Thousands of festival-goers descended on Sunday in the Mojave Desert for the final day of the apocalyptic gathering, decked out in cars, guns and costumes inspired by the dystopian film series Mad Max.
The festival features a range of whimsical events, including “Deaths Under the Thunderdome”, burlesque shows and drinking games, but all participants, including staff, journalists and volunteers, are required to wear costumes .
The photos show creative outfits full of references to dystopian movies and themes, with many choosing to go all naked when partying in the sun.
Swimsuit contests and a ‘Jaguar Match’ were also held, and the post-apocalyptic film ‘Salute of the Jaguar’ was honored alongside George Miller’s classic.
According to the website, the festival will offer “a makeover in an event-hosted post-apocalyptic beauty salon.”
People attending the Wasteland Weekend Festival in the Mojave Desert in Edwards, California
The festival hosts a variety of quirky events, including the Battle to the Death Under the Thunderdome, a tribute to the famous Mad Max scene.
All festival participants must appear in full costume, including staff, volunteers and journalists
The Edwards, California Carnival was created in 2010 and received media attention as a tribute to the Mad Max franchise.
Revelers are encouraged to join different ‘tribes’ in events that compete with each other and have dedicated hangouts
Festival attendance has grown from hundreds to thousands, and enthusiasm is on the rise.
Other activities include car cruises, costume contests, film festivals, post-apocalyptic swimsuit contests, and bounty hunter role-playing games.
Carnival in Edwards, California was created in 2010 and received media attention as a tribute to the Mad Max franchise, as well as a video greeting and pre-production sneak peek from director George Miller.
Mad Max – the film that made Mel Gibson famous – was released in 1979. Max Max 2 followed in 1981 and Mad Max Thunderdome closed the series in 1985. The character was then rebooted in his 2015, starring Tom Hardy as Max opposite Charlize Theron. , played Furiosa.
The film’s first set is set in post-apocalyptic Australia, where a band of murderous criminals roam the countryside trying to steal fuel from unsuspecting victims.
Organizers require all festival-goers to wear costumes with the idea of creating a full immersive effect
The festival, like Burning Man and other desert gatherings, is known more for what people don’t wear than what they wear.
People participating in the “Post-Apocalypse Swimsuit Contest” at the Wasteland Weekend Festival
Competitors take part in a “Jaguar Match” (inspired by the movie “Jaguar Salute”) at the Wasteland Weekend Festival in the Mojave Desert.
The event’s founders, Karol Bartozynski, Jared Butler and James Howard, wanted to create a “fully immersive fan event, just like being in the movies.”
The trio was a success, and the festival’s attendance grew from hundreds to thousands, and fans from all over the country flocked to the desert, creating a wave of frenzy.
Their set includes the “iconic” Wasteland Gates, which greet all who attend the five-day event, and beyond which resembles the patchwork villages common in Miller’s films. , has a fully themed Wasteland City.
Revelers are encouraged to split up into “tribes” that compete against each other in wasteland-themed games such as Jugger, a post-apocalyptic version of armed football/rugby based on the ’80s cult film.
This is one of the participants on the Wasteland Weekend 2022 car cruise.
This guy got his whole body painted for Wasteland Weekend in the hot desert heat.
Everyone was showing off their stuff at the festival, with lots of creative costume work.
Many of the events involve roleplays mimicking scenes and events occurring in media depictions of post-apocalyptic societies.
The party is decked out in a variety of crazy outfits, including fishnets, spiked boots, and rich leather.
The festival is Mad Max-themed, but pays homage to other dystopias, and festival-goers are inspired by a variety of
These men run across the field in one of the ‘jaguar matches’
Activities include car cruises, costume contests, film festivals, post-apocalyptic swimsuit contests, Thunderdome battles, and bounty hunter role-playing games.
According to the website, the festival will offer “a makeover in an event-hosted post-apocalyptic beauty salon.”
The festival is inspired by George Miller’s 1979 Mad Max film, which starred Mel Gibson.
Musicians and DJs from all over the world will be at the event to provide the soundtrack to the festivities. Organizers invite Hollywood set and prop designers to teach workshops.
Mad Max was the first film of 1979 by George Miller, and audiences around the world flocked to see Miller’s visionary social collapse, which starred Mel Gibson as the protagonist, and was widely critically acclaimed. received the praise of
The film was hugely popular and was once considered the highest grossing film, as it grossed $100 million worldwide despite being shot on a budget of $400,000. rice field.
Three sequels were made in the 1980s, and this one also focused on its practical effects, until Miller decided to continue the story of protagonist Max Rockatanski in the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road. It was released to glowing reviews of set design and storytelling.
The release of Fury Road only boosted the popularity of Wasteland Weekends as attendees got more inspiration. Many appeared in makeup inspired by the film’s lead role, Imperator Furiosa, played by Charlize Theron.
Attendees wear costumes inspired by George Miller’s 2015 revival of his franchise, Mad Max: Fury Road.
The original 1979 Mad Max movie was so popular that it was at one point considered the highest-grossing film of all time.
Festival creators wanted attendees to feel like they were in a Mad Max movie
Many of the props and sets feature guns, but firearms are not allowed at the festival and all displayed are replicas or deactivated
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11277865/Hundreds-scantily-clad-revelers-channel-Mad-Max-party-night-away-day-festival.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 Hundreds of scantily clad revelers channel Mad Max and party all night on the festival’s final day