Burning Man banned an infamous $100,000-a-ticket camp favored by influencers after backlash from fellow attendees

A luxury camp attracting high-rolling influencers and featuring $100,000 campers won't be one of the thousands of attractions at this year's Burning Man. Burning Man, the nine-day arts-and-cultural festival in the Nevada desert, kicked off this weekend. The desert city is expected to draw up to 80,000 attendees for its many art installations, musical performances, and general mayhem. Despite organizers touting principles including radical inclusion and decommodification (there's no money exchanged on the grounds), Burning Man has attracted Silicon Valley elites and influencers ready for a luxury experience. But one such campsite, called Humano the Tribe, won't be at Burning Man this year. Burning Man organizers banned the camp in February after reports that it had not adhered to the festival's rules and was disrupting attendees' experiences. In 2018, Humano the Tribe offered luxury tents and campers ranging from $25,000 to $100,000, as well as "raw and purely organic foods" made by private chefs, Mashable reported. Meanwhile, the costs of tickets for this year's Burning Man range from $210 for low-income attendees to $1,400 for presale admission...MORE