Burners are pondering whether rises in camp recruitment and second-hand ticket availability will mean lower 2023 attendance.
Burning Man tickets sold out during the event’s Main Sale in April — as they have every year since it has gone on as planned since 2011. There are nonetheless murmurs of a population decrease in Black Rock City when attendees descend upon it between August 27 and September 24. What gives?
The participation-based structure (in theory, at least) of the annual gathering in Nevada‘s Black Rock Desert makes for a ticket economy unique to typical festivals. Each theme camp operates somewhat…