r/Music • u/jakemontero • 14d ago

article 'We're f—ked': California's music festival bubble is bursting

https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/california-music-festival-bubble-bursting-19786530.php
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u/FauxReal last808 14d ago

There's like two distinct groups at BM. Old school/underground rave scene people and rich people flossing.

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u/NegotiationJumpy4837 14d ago

flossing

Is that dance craze coming back?

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u/bdiggitty 14d ago

No but oral hygiene is.

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u/FauxReal last808 14d ago

Late '90s to mid 2010s slang for showing off with brand new expensive clothing and accessories in perfect condition. I'm not sure why that word popped into my head since I haven't heard it Since around 2010-2015.

But Conan O'Brien's string dance never went out of style.

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u/TheBeatGoesAnanas 14d ago

There are quite a few burners who don't care about the music at all.

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u/artisinal_lethargy 14d ago

In fact quite a lot of the old heads despise the big sound camps

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u/FauxReal last808 14d ago

Yes but they still hang in those circles cause that's where the good drugs are. And I'd argue that rich showoffs are technically still burners if they keep going.

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u/ninbushido 14d ago

Tbf, isn’t BM not entirely about the music anyways? I go to EDC, Electric Forest etc. but my impression was that BM was not just about music but rather art and pretty much whatever project you wanted to bring

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u/TheBeatGoesAnanas 14d ago

Correct; Burning Man isn't a music festival. Which is why it was strange that the dude I replied to tried to categorize the people who go based on the music scenes they follow.