![]() ![]() Each stall you opened seemed to be worse than the one before. By 6pm the portapotties were full and remained dirty until the morning. While I loved everything else about Desert Hearts, the portapotty situation was the worst I’ve experienced at any event. ![]() Three days of 24hr partying takes it’s toll and the scene Monday morning resembled a strange refugee camp full of fabulous, glittery, dust-covered people wearing layers of fur coats, psychedelic bodysuits, and sparkles. The festival was scheduled to end by 4pm Monday, but 8pm still saw people on the dancefloor reluctant to return to the default world.Īfter 4 days of baby wipe showers and portapotties, I was looking forward to returning to indoor plumbing and hot showers. Gary and Liz, our hosts for the weekend and organizers of the Australian BM camp BangBang, had driven down their epic Burning Man RV that doubled as a DJ booth and mobile party bus. People were bundled up at night in fluffy coats and someone told me that they had brought 3 days worth of outfits and ended up wearing all 3 at night to stay warm. The cold weather definitely influenced the festival fashion. I couldn’t believe that Southern California was colder than NYC. I can’t imagine how much colder the festival was in past years when it took place in March, because even in April it was still freezing. Temperatures fell to the mid-30s at night. ![]() ![]() Normally Desert Hearts takes place in March, but the festival organizers moved it back a month hoping that the weather wouldn’t be so frigid at night. I had a newfound appreciation for Swiffer dust wipers which came in handy, but by the end of the festival I gave up and just let the sequins lose some sparkle and accumulate dust. We had to constantly dust off our merchandise to keep it clean. Flying across the country with hundreds of pounds worth of merchandise was definitely a challenge, and I wasn’t prepared for the amount of dust there was at Desert Hearts. If some random person knocked on your window and asked for a ride you would either ignore them or tell them to fuck off.”īruce Lindsay of Electric Candy Couture makes handcrafted outfits with laser cut acrylic pieces We let him into the car, and he introduced himself as Amadeus, “You guys,” Amadeus said, “that would never happen in the real world. As we drove our van to the parking lot after setting up our vending booth, a random guy knocked on the window and asked if we could give him a ride. My first night at Desert Hearts definitely proved that true. My friends who had been in the past raved about the energy, saying that it was the best festival vibe they had ever experienced outside of Burning Man. This year’s Desert Hearts sold out before the lineup was even released- demonstrating that for the Desert Heart’s tribe, the vibe and community itself are more important than the headliners.Īlthough I’d never been to a Desert Heart’s event before, I had been following the festival for a few years and heard great things about the vibe. The San Diego-based DJ crew of Mikey “Mikey Lion” Leon, David “Porkchop” Leon, Ryan “Deep Jesus” Orey, Matthew “Marbs” Marabella and Lee Reynolds created Desert Hearts with the intention that there would be only one stage so everyone could be on the same wave-length. What sets Desert Hearts apart from other festivals is that there is only one stage where “House, Techno, and Love” are pumped from the speakers 24 hours a day. Leave No Trace is an important tenet of the festival, and the organizers work with local Native American law enforcement to ensure that everything runs smoothly and festivalgoers respect the land. Set on Los Coyotes Reservation, a 2 hour drive from San Diego, Desert Hearts is completely off the grid with no cell phone and wifi service. 10 years later, the event has evolved into a 3,000 person festival where crazy adventures are the norm and anything goes on the dancefloor. Desert Hearts originally started as a gathering of 200 people who wanted to create their own Burning Man like festival that combined good vibes with non-stop house and techno beats. ![]()
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