptic-cosplay

LifeOutThere Wasteland 101 (Sept 2017)

http://www.lifeoutthere.co.uk/2017/09/09/wasteland-weekend-101/

2016

LA WEEKLY: Postapocalyptic Partiers Get Dirty in the Desert at Wasteland Weekend 2016

GREAT BIG STORY: Wasteland Weekend Is the Real Life ‘Mad Max’

UPROXX: MAD MAX in RL? APOCALYPTIC WASTELAND WEEKEND

UPROXX: Finding Equality in the APOCALYPTIC MAD MAX WASTELAND WEEKEND

NerdCaliber Wasteland Weekend 2016 is a Wonderland of Fun (Oct 2016)

http://www.nerdcaliber.com/wasteland-weekend-2016-wonderland-fun/

ComicBooked.com Wasteland Weekend 2016 (Oct 2016)

Wasteland Weekend 2016

G33k-HQ Event Review: Wasteland Weekend 2016 (Oct 2016)

http://www.g33k-hq.com/culture/event-review-wasteland-weekend-2016/

Great Big Story: Mad Max meets Burning Man: Welcome to Wasteland (Oct 2016)

https://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/welcome-to-the-mad-max-of-weekend-festivals

Sydney Morning Herald Wasteland Festival draws record crowd thanks to George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road (Oct 2016)

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/wasteland-festival-draws-record-crowd-thanks-to-george-millers-mad-max-fury-road-20161003-grtj88.html

Wired.com Wasteland: The Mad Max Festival that Makes Burning Man Look Lame(Sept 2016)

https://www.wired.com/2016/09/wasteland-mad-max-festival-makes-burning-man-look-lame/?mbid=social_fb#slide-1

Las Vegas Review Journal Wasteland Weekend brings ‘Mad Max’ to the Mojave Desert (Sept 2016)

Wasteland Weekend brings ‘Mad Max’ to the Mojave Desert — PHOTOS

Maxim The ‘Mad Max’-Inspired Wasteland Weekend is our Favorite Apocalyptic Party (Sept 2016)

The ‘Mad Max’-Inspired Wasteland Weekend Is Our Favorite Apocalyptic Party

ABC News – Australia Mad Max: Thousands of road warriors converge for Wasteland Weekend (Sept 2016)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-23/max-max-wasteland-weekend/7873098

LA Weekly

http://www.laweekly.com/slideshow/postapocalyptic-partiers-get-dirty-in-the-desert-at-wasteland-weekend-2016-7427993

Uproxx:

KCET Wasteland Weekend, An Immersive Post-Apocalyptic Experience (October 2016)

https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/wasteland-weekend-california-city-post-apocalyptic-festival-cars-costumes

NY Daily News Revelers flock to Wasteland Weekend, a post-apocalyptic desert festival (September 2016) (Gallery)

https://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/wasteland-weekend-post-apocalyptic-desert-festival-gallery-1.2803754

2015

WALL STREET JOURNAL:
‘Mad Max’ Fans Await Sequel

Pop Sugar
https://www.popsugar.com/tech/Mad-Max-Costume-Ideas-38603994?fbclid=IwAR2AZphnQaWsOgP8aZUvrQNKuRzbmdkJlOWBznWXjyK9BGi5Y_-SoL9bV-U

BLASTR:
Mad Max Fans Have Their Own Burning Man – and It’s Awesome

Telegraph (UK) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/11896265/Mad-Max-craze-California-hosts-post-apocalyptic-Wasteland-Weekend-event.html?frame=3456020

Alex Cullen’s favorite story of 2016 (Sunday Night) [Australian show on Ch. 7] (coverage is of the 2015 event)

https://au.news.yahoo.com/alex-cullen-s-favourite-story-of-2016-33617648.html

Wall Street Journal ‘Mad Max’ Films Come to Life at Wasteland Weekend (May 2015) (Video)
https://www.wsj.com/video/mad-max-films-come-to-life-at-wasteland-weekend/9FE44D98-3657-4337-87A8-7B69776EFFC3.html