World-renowned DJ Diplo hoofed it out of the Burning Man festival, trekking six miles in the muddy Nevada desert after rain lashed the annual gathering.<\/p>\n
The musician filmed himself walking along soaked terrain, after downpours forced the closure of the festival\u2019s main entry<\/a> and exit gate in the Black Rock Desert.<\/p>\n The DJ said he walked six miles after rain lashed the annual gathering. Instagram\/@diplo<\/p>\n Diplo filmed himself trekking out of the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert. Instagram\/@diplo<\/p>\n \u201cHere I am, walking out of Burning Man again,\u201d he said in one clip posted to his Instagram account. \u201cSix miles in, we\u2019re almost to the road.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s f\u2014d up, but I love it,\u201d he added in another clip. \u201cLife presents many challenges, you\u2019ve just got to persevere.\u201d<\/p>\n He later showed himself inside a car talking with a friend, who noted an app on his phone said it was a 39-minute walk.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia’s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n In 2023, Diplo went viral when him and Chris Rock walked miles through the mud until they were saved by a fan driving a pickup truck. Instagram\/@diplo<\/p>\n \u201cIt was like 2 hours, but okay,\u201d the DJ responded while laughing.<\/p>\n In 2023, Diplo went viral <\/a>when him and Chris Rock walked miles through the mud until they were saved by a fan driving a pickup truck. Roughly\u00a073,000 people were stuck at the festival<\/a>\u00a0after rain turned the event into a muddy catastrophe.<\/p>\n Diplo also shared that he had been performing at Burning Man from Wednesday night to Thursday night, stretching into early Friday morning. After his Thursday night performances, he was seen partying until 6:30 a.m.<\/p>\n The DJ had been performing at Burning Man from Wednesday night to Thursday night. Billboard via Getty Images<\/p>\n Burning Man\u00a0is a nine-day celebration of art, music, and anarchist hijinks in the Black Rock Desert. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n \u201cThese people are sick in the head, I love it,\u201d he captioned one of his posts.<\/p>\n Burning Man<\/a>\u00a0is a nine-day celebration of art, music, and anarchist hijinks in the Nevada desert\u00a0where each year a city is built on bare sand and razed after a week of\u00a0drug-fueled, clothing-optional partying<\/a>.<\/p>\n This year, the event reportedly saw 0.22 inches of rain, according to SFGate<\/a>.<\/p>\n On Thursday, a man was tragically found dead at the festival. The person,\u00a0identified only as a man in his mid-50s,\u00a0suffered a medical emergency and received lifesaving measures, according to organizers.<\/p>\n Burners faced dust and wind on Friday. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n He was taken to the camp\u2019s emergency care center and pronounced dead.<\/p>\n Burning Man has been steadily shrinking<\/a> since its 2019 peak, but the share of people in their 40s and 50s is on the rise, data shows. The festival itself has gotten more expensive to attend.<\/p>\n Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/strong><\/p>\n California Post News<\/strong>: Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, X<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, WhatsApp<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t
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